Before we went away Sam, I and our parents all went out for a little meal together at The Royal Oak. A Gastro Pub-esque restaurant located not far from Preston. This place was Sam's suggestion after he realised he used to work with the guys that now own it and are the chefs. For those of you that don't know Sam is my boyfriend and a brilliant cook.…
A little bit ago my family and I ventured into Manchester for a bit of a shopping day. It's a rare occasion we're all off at the same time so we made a little event out of it, as you should do, and treated ourselves to lunch out and in mine and my mum's case a cheeky glass of wine. On my dad's recommendation, we came to El…
It seems like this trip came round in a flash. Around November Sam and I got an invite to his best friends wedding which was being held up in Scotland. We RSVP'd straight away and decided to turn it into a little holiday. I've never been before but had always wanted to. We booked the cutest little cottage right on the edge of Loch Lomond, a ten-minute walk…
I'm so excited to be bringing you something a little different today. One of my very best bookish friends Kimi recently went on a trip to Amsterdam (jealous doesn't begin to cover it) and of course couldn't resist a trip into the bookstores. You're in for a treat today! A huge thank you to Kimi for being the first person to guest post on my blog! Enjoy! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________…
Another stop on the great food tour of the Northern Quarter. A little while ago I went on a brunch date with my friend Fi who suggested we go to Teacup. I'd never been and I'd never heard of it. It's absolutely beautiful. It's rustic and frankly just what you'd expect with the Northern Quarter. There's nothing better than food out with friends, especially when you get to…