Dean B's articles The Perfect Keepsake: A Martha Jackson Locket (A Review) There’s something really sweet and romantic about lockets. I think it’s because they have been romanticized in stories, books and in the movies. Whether it’s a period or a romantic movie, chances are, the heroine will have a locket around her neck with the photo of her beloved in it. Or perhaps, of a mother, […] November 13, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked That “Christmas Vibe” Not me. But it’s only early November, my husband says. I know, I reply. But that’s not like me at all. Normally I’m feeling it as soon as the last week of October ends and I’m itching to put up my Christmas lights and other decorations as early as I can get away without the […] November 10, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A Special Gift from … Prestige Christmas Hampers *Sponsored post, Prestige Hampers. Can you believe it’s only 49 days till Christmas? Have you started your Christmas shopping yet or at least, started your long list of Christmas presents to give? Here’s an idea. I don’t know about you, but my husband and I love Christmas hampers. We love receiving them and giving them […] November 6, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked One Crisp Autumn Day Our life here in the country is really simple. We don’t really go out much, especially when the husband is busy with his work. Apart from the hike over at Rough Tor, we didn’t really do a lot over the half-term break. Luckily, we have a big garden and when the weather was good over the […] November 3, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked All About the Pumpkins Before being a mum, we never really bothered to decorate our house, let alone carve pumpkins on Halloween. The only preparations we had was making sure we had enough sweets for the little “trick or treaters” in our village. But then of course, T came along. The first time, she was too young. But I did […] October 30, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Exploring Rough Tor with Millets *This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Millets. Before we had T, my husband and I used to do a lot of walking here in North Cornwall. We had a different dog back then. For those who’ve been following my blog for some time now, you may have read about Mutley. The dog who […] October 25, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Choices: A Little Girl’s Dilemma For those who have been following our little blog for some time now will know that little T has been doing gymnastics since she was about four. She only stopped for a few months when her gym club closed and moved away. After going for about two years, we thought that her time with gymnastics […] October 23, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Autumn Faves: These Boots were made for YOU! My all time favourite pair of boots is one that I’ve worn since I was in my late teens. Yes, it’s that old. Yes, it’s that durable and yes, I still have it with me. It’s a pair of Dr. Martens boots in cherry red. Back when all their shoes were still made in England […] October 20, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Autumn Faves: Chunky Jumpers Since Autumn seems to have comfortably settled in, I’ve decided to embrace everything about this cozy season. What do I love about Autumn, let me count the ways: I love winter-warmer recipes, especially homemade soup like my favourite squash soup. I love open and lit fires. I love taking long Autumn walks. I love the changing […] October 18, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Autumn Images The Indian summer I was so hoping for, didn’t happen. It’s like summer didn’t even try to linger a bit longer. It just packed its bag and nary a glance, left and shut the door quietly behind it. Ah well…. Autumn isn’t that bad at all. In fact, I do love the changing of the […] October 11, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked National Trust Beaches in North Cornwall: Our latest Fave – Sandymouth Beach In my attempt to prolong summer (if only that’s possible!) I’ve been delaying this last featured post on National Trust Beaches here in North Cornwall for days now. Perhaps, it’s because it’s the last and maybe because September is almost over and still no sign of an Indian summer. And as I type this, the […] September 27, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked National Trust Beaches in North Cornwall: Rockpooling and a Walk in Duckpool Looks like we’re not going to get an Indian summer after all so I’m digging through my collection of sun, beach and sea. Then again, we have a couple of weeks to go, you’ll never know. After all, this is England known for its volatile weather… Part II: It was a rather “Autumny” afternoon when […] September 20, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The End of the Norfolk Mini-Series: Back To Hunstanton This is the seventh and last post of our Norfolk mini-series. We spent less than a week there but it feels more than that. I’m feeling a bit nostalgic now. Perhaps, it’s because the weather is bad and I’m looking at these lovely sunny photos and I’m wishing summer isn’t over yet. At the moment, […] September 14, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Norfolk Mini-Series: Castle Acre Priory This is the 6th instalment of our Norfolk series. If you’ve missed the last one, click here to read. FYI. This post will be heavy with pictures. I don’t know about you, but standing in front of a building thousands of years old is mind-boggling to me. The fact that it still exists. […] September 11, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Waiting for the Sunset at Widemouth Bay T indeed went back to school last Monday. Went home with a heavy heart after the school-run. The house just felt so empty without the little madam. While working on my laptop yesterday, I glanced at the clock and it was twelve, my initial reaction was, better save this so I can do T’s lunch. […] September 6, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Norfolk Mini-Series: Visiting Oxburgh Hall This is the 5th post of our mini series during our visit to Norfolk in early August. Today is little T’s first day back in school. I can’t believe the holidays are over, it’s certainly the shortest she’s ever had. Let me take you back a few weeks earlier, when the sun was bright and […] September 4, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Polzeath in the Summer We don’t go much to Polzeath, even though it is a lovely beach. Perhaps, because we live by so many other beaches equally as lovely as the said beach. Yes, admittedly, we are a bit spoiled when it comes to beaches all because we live in North Cornwall. A few weeks ago, we had family […] September 1, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Norfolk Mini-Series: A Yurt and an Orchard Tolkien once said: Not all those who wander are lost. That is so true. It was way past lunchtime after our visit to Castle Rising. We headed for the cafe there near the church. It looked promising at the beginning, but just as we sat down, they announced that they weren’t serving food anymore, which […] August 30, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Norfolk Mini-Series: A Visit to Castle Rising This is the 3rd post of our mini Norfolk series. If you’ve missed the last two, please click here and here. Thank you! Right after we visited Norfolk lavender farm, we headed off to Castle Rising which wasn’t too far from the farm. A bonus since we wanted to visit as much places as we […] August 24, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Norfolk-Mini Series: Norfolk Lavender Where has the summer gone? Already it feels like the beginning of autumn, temperature has definitely dropped, though I’m hoping it’s only temporary. I’m thinking of the lovely days we spent in Norfolk, allow me to reminisce… I always used to envy photos of lavender farms on Instagram. We don’t have one nearby you see, […] August 18, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Saving for our Daughter’s Future *This is a sponsored post. “I have a letter mum” T proudly held a white envelope up to us. And she was right, it was addressed to her. It was a summary of her ISA savings account which we started when she was barely a month old. “How much have I saved?” She excitedly asked. Note […] August 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Back to School with Start-rite *This is a sponsored post in collaboration with start-rite. I think this is the shortest summer holiday little T has ever had and I can’t believe that she’ll be back in school next month. I’m panicking a bit because there are still some activities I want to do with her. We haven’t even gone camping […] August 14, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Norfolk Mini-Series: By the Seaside in Sunny Hunny It all began in Sunny Hunny. Apparently, it isn’t always sunny in Hunstanton but we were lucky enough to be blessed with glorious weather the few days we were there. We used the lovely seaside town Hunstanton as base for our trip. For those who don’t know, “Hunny” as some fondly call the place, is […] August 11, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A Wedding and a Short Holiday After being away for about two weeks, we are back! We actually came back late last Friday, but the following days were all a bit of a blur. T attended a party last Saturday, hung out in a friend’s house after, Sunday was spent resting (or trying to). Went out food shopping Monday, Tuesday T […] August 9, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Perfect Keepsake: A Martha Jackson Locket (A Review) There’s something really sweet and romantic about lockets. I think it’s because they have been romanticized in stories, books and in the movies. Whether it’s a period or a romantic movie, chances are, the heroine will have a locket around her neck with the photo of her beloved in it. Or perhaps, of a mother, […] November 13, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
That “Christmas Vibe” Not me. But it’s only early November, my husband says. I know, I reply. But that’s not like me at all. Normally I’m feeling it as soon as the last week of October ends and I’m itching to put up my Christmas lights and other decorations as early as I can get away without the […] November 10, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Special Gift from … Prestige Christmas Hampers *Sponsored post, Prestige Hampers. Can you believe it’s only 49 days till Christmas? Have you started your Christmas shopping yet or at least, started your long list of Christmas presents to give? Here’s an idea. I don’t know about you, but my husband and I love Christmas hampers. We love receiving them and giving them […] November 6, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
One Crisp Autumn Day Our life here in the country is really simple. We don’t really go out much, especially when the husband is busy with his work. Apart from the hike over at Rough Tor, we didn’t really do a lot over the half-term break. Luckily, we have a big garden and when the weather was good over the […] November 3, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
All About the Pumpkins Before being a mum, we never really bothered to decorate our house, let alone carve pumpkins on Halloween. The only preparations we had was making sure we had enough sweets for the little “trick or treaters” in our village. But then of course, T came along. The first time, she was too young. But I did […] October 30, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Exploring Rough Tor with Millets *This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Millets. Before we had T, my husband and I used to do a lot of walking here in North Cornwall. We had a different dog back then. For those who’ve been following my blog for some time now, you may have read about Mutley. The dog who […] October 25, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Choices: A Little Girl’s Dilemma For those who have been following our little blog for some time now will know that little T has been doing gymnastics since she was about four. She only stopped for a few months when her gym club closed and moved away. After going for about two years, we thought that her time with gymnastics […] October 23, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Autumn Faves: These Boots were made for YOU! My all time favourite pair of boots is one that I’ve worn since I was in my late teens. Yes, it’s that old. Yes, it’s that durable and yes, I still have it with me. It’s a pair of Dr. Martens boots in cherry red. Back when all their shoes were still made in England […] October 20, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Autumn Faves: Chunky Jumpers Since Autumn seems to have comfortably settled in, I’ve decided to embrace everything about this cozy season. What do I love about Autumn, let me count the ways: I love winter-warmer recipes, especially homemade soup like my favourite squash soup. I love open and lit fires. I love taking long Autumn walks. I love the changing […] October 18, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Autumn Images The Indian summer I was so hoping for, didn’t happen. It’s like summer didn’t even try to linger a bit longer. It just packed its bag and nary a glance, left and shut the door quietly behind it. Ah well…. Autumn isn’t that bad at all. In fact, I do love the changing of the […] October 11, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
