Does anyone else find that when autumn comes around they’re filled with a desire to fill their day with wholesome, soul-nourishing activities? I’m talking getting bundled up for long walks, spending hours sat in a sun patch reading with endless cups of tea, Sunday roasts in cosy pubs and cooking hearty meals to be enjoyed…
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Beautiful Bristol: Colourful Cliftonwood
Autumn’s here and I don’t know about you but something I love to do in this season is go for long walks. It really makes me feel like I’m shaking away some of the cobwebs so I can stave off the desire to hibernate for just a little longer. Around Bristol there are some beautiful…
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Beautiful Bristol: Upfest 2018
So last weekend saw the return of Upfest, Europe’s largest street art and graffiti festival, and yet another reason why Bristol is one of the best cities to spend a summer in. Upfest, in its 10th year, attracts over 400 artists from around the world to paint venues across Bedminster and Southville. In between torrential rain…
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My Girly Flat – Bedroom Tour
So we’re finally here, on to the last room tour of my (now old) flat. If you’re interested you can check out the previous tours of the kitchen, dining and lounge area. I loved this bedroom, it was spacious, had glorious high ceilings and fresh white walls and the best part was it had a…
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The Handmade Fair launch
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to an evening of crafts and fizz at the press launch for The Handmade Fair, which will be coming to Bowood House in Wiltshire in June. The launch was held in The Forge Bristol which is such a beautiful setting, after following them…
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My girly flat – before tour
As I said in my last post a big reason for my absence from this little corner of the interwebs was because I was moving. That time when I was moving was a very stressful period, I would spend ages trying to find the perfect place, I even remember looking at things like these new…
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Beautiful Bristol: Colourful Bristol Doors
If any of you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I kind of have a thing for pretty, painted, or colourful doors. I don’t know what it is but they always make me smile and take a picture. It may have started when I went travelling and took countless photos or the ornate and…
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Bits & Pieces: Autumn home decor touches
With crisp, chilly mornings and beautiful red leaves littering the pavement we are well and truly feeling the Autumn in Bristol. So I have been trying to get my Hygge on and get cosy whilst appreciating the little things that make this season so wonderful. I have found myself obsessively taking photos of trees and…
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Beautiful Bristol: Street Art
I hope everyone’s had a lovely start to the weekend? The weather here is glorious so I’ve been out enjoying the sunshine and soaking it all up before the predictable West Country weather undoubtedly returns. I thought for my latest Beautiful Bristol I’d focus on something that the city is renown for, our street art/graffiti.…
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Beautiful Bristol: Colourful painted houses
Recently I’ve been taking advantage of the sunny days to take long walks around different parts of this beautiful city on the hunt for some colourful painted houses, and a full camera roll. These were all just shot with my iPhone and edited with the A Color Story app from A Beautiful Mess – I…