Shopping local at V&A Dundee

Last week I got dressed, I mean, properly dressed. Instead of my uniform of athleisure-minus-the-hoody I wore split-hem jeans and a wool coat, and slipped into a cute pair of shoes for a work appointment (for Dundee uni) at V&A Dundee. I was there to see a graduate who had been selected to be part… View Post

The Giddy Goose takeaway

This blog post includes gifted items from The Giddy Goose. THE CURRENT SITUATION I’m not sure where to begin with coronavirus and yet there is so much to say. With schools, restaurants and bars all closing 24 hours ago things just got a whole lot more serious. Spring certainly doesn’t feel as hopeful this year… View Post

Dinner at the Apex Quayside Bar & Grill

This restaurant review is in exchange for a gifted dinner and drinks at the Apex Hotel’s Quayside Bar & Grill in Dundee. The low down The last time I ate in the Apex’s restaurant was 2016. I was there for the office Christmas lunch – there were around 25 of us at our table and… View Post

Skincare journey: finding my happy face

This post is the third and final instalment of a skincare series over three months (July – September – due to holidays, the project was completed in October). The series is a gifted collaboration with In The Line Of Beauty, a Dundee skincare specialist service provided by Kezia Miskell-Reid. Catch up on part 2 of… View Post

His first trip to the ballet

This post is a review of the Scottish Ballet’s Wee Hansel and Gretel, for which we were given three press tickets. I fell in love with the ballet in 2013, a freezing January in Edinburgh when I saw the Scottish Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker. It was an experience that truly moved me and one… View Post