This is my second recipe this wee – I’m definitely in festive mood: cannot imagine Christmas without food I cooked and treats I baked. It’s somehow so elemental to treat my loved ones to delicious and nutritious food. Feels like channelling my Mother Archetype. And also, keeping bored children entertained on a gloomy Sunday afternoon. Which is what really happened …
My West End Musical Bucket List for 2019
This is a collaborative post. I’ve always been a theatre lover, probably from early childhood. I looked forward to theatre visits with my class as a pupil. The world of the theatres always attracted me and this fascination is keep going strong. Not that I ever wanted to be an actress or a singer, I just love being sucked into …
Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe
I love Italian food, I could eat pasta every single day. Some of my favourite Italian recipes are vegetarian “by default” like pasta puttanesca and pizza margarita. The key is always the quality of the ingredients – but they are the simplest and easiest dishes. And of course any pasta and risotto dish can be easily turned into a meat …
5 Eco-friendly Ways to Wrap Your Christmas Presents
In the UK only, we discard 5 million tonnes of paper which end up in landfill every year. Christmas wrapping paper adds a huge chunk to this already staggering number. 227,000 miles of wrapping paper is thrown away every Christmas. Let me help you to imagine this enormous number: enough to wrap around the equator 9 times. The thing is, yes wrapping does …
8 Ways To Make Your Garden Beautiful (And Unique)
When it comes to your garden, there are many ways to make it a unique and interesting place, no matter how small it is. You don’t have to splash out on this either, so if you’d like to make your garden great on a budget, then read on! Not only is it good for your wallet, but it will be …
5 Top Tips For Cosy Winter Movie Nights (Popcorn Shed Giveaway!)
In collaboration with Popcorn Shed. As the evenings are still getting darker for the next few weeks, I love spending evenings and weekends at home with my family. We don’t normally watch too much telly, but now that the children are in bed by 8pm – we choose a movie to watch every other night, snuggling up on the sofa. …
Christmas Ibiza Vibes with Boho Betty (Review + Giveaway)
I love a bit of hippie vibe to my jewellery – they just brighten up any outfits, even a plain white tee or the classic Breton stripes (I’m a big fan of both). I used to live on Ibiza and colourful jewellery made with semi-precious stones always makes me remember those years. I have been recently sent a gift set …
The Good Cause Of The Month: Crowdfunding Platform Beam
A little late for November – but I’m still back with the my Good Cause of the Month post. As you know, every month I introduce a charity organisation on my blog in order to raise awareness for them. Since I have this fantastic platform, my blog, I try to use it to support good causes too. This month, I’d …
Classic Cheese and Wine Hamper from Hamper.com Review
I was gifted with this hamper by Hamper.com Everyone loves a good hamper for Christmas. Hampers are a great way of gifting as it’s a little bit like buying an experience for someone but still an actual gift, and a fabulous looking one! It’s an experience, because you normally put special and exquisite goodies together to make it a hamper …
The Big Eco-friendly And Ethical Christmas Giveaway – Bundle Number 4.
Just like last year, I have a Christmas present for all my readers. This is probably going to be my Christmas tradition on the blog. A giveaway, which would be true to one of the main purposes of my blog and promote a greener and more ethical lifestyle and at the same time, also gives something back to my readers. …