THE BBQ BLUES: NAUTICAL INSPIRATION FOR SUMMER

July 26, 2016May 25, 2021

BBQ Inspiration! It’s Birthday BBQ time for Hero, our favourite summertime event! In honour of his party, here are a few of our favourite pieces for me and the mister, and for the big day itself! I had to try really hard to resist the urge to go for a crab and lobster theme again, and tried to keep it more nautical with blues and greys.

a] Vintage Aviator Shades
b] Radley
c] Tommy Hilfiger Shorts, House of Fraser
d] Warehouse
e] Jones Bootmaker
f] Merci Maman

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TABLESCAPE TUESDAY: COASTAL DINING

After my nautical adventures last week, this Tablescape Tuesday is unsurprisingly taking a turn towards the coastal life. I have a few of these dining items in my artillery already [see what I did there? hahaha. Can you tell it’s Summer holiday time?], but I’m still dreaming over the others. Here are the details of…

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Momma Needs To Relax… [The Great Escape, Truro]

Despite getting ridiculously excited over the new Christmas and Hallowe’en scented candles in our local garden centre, I have to confess that I have had my head in the sand – or the candle wax even – when it comes to buying candles for relaxing with at home. Fantastically, the very cheery team at The…

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AUTUMN APPLES TABLE SETTINGS

There are so many reasons to love Autumn. Thick woollen jumpers, striped jewel toned scarves, the biggest of pumpkins being heaved into wheelbarrows… and today crisp green apples, rich milk chocolate and a walk in the woods with three little boys who love leaping in piles of leaves. Our Autumn apples table settings. My little men are…

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Easter Memories 2013: The Outfits

As I usually find myself ranting grumbling about how difficult it is to find cute boys’ clothes, this very short post is a celebration of the fact I finally managed to find outfits that were unique AND sweet for Easter. Step into the boys’ closet with me… Ta da!!!! From AntsyPants on Etsy, I love…

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Can Vinyl Be Installed Wrong?

You want your luxury vinyl, such as invictus flooring to look amazing once you have it fitted professionally or have saved some money and done it yourself. Ideally, you want it to look flawless and be highly protected. However, even the most fabulous-looking vinyl flooring can look awful if not installed correctly. Small mistakes in…

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Ella’s Kitchen Cook Book (The Red One)

Yesterday I bravely ventured out into the jungle that is London to attend the launch of the Ella’s Kitchen Cook Book. We’ll post all about this soon, but for now, here’s a photo of Jensen and his (and Lyoto’s) new found hero, Ella’s Dad.

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