National Trust Beaches in North Cornwall: Our latest Fave – Sandymouth Beach In my attempt to prolong summer (if only that’s possible!) I’ve been delaying this last featured post on National Trust Beaches here in North Cornwall for days now. Perhaps, it’s because it’s the last and maybe because September is almost over and still no sign of an Indian summer. And as I type this, the […] September 27, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
National Trust Beaches in North Cornwall: Rockpooling and a Walk in Duckpool Looks like we’re not going to get an Indian summer after all so I’m digging through my collection of sun, beach and sea. Then again, we have a couple of weeks to go, you’ll never know. After all, this is England known for its volatile weather… Part II: It was a rather “Autumny” afternoon when […] September 20, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The End of the Norfolk Mini-Series: Back To Hunstanton This is the seventh and last post of our Norfolk mini-series. We spent less than a week there but it feels more than that. I’m feeling a bit nostalgic now. Perhaps, it’s because the weather is bad and I’m looking at these lovely sunny photos and I’m wishing summer isn’t over yet. At the moment, […] September 14, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Norfolk Mini-Series: Castle Acre Priory This is the 6th instalment of our Norfolk series. If you’ve missed the last one, click here to read. FYI. This post will be heavy with pictures. I don’t know about you, but standing in front of a building thousands of years old is mind-boggling to me. The fact that it still exists. […] September 11, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Waiting for the Sunset at Widemouth Bay T indeed went back to school last Monday. Went home with a heavy heart after the school-run. The house just felt so empty without the little madam. While working on my laptop yesterday, I glanced at the clock and it was twelve, my initial reaction was, better save this so I can do T’s lunch. […] September 6, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Norfolk Mini-Series: Visiting Oxburgh Hall This is the 5th post of our mini series during our visit to Norfolk in early August. Today is little T’s first day back in school. I can’t believe the holidays are over, it’s certainly the shortest she’s ever had. Let me take you back a few weeks earlier, when the sun was bright and […] September 4, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Polzeath in the Summer We don’t go much to Polzeath, even though it is a lovely beach. Perhaps, because we live by so many other beaches equally as lovely as the said beach. Yes, admittedly, we are a bit spoiled when it comes to beaches all because we live in North Cornwall. A few weeks ago, we had family […] September 1, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Norfolk Mini-Series: A Yurt and an Orchard Tolkien once said: Not all those who wander are lost. That is so true. It was way past lunchtime after our visit to Castle Rising. We headed for the cafe there near the church. It looked promising at the beginning, but just as we sat down, they announced that they weren’t serving food anymore, which […] August 30, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Norfolk Mini-Series: A Visit to Castle Rising This is the 3rd post of our mini Norfolk series. If you’ve missed the last two, please click here and here. Thank you! Right after we visited Norfolk lavender farm, we headed off to Castle Rising which wasn’t too far from the farm. A bonus since we wanted to visit as much places as we […] August 24, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Norfolk-Mini Series: Norfolk Lavender Where has the summer gone? Already it feels like the beginning of autumn, temperature has definitely dropped, though I’m hoping it’s only temporary. I’m thinking of the lovely days we spent in Norfolk, allow me to reminisce… I always used to envy photos of lavender farms on Instagram. We don’t have one nearby you see, […] August 18, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Saving for our Daughter’s Future *This is a sponsored post. “I have a letter mum” T proudly held a white envelope up to us. And she was right, it was addressed to her. It was a summary of her ISA savings account which we started when she was barely a month old. “How much have I saved?” She excitedly asked. Note […] August 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Back to School with Start-rite *This is a sponsored post in collaboration with start-rite. I think this is the shortest summer holiday little T has ever had and I can’t believe that she’ll be back in school next month. I’m panicking a bit because there are still some activities I want to do with her. We haven’t even gone camping […] August 14, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Norfolk Mini-Series: By the Seaside in Sunny Hunny It all began in Sunny Hunny. Apparently, it isn’t always sunny in Hunstanton but we were lucky enough to be blessed with glorious weather the few days we were there. We used the lovely seaside town Hunstanton as base for our trip. For those who don’t know, “Hunny” as some fondly call the place, is […] August 11, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Wedding and a Short Holiday After being away for about two weeks, we are back! We actually came back late last Friday, but the following days were all a bit of a blur. T attended a party last Saturday, hung out in a friend’s house after, Sunday was spent resting (or trying to). Went out food shopping Monday, Tuesday T […] August 9, 2017November 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
