One of my resolutions for 2019 was to visit more European cities so I am thrilled to have begun doing just that in the first quarter of the year. Let’s be honest, I…

Hello there. Well, in the eight years that I have been blogging this has been the one and only disappearance I have made. My extended break has been a mix of moving house,…

As if we’ve been married one year! It has absolutely flown. I maintain that the second a time machine is invented I’m going back to Myres Castle 2017 and reliving that spectacular day.…

I am forever grateful that one of the most incredible cities not only in the country but the entire world is but a thirty minute train ride from my home.

“Is that it there? Ooh it looks lovely!” “Wow, it’s big.” “But how do we get to it? From the roundabout?” “No, I think we missed the turning.” “Oh God how to we…

Growing and foraging food I find so very satisfying. I don’t have a garden (yet) but I have always dreamt of having a vegetable patch for that very reason; I want the enjoyment…

When you’re known to not only like your food, but to write about it, there comes an expectation from everyone you know that you must have eaten absolutely everywhere. I always feel a…

If ever there was a perfect marriage of foods, it was sweet, sticky meats stuffed into a squishy bread-based vessel. This meal is a little time consuming and technical, so one to save…

It’s not exactly my usual ‘brand’, is it? You’ll usually find me adventuring somewhere more rustic or low key.  Nevertheless I’ve found myself in Marbella more than once; among big crowds and loud…

If you’re a regular reader then you’ll know that I’m an Autumn girl at heart. And yes I admit it, I have started to get excited about the conkers growing on the trees.…