A family day at the Cotswold Wildlife Park

After many years of visiting our family in the Oxford countryside, last week we finally visited the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens. It was a great day out for all the family, including my sister-in-law and our fifteen-year-old nephew. We arrived in separate cars at 10.20am, about twenty minutes after opening time. Parking was fine… View Post

Pretty dresses and straw baskets

  Summer is made for pretty dresses and straw baskets, wouldn’t you agree? This dress was in my shopping bag before I could say, “I’m dotty for you!” (Sorry.) Bad puns aside, it really did catch my eye as soon as I saw it. And, at just £35 it was a no-brainer. Polka dots are… View Post

Outfit Post: In The Cotswolds

If you follow me on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook, you’ll have noticed I was in Oxford last week. My in-laws live in a pretty little village in the heart of Oxfordshire, just a few miles from the city centre. We usually visit in August but brought the trip forward to June in case we can’t manage to go… View Post

Harper’s Bazaar Pop Up at Bicester Village

I know – it’s been forever since I last blogged! Well, just a few weeks but in the blogosphere, a few weeks is forever. So, The Daydreamer is back – with a goody – and will be blogging regularly again, with beauty reviews, outfit posts and stylish pieces I’m coveting. To start, I’m blogging about… View Post

Sartorial Safety Net

Everyone has a dress they can rely on no matter what, right? One that will work, regardless of what last minute invitation you’ve received (or last minute bloat!)? We’ve all got that dress that can take us anywhere, anytime? I hope so – I don’t know what I’d do without mine!  My go-anywhere dress is… View Post