A GENIUS Secret Santa gift idea
Ha ha ha. Imagine, you draw your office arch nemesis (everyone has one) in the Christmas party secret santa. Don't…
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Off on a Countryfille adventure: foraging in Somerset and a city break in Bristol
How amazing are these cobwebs, heavy with dew against the autumn berries? This was our front garden at 6.30am this…
Downton Abbey Series 4 – RIP Cousin Matthew, we’ll miss you
So, Downton Abbey's series 4 is going to start in precisely one hour. I have had rather a red wine…
CF Gadgets: iDrated app – hydration tracker
So, for the last couple of weeks I've been trialling a few health apps for a new project I'm editing…
CF Design: polar bear magazine rack, Ben de Lisi for Debhenhams
This little chap has come to live with us, to tidy up Country Bebe's library of books that seems to…
Snapshot: The living room – UPDATED
I did a 'snapshot' post on the (slow) progress of our house renovations a few months ago, namely the amazing…
On…. piano lessons
I cannot tell you how different life feels with a piano in the house. It all started 25 years ago,…
CF Jukebox: How Long Will I Love You, Ellie Goulding + original version
I'm no warbler, but this haunting eternal love song by Ellie Goulding (from the motion picture, About Time), has become…
Treasured possessions: Kenwood Chef stand mixer
I think I'm in love - it's the first thing I think about when I wake and the last thing…
See you Monday…
Today's the big 3-0 and I'm bundling my two menfolk into the car and heading down the coast into Cornwall,…