One of my favourite things to do at the weekend is go out for Afternoon Tea. I don’t get to do it […]

Every now and again I get the urge to bake a cake for no reason at all.

Winter is slowly easing its way in to Spring. There are snowdrops and crocuses on all the road sides and the daffodils […]

Preloved challenged me to find an item on their Freeloved site and upcycle it.

Bill’s is an all day eatery, which started life as a small greengrocer in East Sussex. Now there are restaurants all over […]

The people of Manchester were unperturbed by the ghastly weekend weather and made it out in their thousands to observe and take […]

We’re all guilty of forgetting the wonderful things on our doorsteps when it comes to planning a weekend’s adventures.

Have you noticed that eating and drinking establishments are becoming more adventurous with their sandwich boards?

Thaikhun brings Thai street food and a touch of Bangkok’s wonderful craziness to Spinningfields.

Love Your Health   Created and organised by Lynette Cutler of The Edge Events to promote Hayley Kiemel of Insight Hypnotherapy.  

It may seem unusual to start a book review at the end, but bear with me. I hope my reasons will become […]

The sun is shining over Manchester! Whilst the temperature reminds me that we’re not quite there yet, it is starting to feel […]

Michael Caines’ Restaurant at Abode in Manchester is one of the city’s top fine dining restaurants. I was lucky to be taken there […]

We all know that Afternoon Tea is best served with finger sandwiches, scones with lashings of clotted cream and jam, and of course […]

Cupcake Prize

We all know that at this time of year our skin is more susceptible to drying out. My hands are always dry […]

I absolutely love American style breakfasts. I enjoy a plate of pancakes with maple syrup even more than a full English – […]

I love to travel and to collect mementos from the places that I visit but all those ticket stubs, programmes, and snippets […]

Do you miss the mulled wine from Christmas?

Is your New Year’s Resolution to have a fitter and healthier 2015?