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My Favourite Finds: Sweet hearts for your sweetheart from Cotton Clara
My Favourite Finds: Sweet hearts for your sweetheart from Cotton Clara

Valentine’s Day. Do you celebrate it? Is it a thing in your house? We’ve never bothered. I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s because I’m not particularly fond of red roses. Nor overpriced set menus.

M&S Flowers - choosing and styling the perfect bunch
M&S Flowers - choosing and styling the perfect bunch

Two things guaranteed to fill both my home and my heart with joy are gorgeous vases from M&S (I treated myself to the pretty pink apothecary vase a few months ago and it’s been all over my instagram account since) and receiving, or buying myself, beautiful flowers.

Breakfast at @theflowercupchester followed by a search for new plants in @thevioletpalm Two of my favourite places in Chester and probably the nicest way to spend a Wednesday morning 🌱 What have you been up to so far today? x
Time to brave a tidy up session in my six year old’s room. I dare not show you any more than this. The state of his desk would absolutely be too much for you to bear on a calm Tuesday morning. No one needs to be exposed to such horrors.
Le weekend!! #notahendo
Clock-watching and refreshing Manchester Airport’s arrivals page waiting for my true love’s flight to land. I don’t sleep whenever he works away ... the mother bear instinct kicks in and I jump out of bed at any and every noise ready to grab the nearest weapon to hand (often my slippers) to protect the boys. And because we live in an old house, those noises are frequent. So, as you can imagine, I’m 😴😴😴 Fingers crossed, the flight’s not delayed.
It’s the start of something new today ... Working Wednesdays. Don’t get me wrong, I always work on Wednesday but today I get to do it in the company of others. Freelance/working from home life is great but every now and again, I miss the hustle, bustle and chat of a normal office environment. So, every other Wednesday, I’m arranging a working day and lunch with other creative ladies, who will very soon be party to the top secret information that I tend to dance whenever I’m stuck for words to write. If you’re based in the Chester/North Wales area and fancy joining in with Working Wednesdays, just let me know and I’ll add you to my invite list. Huge thanks to @thekiwisocial for arranging today’s venue. You’re the best, Lee 🌟
AD | I don’t believe that flowers should be reserved for the big occasions - I’m more of a ‘brighten up an ordinary day’ type of person - but they are an incredibly lovely way of saying ‘thank you’ or wishing a friend a ‘happy birthday’. M&S flowers arrive boxed and perfectly arranged, and even the next-day (yes, they offer free next-day UK flower delivery) if you’re running short on time to get your gift to someone special. Swipe across to see my favourite M&S bouquets (and vases … check out those AMAZING vases) and pop over to my blog (link in profile) to find out a bit more about my reasons for choosing them #MyMarksFave
Thoroughly modern granny chic at its finest. I haven’t finished faffing with the bedroom decor just yet - carpet, cupboards, and painting to go - but this corner pretty much gives you an idea of what the finished room will look like. Not everybody’s cup of tea, for sure. I love it, though 😍
During the Christmas cheese, wine and Roses haze, I booked myself on a gardening course starting in a couple of weeks. And now? I’m nervous! I left school a long, long, LONG time ago. I’m not really sure that my brain can cope with learning something new. And do I buy a new pencil case or perhaps some secateurs?! What do you think?!