Category Archives: holidays
Merry and Bright
We spent the weekend in Cologne… proving once again that, for us, there’s nothing quite like a German Christmas market to kick-start the festive spirit. It was especially fun as it was our first road trip with B, who was … Continue reading
Holiday scrapbook fail
Remember a while back I was planning a holiday scrapbook for our West Coast adventure? Well, in all honesty, it stalled a little bit. It started out well – I managed to write up what we were doing day by … Continue reading
Summer’s here!
Trouble is, the only things I have that fit me for this weather are these And these I feel a shopping trip coming on… In other news, the blanket is coming on — I’m over half-way through now. Which means … Continue reading
The Best of Seattle
The best coffee The best crab and cheese toasted sandwiches The best ginger beer The best ferry rides The best road trips to Bavarian themed villages in the mountains. Really. The best friends to spend time with And the best … Continue reading
A peek at Portland
Brunch at Mother’s Beer tasting at Deschutes for Mark… Voodoo doughnut tasting for me… Brunch at Kenny & Zuke’s Dinner at Ping. Completely outstanding. Up-in-the-air cable cars… And a wander around the Japanese Gardens, just before the heavens opened and … Continue reading
Snapshots from San Francisco
Finally, after a week of feeling very sorry for myself, I’m back in the land of the living… and even though our holiday feels like a long time ago now, I wanted to share a few snaps from the various … Continue reading
Today
There are loads of exciting things happening in the next few weeks (2 family 60th birthday celebrations to kick off with…) but just for today, I’m most excited about travelling to one of my favourite places in the world and … Continue reading
Hatemail for the holidays
Love Carol Lee’s hatemail cards… hilarious. X
The last holiday post…
… promise. But just look how pretty Honfleur is… We stayed in a gorgeous B&B called La Petite Folie, I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s a beautiful place to escape to in the centre of this amazing town… Back … Continue reading



