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Harvest Canteen – Ouseburn Coffee Company
Coffee heads listen up…There’s a brand new coffee house in town and you’re going to have to get yourselves down there! Ouseburn Coffee Company have opened up their first flagship coffee house, Harvest Canteen, at 91 St George’s Terrace, Jesmond. OCC is Newcastle’s first independent roastery, established in 2012 by “by a small band of Artisan…
Autentico Paint Workshop at Penny Pieces!
Last month I did a post on one of my favourite little shops, Penny Pieces, in Ponteland (read it here). In it I mentioned that Sylvia & Deborah had invited me to take part in a Beginners Chalk Paint Workshop, using Autentico Chalk Paints, to say thank you for featuring PP on my blog. The class was…
I Love Books (sometimes I judge a book by its cover)
The first book I remember loving was The Twits by Roald Dahl. I still love The Twits, along with many of Roald Dahl’s other stories. (Matilda is a very close second). There’s nothing better than becoming so engrossed in a book that you cannot put it down… sometimes it’s almost impossible to do so. My…
Happy Monday (even happier when it’s a sunny public holiday)
I love long weekends, especially those that involve sunshine, friends and ice-cream! The weather was actually pretty rubbish until today, but it’s still been lovely. We had friends visiting from London, who we haven’t seen in a few years… so we did some catching-up over good food at Dabbawal last night, and today we went to…
The Butterfly Cabinet
You know it’s going to be a good day when you start it off with a trip to The Butterfly Cabinet for breakfast. Undoubtedly one of the most popular cafes in Newcastle, The Butterfly Cabinet has been open since 2010 and each time I go, I wonder why I’ve left it so long since my…
An Abundance of Prettiness at Penny Pieces
Penny Pieces is an adorable shop just outside Newcastle, in Ponteland, which has been open since December 2013. I’ve seen the flowery bicycle & sign many times as I’ve driven past but eventually visited for the first time a month ago as my cousin wanted to pop in. In Penny Pieces you’ll find fabulous shabby…
It’s Been Four Years
…since I moved to Paris for 6 months. Actually I lived in Neuilly-sur-Seine. One stop out of Paris. I miss it so much (sometimes), but if someone asked me today if I wanted to move & work there for 6 months… I’d say no. (This makes no sense really) This photo was taken outside a pretty…
I Love The Grainger Market
I can’t believe I haven’t been to the Grainger Market very many times despite having lived here ALL my life (ok, with the exception of my two instances of living in France). This place is amazing. Let’s start with the history lesson, there’s a test at the end. I LIE! This indoor market was the…
Cafe Rosie’s Gosforth
I had the day off work yesterday and wasn’t surprised to see grey skies and rain when I looked out of the window. This immediately sent me into “lazy mode” which in a nutshell meant food, tea and tv (in that exact order). A good few hours later, my husband (who also had a day…
Arrighi’s Crescent Cafe – Seaton Delaval
ICE CREAM! Who doesn’t love a trip out for ice-cream on a sunny Bank Holiday? When I left the house the sun was shining, I’d been pottering around in the garden and I had already decided what I was going to choose when I got to Arrighi’s in Seaton Delaval. Typically the sun had done…
If French Women Can Wear Red Lipstick, So Can I
I’ve always loved beauty products, but had never worn lipstick until my late twenties, most memorably on my wedding day. Having gone to high school in the ’90s meant that I was very familiar with those iconic shades, you know which I mean don’t you? Coffee Shimmer, Heather Shimmer, Black Cherry if you were feeling super…
Cleanse, Cleanse, Cleanse!
Those who know me will testify that I have an all-encompassing love for cleansing… but not just any old cleansing, nope… no cotton pads go near my face because I hot cloth cleanse (also referred to as HCC). I was introduced to this wondrous beautifying technique a few years ago whilst reading my favourite weekly beauty…
Sunday Rituals…
Sundays always used to be my favourite day of the week, until it got to 4pm and the back-to-work dread would set in. This rarely happens to me now, thanks to actually enjoying the job I have. (Quite a novelty I think you’ll agree… 3.5 years later and I still love it). I guess everyone…
Cloud in a Teacup 