#WIN! £50 to spend at Clas Ohlson

With so many projects going on around the house at the moment (next week the floor in the back spare room is being replaced and…

Sleeping Perfection With Button & Sprung

Pete jokes that one of my favourite places to be is in bed, but well, isn’t that true for most people? I must confess though,…

UK Edit: A Home From Home With The Dream Lodge …

When I was little, my Mum, Dad and I (with  either one or both of our dogs) piled into a campervan that my Dad had…

On Contemplating Chickens

It’s tough being an animal lover that’s torn between life in the big smoke and chucking it all in to retreat to a smallholding in…

Finding My Crafty Side With Hochanda

One of the many things blogging has introduced me to is a huge amount of awe and admiration for all the wonderfully talented and creative…

When An Old House Gets Too Much

Last weekend we popped to our local family-run flooring company and booked some work in for the floor to be replaced in our third bedroom.…

Finishing Our Fireplace

If you’re a regular blog reader, you’ll know that last year we ripped out the ugly gas fireplace we inherited from the previous owners and…