Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Decorating a Christmas tree for the first time in our new house felt incredibly special. I think it also made this place feel more like home than any of the changes we've made since moving in. There was just something about that familiar pine scent filling the air as...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Mr. LA left the house very early for a shoot. Dozing with Jesse in our bed. Nursing a minor hangover. My best friend and her boyfriend arrived for the weekend on Friday evening. There was wine. Creeping downstairs to see if our guests were awake. Making...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Wondering why, Monday to Friday, it is such an effort to wake the children, yet come Saturday morning they're up with the larks and noisily piling into our bed. One of life's greatest mysteries. Slowly waking up with multiple cups of tea. Watching Mary Poppins while...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Sleeping in after a horrendous night of tending to a rather unwell little boy. Struggling to wake up. Wishing we didn't have a lengthy list of DIY to get through. Drinking numerous cups of tea in quick succession. Eating fried eggs on toast. Slipping into my...
Print of the Week ~ Star Wars Hero Series by The Designers Nursery {Han & Leia}
As a child of the 80s, my husband belongs to a generation of men who think it is perfectly acceptable to respond to their partner's declarations of love with two words; 'I know'. The first attempt to pass of Han's arrogance as their own is witty, the second,...
Home Comforts ~ How Does My Yarden Grow?
Now that you've perused the interior of our new home {here and here}, I thought you might like to take a peek at some of the outside space. Our old house didn't have a garden. There was a tiny yard at the front with a raised deck and two flower beds that we were...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up full of cold. Feeling a little sorry for myself. Self-medicating with endless cups of tea and cuddles on the sofa. Devouring scrambled eggs on toast. Flying into a panic as a courier phoned to say he was minutes away from the house. I was just out of the...
Print of the Week ~ The Sea is Deep by Lucy Says I Do
Apologies for the radio silence this week. I'm fighting off a rotten virus while also riding the wave of grief that threatens to engulf me at this time of year. Wednesday marked 8 years since my Dad passed away and tomorrow would have been his 59th birthday. It...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Jesse climbed into bed with us. Making room for Izzy too. Lingering beneath the bed covers a little while longer. Heading downstairs for tea. Eating scrambled eggs on hot, buttery toast. Slipping on my decorating gear. Old paint splattered pyjama bottoms,...
Bristol Beginnings ~ Park Life
I politely thanked the estate agent after our first viewing, doing my best to conceal my enthusiasm for the property as I spoke. 'Ummm... I'll speak to my husband and, well, I guess we'll be in touch,' I stammered. It was a warm summer's day and Jesse and I walked...
Home Comforts ~ The Tour {Part 2}
On Friday we covered the ground floor of our new home. Today we're heading upstairs for a nose around the bedrooms. The landing, pictured above, is a really nice size and the window at the top of the stairs lets in a good amount of natural light too. We were less...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Luxuriating in bed having been craving a slow start to the morning all week. Heading downstairs for a cup of tea. Waiting patiently for the food shopping to be delivered. Eating leftover Salted Caramel Cookies for breakfast. Ducking into the shower while the children...
Home Comforts ~ The Tour {Part 1}
Before we begin I feel I should warn you. These photos aren't pretty. Taken a week or so after moving in, the images are littered with packing boxes, toys and general junk. They're real though, a true reflection of how we've been living for the past 7 weeks. Chaos...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking to the sound of the children creeping downstairs to find my sister Nicola and her boyfriend Andrew. Only the second guests we've received since moving, their arrival late on Friday night was the source of great excitement. Enjoying our warm, cosy bed for five...
Print of the Week ~ Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind at Oliver Bonas
I need today's instalment of Print of the Week more than ever. With a house full of bare walls desperately crying out for a lick of paint, let alone pretty pictures, window shopping for art and daydreaming about gallery walls is the only thing keeping me going. We're...
Bristol Beginnings ~ School Days
It was still raining when we arrived at the new house. We stomped wet footprints across the hall carpet on our way through and the cardboard boxes were damp by the time they made it inside. The afternoon passed in a blur as we unpacked what we could and pretended it...
Exeter Endings
Moving day. We woke up in one city and went to sleep in another. I tried to make myself useful while the two burly looking men loaded all our possessions on to the van, but the truth is I felt lost. The house looked emptier as the morning wore on and our footsteps...
Moving Day
Finally, after many weeks of waiting, today's the day we complete the sale of our sweet little home in the heart of Exeter. We have been blessed with 8 amazing years in this city, filled with nothing but happiness. I'm going to miss living here, but I know we'll all...
Our summer has mainly been spent…
This weekend felt sufficiently autumnal for me to finally accept that summer's last days are probably behind us for another year. On Saturday morning I optimistically slipped on a pretty sundress, but as the clear blue skies clouded over and the air grew colder, I...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Sleeping in. I had the pleasure of attending a wedding on Friday in my capacity as an associate writer for The Wedding Reporter. After 8 hours of extreme concentration, and almost 4 hours of travelling, I was exhausted. As Emma says, weddinglag is a thing. Waking up...
