Papercuts: Like a sunflower…
Etc
When Lana from Twenty Fingers asked if I’d be interested in reviewing a personalised papercut from their website, I jumped at the chance. Twenty Fingers is a family-run business creating ... Read more
Room 303 – Novotel Birmingham Airport Hotel
Travel
Despite not jetting off to exotic climates, Novotel Birmingham Airport Hotel was the perfect hotel for my needs the other night. I was seeing my favourite band, Take That, at ... Read more
Acton Burnell Castle
Travel
Down a lane in deepest, darkest Shropshire lie the peaceful remains of Acton Burnell Castle. I hadn’t actually intended on visiting them that Friday morning a few weeks ago, but ... Read more
Life, Love, Craft
Etc, Life
Life Sorry my blog posts have been missing from action this past couple of weeks. My chronic fatigue has been kicking my backside this past fortnight or so and, combined ... Read more
Buildwas Abbey
Travel
With the sun out and a visit to Wenlock Priory already under our belts, we headed three and a half miles up the road from Much Wenlock to Buildwas Abbey. ... Read more
National Stationery Week: Write A Letter Day
Stationery
Today is Write A Letter Day, the final day of National Stationery Week 2017. In a time when emails, text messages and social media are the norm, we’re in danger ... Read more
National Stationery Week: Pen & Pencil Day
Stationery
This week is National Stationery Week and as today is Pen and Pencil Day, I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite writing instruments. My Favourite Pen? I ... Read more
Wenlock Priory
Life, Travel
On a sunny April morning, down a narrow road in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, we found the tranquil ruins of Wenlock Priory. A religious house was first founded there around 680 ... Read more
An Introduction to Letterpress Printing
Etc, Life
Today, I got an introduction to letterpress printing! Working in the pre-press department of a local modern print company means I have an interest in all things print, so when ... Read more
Yorica! Friendly Treats
Food, Life, Travel
When you’re on a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, treats can be few and far between, especially when you’re out and about. Watching friends and family treat themselves to an ice ... Read more
InCoWriMo: Challenge Completed
Life, Stationery
It’s mid-March and InCoWriMo (International Correspondence Writing Month) is well and truly over. The aim of InCoWriMo is to handwrite a letter, postcard, greetings card or note a day for ... Read more
Spiral Glass Dip Pens
Stationery
I love pens and I love coloured glass. Put them together and what have you got? A stunningly beautiful glass dip pen! I thought glass dip pens were a relatively ... Read more
Fire & Ice
Stationery
My favourite fountain pen ink colour is usually purple, but having seen a review for Robert Oster Fire & Ice (a blue ink), I couldn’t wait to get my hands ... Read more
Winter at Berrington Hall
Life, Travel
Just 4 short miles from Leominster in Herefordshire lies Berrington Hall, a Georgian mansion set within ‘Capability’ Brown’s final garden and landscape. An hour’s drive from my home over the ... Read more
InCoWriMo: Are You Ready?
Life, Stationery
InCoWriMo is now less than a week away. Are you ready?! Being organised will mean you’re more likely to complete the whole month of InCoWriMo (if you missed what InCoWriMo ... Read more