Veuve Clicquot Summer Brunch

Those three little words that, when written to me via email invitation one weekday afternoon, fill me with joy: champagne, summer, brunch. Is there any meal that is more synonymous with the weekend than brunch? Sure, breakfast meetings might be a thing mid-week but come Saturday and Sunday, it’s all about enjoying a lazy brunch… View Post

Staying in a suite

Do you ever feel like you need to totally, 100% over-indulge? Like, really just let loose and treat yourself? Sometimes it’s okay to live it up for a couple of days. And, sometimes, it’s exactly what we need. When Apex Hotels invited me to stay in one of their new suites at the Temple Court… View Post

24 hours in London

Last Sunday, I went to London for an overnight stay (a paid collaboration, more coming soon) at the Apex Temple Court hotel. Of course, I took the award-winning photographer husband along for his company as well as his handy camera work. (His award is for photography skills, not husband skills, but he does actually deserve… View Post

Getting my braces off

This post is long overdue, by three months – I had planned to write it almost immediately after getting my braces taken off but, of course, life with a new baby took over and blogging took a back seat. Finally, here we are, at the end of May, exactly 13 weeks after having my ‘train… View Post

How my style has changed from 30 to 36

This time of year sees the magical blooming of the cherry blossom trees at Dawson Park and each April (or May, depending on our Scottish weather) I drag my husband along for photos. It’s a tradition that began when I was approaching the end of my 30th year in 2014, and we’ve done it ever… View Post