Traditional Christmas garland at Cothele

Traditional Christmas garland at Cothele

Dec 22, 2019 | Lifestyle

Cothele Garland 2019 2019 colours There are a few National Trust homes in my area and I love visiting them in December to see the lovely festive displays. The one I make sure to visit is the stunning 60ft flower garland at Cothele in South East Cornwall. It’s...
Be Inspired Q&A with Mania Mavridou

Be Inspired Q&A with Mania Mavridou

Dec 8, 2019 | Inspiration

Mania Mavridou is an architect, blogger and consultant, from Greece. In a nutshell, what do you do? I studied architecture and have worked as a freelance architect, architectural design and CAD educator, interior designer, colour consultant, graphic designer, writer...
Getting started with alcohol inks

Getting started with alcohol inks

Nov 17, 2019 | Art & Craft

Alcohol inks – wet on dry Recently I’ve been seeing lots of colour on social media and have been intrigued by the abstract shapes and blends. After taking a look at the methods they seem mostly to be either resin art, acrylic pours or alcohol inks. I was...
A walk around Kilminorth Woods

A walk around Kilminorth Woods

Nov 17, 2019 | Walks

Looe is a town of many facets. It’s a busy fishing port on an attractive part of the coastline in South East Cornwall and is divided in two by the River Looe which is skirted by woods. It’s the ultimate coast and countryside destination. While walking along the coast...
The best ever chocolate brownie recipe

The best ever chocolate brownie recipe

Oct 13, 2019 | Food & Drink

First of all, I should say that this isn’t my recipe. Nine years ago I discovered a marvellous book (details at the bottom of this post) which was full of delightful and delicious recipes, and also used vegetables instead of fats. This really appealed to me as I...