This weekend I got into the festive spirit (which is slightly earlier than I normally would but I’m certainly not complaining) and did a Christmas Wreath making workshop at a local Florist. Tracey set up Foxtail Lilly in her own outbuildings in a town local to me and is a wonderfully inspirational

I love that point when you have been visiting relatives and it becomes time to leave, where you are almost certainly persuaded to take something with you whether it be left over cake, plant clippings, some carrots dug out the garden (the later is a particular reference to my Grandad)

I first heard about Burano just over a year ago when I discovered one of my now favourite instagrammers @corrine_t - a well travelled nurse from Canada. Her beautiful gallery features bright shots from all over the world sharing experiences and offering inspiration. It was inspiration I took from her photos of

When I arrived back from a two week road trip around Italy at 2 O’Clock in the morning it had completely slipped my mind that it was in fact Easter Day. It hadn’t crossed my mind that the fridge was empty and the shops would be shut and there was

This year I was flattered to be asked by local business Scotts of Thrapston if I would like to work with them on their beautiful summer houses for their stand at the RHS 2014 chelsea flower show. I’ve been desperate to go to the flower show for a long time

This week I finally got to visit the Chelsea Flower Show after longing for years but never quite being organised enough to book tickets before they sold out. Thanks to an invitation to collaborate with Scotts of Thrapston on their beautiful summerhouse stand this year, I was able to fully gorge

Spinach is one of those things that every now and then I get an overwhelming craving for – usually after a spat of unhealthy eating when I can almost hear my body crying out for vitamins. There’s just something about eating it that makes me feel much better. Kind of

A few people have asks where I got the pom pom’s from for the Birdsong summerhouse at the chelsea flower show – I made them. A perfect rainy day activity or something to do with kids, they are super easy to make with satisfyingly pretty results! All you need is tissue

Duck legs are one of my most favourite things to eat. At a pub I used to work in a few years ago they used to get duck legs from a local butcher that were cured and they were the most delicious flavour! So when I saw Fergus Henderson’s recipe

The past two years have seen some unexpected life changes for me. One of the biggest changes I’ve faced is that after living in villages in the middle of nowhere for most of my 28 years I have now moved to a town for the first time in my life