New Florals

For me, it truly starts to feel like summer when the oil seed rape blooms. I love to see it from above, when flying home from somewhere exciting; the yellow squares are a striking, more attractive contrast to the green and brown, but together they make up the huge patchwork quilt that is Britain. Or… View Post

Introducing Kiehl’s

I was invited to the launch of Kiehl’s in Debenhams’ Dundee store last Thursday and let me tell you, I was super excited about it. A beauty brand I’ve seen a lot of but never actually given a whirl, I was delighted to learn that Kiehl’s was coming to Dundee because a) I could try… View Post

Cherry Blossom Love

What is it about cherry blossom? Each spring, the blossom blooms and with it comes a breath of fresh air after a long, dark winter. A plethora of photographs follow swiftly behind (the cherry blossom never lasts long enough), and though each is a slightly different shade of pink, the pictures are equally as pretty… View Post

Afternoon Tea with Helen Vass at Dunkeld House Hotel

I’ve only ever watched half an episode of The Great British Bake Off (I think they were baking gingerbread houses or something similar) but I haven’t been living under a rock so I do know how much of a hit the TV show is, and how skilled the contestants are. That’s why, when Dunkeld House… View Post

Balancing Act

The other day I realised – I mean, properly realised – that I try to do too much. Like most people, I juggle a lot of different things at once, from housekeeping and exercise to working full time and blogging along the way. I’ve always known that I’m like this (mostly because objects go flying… View Post