National Toasted Marshmallow Day

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Before I shock you all into the reality that summer is fading and the autumn winds are near, I thought I would delight you with a favourite holiday in our home …National Toasted Marshmallow day  (yes, that is right, there is a day dedicated to this favourite of campfire past-times), so you have plenty of [...]

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The Birthday Survival Guide

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The Dutch have a proverb about birthday’s, they say, ‘we grow too soon old and too late smart’; my 17 year old self would disagree, however the woman who stares back at me in the mirror would raise her glass to the Dutch Golden Age Housewife and say ‘ I’ll drink to that’. Those who [...]

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Form a wine club, it’s the new black

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There are 2 kinds of book clubs, those with wine, and those without.  If you are anything like me you belong to the one with wine, and generally spend your time drinking rather than talking about the book – sound familiar?  If so, you should be tossing the book on your bedside table and inviting [...]

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Blissful Guide to serving afternoon tea

The quintessentially English Afternoon Tea is the perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day or simply an afternoon with girlfriends. Follow these blissful guidelines for the perfect cup of tea and an afternoon of domestic delights within the hours of 3pm & 5pm (isn’t that convenient as 5pm is cocktail hour!). Photo Credit The Afternoon Tea [...]

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Blissful garden party guide

The birds are chirping, the days are longer and the sunset has had a long lonely winter, add a sparkle to your sunset with the perfect blissful garden party.  The blissful garden party is a comfortable place for close friends to build memories and new friends to build friendships. I have 10 key ingredients for [...]

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