12 things learned from 9 years of blogging
This is may seem like a slightly neglected space. It looks a little like a theme park closed for winter. All the elements are there,…
Best of Bristol this Summer
Best of Bristol this summer.
Camping in France for beginners
A beginners guide to camping in France. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced holiday, then camping in France could be the answer. French campsites…
Checking in
Hello, how are. you? My presence here has been a bit slack. A few months ago, in pursuit of better sleep and work life balance…
Giving Time. Christmas gift ideas from Red Letter Days.
Wouldn’t it be good to have a little more time, time to do something other than work or life admin that seems to fall to…
Things to do in Cheltenham
With broad tree lined streets and rows of neat Regency houses, Cheltenham is both instagram cat-nip and a interesting town to explore. A few weekends ago,…
My Top 10 Beauty Products
Why keep a good thing to yourself? Sali Hughes’ column in The Guardian is still my guaranteed weekly read and heavily influences my beauty product…
August in a Tent
August was the month of the tent. Camping at the beginning and end. Beginning on a campsite in Brittany, surrounded by trees with the sunshine…
Joy in June
Right now, life is good. After fair-sized a hiatus I am finding my joy. June is always a good month, it’s my birthday and the…
Brilliant Bristol
Bristol is looking pretty brilliant at the moment. As the city shakes off winter, even on grey days, the coloured houses look brighter. When the…
Things to do in Brighton and West Sussex
The places that you spent the summer holidays of your childhood, tend to hold a particular fondness. Brighton and West Sussex hold great memories for…
Five Interior Spends for the Trend
The days are longer. When sunlight fills the house, it really fills the house, lightening up dark corners and my thoughts are turning to interiors….
14 Brilliant Things to do in Poole in Autumn
On the last weekend in September, we headed down to Poole, looking for brilliant things to do. It is a couple of hours drive from…
10 Places to Shop Vintage Homeware in Bristol
Bristol has a thriving collection of vintage homeware shops and markets. I’ve gathered 10 of my favourites. It’s not an exhaustive list of vintage Bristol….
10 quick actions to transform your financial outlook
Our outlook on something can shape our behaviour towards it — and money is no exception. Many of us have fixed ideas on cash and…
Tips on keeping calories low this summer
Want to shape up this summer? If that’s your goal, just make a few changes, for example, add in more exercise and eat healthily, which…
Ways to sort out your debt and why it is worth doing
In the UK, debt is a big issue. The average household has over £15,000 in debts. So, fees, interest and other repayment costs swallow up…
Why it’s time to go to the dentist
Although to many of us it’s routine, it turns out only around 50% of adults and 60% of children in the UK actually regularly visit…
Store Now. Wear again Later
It is that time of year when you find yourself thinking about wool cardigans and reaching to the back of the drawer for tights. This…