Welcome to Sparkling September dear friends.

I love this ‘transitional’ month that takes us from summer to autumn and where we get the best of both, traces of the goldenness of autumn blending beautifully with the lingering days of Indian summer.

I get even more meaningful about putting the evenings to good use when I feel the summer is coming to an end. We love to ride our bikes along the seafront and I have to admit, made the more enjoyable by the promise of a bag of chips and a ...

Welcome to Awesome August! We’re now in the thick of summer with all the treats of holidays home or away, salads, freshly picked fruit, picnics, BBQ’s and any excuse to gather. We love it and if we get the much-promised mini heatwave, it’ll be even better! (I admit, I love the sun…all that vitamin D!) 

Entertaining is one of our favourite things to do and I have a couple of great recipes I’d love to share with you this month. Not surprisingly, they’re based around two delicious cocktails ...

Welcome to ‘Joyful July’ and all that this beautiful summer month brings. The early morning chirpy birdsong, the long hazy summer evenings, eating the fresh produce straight from our garden, enjoying a chilled glass of rosé and balmy strolls along the beach; we’re blessed to live near the sea and a ritual for almost thirty years (weather permitting) has been our Monday night beach barbecue after work. We have a beautiful vintage picnic hamper we purchased in New England, and we have it ready to go ...

Welcome to the gorgeous month of June. Being Mark and my birth month, it always holds a special place for us, our birthdays are one day apart and as we gather with friends and family, we couldn’t be more grateful for the beautiful world and people that we do life with.

When I was a little girl, I was brought up amongst farmland and remember my birthday frequently being spent in bed with a weird ’48-hour funny illness’. It later transpired I had a bad reaction to the rapeseed being grown around ...

Welcome to the MARVELLOUS MONTH OF MAY! The transition from spring to summer is in full swing now and with all the Bank Holidays this month, we’ve got much to enjoy, notwithstanding The Kings Coronation! So, it’s up with the bunting, stoking up the barbie and finding plenty of occasions to create some gatherings for.

Last month I shared with you the launch of our new BE QUIET ...

Here we are in the beautiful month of April. One of our absolute favourite things to do this month is to visit Arundel Castle near where we live to see their stunning tulip displays, followed by a sit on a bench with buttered hot cross buns, or perhaps more accurately, butter with a bun ha ha! Do check out any gardens that are open near you, it’s one of the simple pleasures in life and as well, we love to crunch through the earthy bluebell woods to walk amongst a carpet of blue, it is a wonderful ...