Our Dorset Holiday – Part 2
Aside from the countless beach walks, our trip to Dorset also involved some fabulous family days out. Mr. LA was able to join us half way through the week and we spent Thursday and Friday enjoying some Halloween themed adventures at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens and...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up before the children. Shaking my fist at the ceiling and shouting 'WHY GOD, WHY?' Trying desperately to drift off to sleep again. Cuddling up to Jesse as he slipped in beside me. Heading downstairs for a cup of tea. Administering cold and flu remedies. I seem...
Our Dorset Holiday ~ Part 1
Dorset gets under your skin. My mother spent summers there as a child. Her family had a house in Charmouth, right near the beach. Years later, my sister and I enjoyed similar holidays along the Jurassic Coast, chasing waves and hunting for fossils. It came as no...
Winter Warmers Wish List with Joules
I've always shopped at Joules for the children. Look closely and you'll probably spot their distinctive mix of bright colours and bold patterns in many of my photos. At the risk of sounding like my mother, I appreciate the quality of their clothing and the fact much...
Love Audrey Adores ~ Distinctive Home Accessories from Culture Vulture Direct
A memory from our wedding day in black and white, enclosed behind glass in a beautiful zinc frame c/o Culture Vulture Direct, is the latest addition to our ever growing gallery of family photographs. After years of confining hundreds of images to the hard drive of my...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Trying not to laugh when Jesse came into our room at 5.55am to tell us he was being a really good boy and waiting until the sun was awake before climbing into our bed. Stifling giggles when he came back 10 minutes later to tell us he was still being a good boy and...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
If I had the energy to write this post properly it would simply say 'cleaned up vomit, cried tears of exhaustion, cleaned up more vomit'. My weekend series might be about finding beauty amidst the mundane, collecting memories and striving to appreciate simple moments...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Lying on the sofa bed in our living room. We had given up our room as my parents were staying for the weekend. Waking up as Jesse ambled in, followed closely by my mum. Sipping tea and trying to clear my head. Accompanying mum to the walk-in centre. She arrived full...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Trying to persuade Jesse to go back to sleep until the sun came up. Lingering beneath the covers for as long as possible. Dragging myself downstairs for a cup of tea. Snuggling on the sofa with the children while we all waited for Mr. LA's brother to surface. He's...
Love Audrey Adores ~ PicStick Photo Magnets
You probably won't be surprised to learn that I take a lot of photos. The ones you see on the pages of Love Audrey are really just the tip of an enormous photographic iceberg. My camera comes everywhere with me, and I have no idea how I managed to survive without...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Cuddling with Jesse when he slid under the covers beside me some time around 6am. Lingering beneath the duvet while Mr. LA entertained the children downstairs. Dragging myself out of bed for a cup of tea. Making Nutella French Toast Rolls inspired by French For...
Bristol Beginnings ~ One Year On
I wonder when we'll stop calling the new house 'new'? It's feels like home now. I think. It's definitely grown familiar, become part of the patchwork of our lives. We've changed so much, yet nothing is finished. Where there's paint on the walls, there's no carpet...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Jesse climbed into our bed. Drifting back to sleep while Mr. LA headed downstairs to make tea and coffee. Snuggling with Izzy for a while. She told me recently that she misses lying in bed with us at the weekend. Jesse wakes early, so we're often...
Love Audrey Bakes ~ Plum & Pecan Crumble
Asking me which fruit I enjoy most in my crumble is like asking me to pick a favourite child. I just can't do it. You could present me with plain old apple, apple and blackberry, pear and ginger, rhubarb or gooseberry and I'd be more than happy to tuck in. I'm even...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Jesse clambered into our bed. Wondering how much I'll miss his tiny kisses and cuddles when he decides he's too grown up for snuggling. Lounging in bed while Mr. LA headed downstairs with the children. Sipping tea and slowly waking up. Eating a fried egg...
A Summer Staycation at Bristol Mercure Holland House
In a little under two weeks it will have been an entire year since we moved to Bristol. I'd like to think we're fairly well settled in our new home, but there are definitely times when I still feel like a tourist in my own city. As the summer holidays drew to a close,...
Love Audrey Bakes ~ Blackberry Muffins
For the second year in a row, I turned some of our foraged fruit into these delicious blackberry muffins. In truth, I can never decide whether I prefer cake or crumble, so it's a good job we picked enough berries for both! Sourced from an ancient edition of the...
Blackberry Picking
In Exeter, our annual blackberry picking expedition only took us as far as the end of our road. There was an enormous bush growing wild, but its close proximity to the house, and the fact it felt like our little secret, always made those berries feel home grown. The...
Love Audrey Bakes ~ Peaches & Cream Salted Caramel Cake
As I sit here in my winter jammies, huddled against the radiator while listening to the rain fall outside my window, I wonder if I've missed the boat on sharing this incredible summer bake? The day I trialled the recipe was glorious. Think wall-to-wall sunshine, a...
Thirty One
Another year older. Is it really 12 months since I wrote this list of 20 Things I Learnt in my 20s? Apparently so. The first year of my 30s has been fabulous. Terrifying, exhausting, and challenging too, but fabulous nonetheless. Although I entertained the idea of...
