Cascara – a hidden gem!

You’re never short of somewhere for a coffee and cake pitstop during a busy day of shopping or sightseeing in Bath.  There’s Starbucks, Costa’s and Cafe Nero’s coming at you from every angle but I like to try and and find somewhere that’s independent where you know you’re going to…

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An Afternoon for Sisters

Every year when my sister Sammy’s birthday rolls around, I already know what she’s going to ask for before I even utter the words “what would you like for your birthday this year?”  We live 2 hours apart and therefore don’t see lots of each other so she always asks…

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Limelight Candles

If you’re a reader of this blog, you’ll know that I love a candle…or two…or three…or four! My absolute favourite is probably the Jo Malone range but these aren’t cheap – if and when we do have one, it’s only lit for a short period of time before I’m jumping…

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The Pear Tree Inn Review

JB had a birthday recently so in order to celebrate we decided to take an extended lunch break (or afternoon off to be honest) and went out for lunch at The Pear Tree Inn at Whitley. Neither of us have been here for a good 10 years or more and…

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On Your Doorstep

We had a visitor a couple of weeks back from New Zealand – it was her second visit over to the UK since her previous journey when she was 5…needless to say at 21 she didn’t remember too much about it. During the run up to Charlie coming over we…

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