December 29, 2015

To state the obvious, I love Christmas! I was home in Leicestershire with my parents and brother, my Grandpa and his wife and a family friend who visits for dinner every Christmas. This year I documented the details of my day with a new camera lense that I found under the tree (thanks Dad!) My Mum did a beautiful job of decorating the house, and I dressed up for the occasion in my lacy Widow dress
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Posted in Archie, Christmas | Tagged christmas 2015, christmas day, christmas photos |
December 25, 2015

Just a quick post to say Merry Christmas from me and Archie (and our cuddly reindeer!) Whether Christmas is a day that you celebrate or not, I hope you're having a wonderful time. I really do appreciate everyone who reads this blog, even though my posting schedule is all over the place. I've been blogging in this space for a really long time now (since 2012!) and it means a lot that some of you have
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December 24, 2015

Everyone in my family loves Sangria. It's like a grown-up version of squash and we always end up drinking far too much. I tend to associate Sangria with summer but it's a totally acceptable Christmas drink too! We'll be spending New Years Eve eating tapas in our favourite Spanish restaurant and I know there'll be a lot of Sangria involved. This winter punch is basically Sangria for Christmas. The best
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Posted in Christmas, Vegan | Tagged alcohol, christmas, cocktails, punch, sangria |
December 20, 2015

Is it possible to enjoy Christmas without mince pies? I think not. One of the lovely things about living in a community as international as Edinburgh is it brings to light the absurdity of some British traditions - including mince pies. I find myself explaining that no, it's not a proper Christmas party without mince pies, yes, they are sweet and no, we don't put actual meat in them anymore. Often
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Posted in Christmas, Food, Vegan | Tagged mince pies, vegan baking, vegan christmas, vegan mince pies |
December 19, 2015

This shirt and skirt combo has become a favourite of mine lately, and I discovered both of them (and the coat!) second hand shopping. I could sing the praises of pre-loved fashion until you're bored to tears but instead I'm going to talk about a recent obsession of mine: Depop. I scored this Bitching and Junkfood top on Depop a couple of months ago and have been adding plenty of pieces to my wardrobe
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged depop, fashion, outfit of the day, style, what i wore, witchcraft |