A review and a rant | Calcot Manor spa day

Yesterday, I visited the spa of dreams: Calcot Manor. A luxury hideaway in the Cotswolds, this place has it all.

Review | Giffords Circus 2017 'Any Port in a Storm'

You know something's become an annual summer tradition when your kids ask about it repeatedly throughout the winter months. And when one of the catchphrases in your house is 'I've got a lolly!' that tradition can only mean one thing: Giffords Circus.

Food | A Francophile's perfect picnic

We’re off to France later this month where we’ll be spending a week at Eurocamp as a family of seven. Euros are being hoarded for what will inevitably be a huge ice cream budget but with that many hungry mouths to feed we’ll be picnicking on the beach rather than tucking napkins in for some fine dining.

How to find your lost cat

In 2016, when we first got the kittens, I had no idea we'd ever be in the position of scouring the streets for one of them. lose one of our (now) cats. In the panic, I didn't really know where to start so now that she's back (phew!) I've written this post on how to find your lost cat, for anyone else finding themselves in this horrible position.