My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Jesse climbed into our bed. Drifting back to sleep while Mr. LA headed downstairs to make tea and coffee. Snuggling with Izzy for a while. She told me recently that she misses lying in bed with us at the weekend. Jesse wakes early, so we're often...
Love Audrey Bakes ~ Plum & Pecan Crumble
Asking me which fruit I enjoy most in my crumble is like asking me to pick a favourite child. I just can't do it. You could present me with plain old apple, apple and blackberry, pear and ginger, rhubarb or gooseberry and I'd be more than happy to tuck in. I'm even...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Jesse clambered into our bed. Wondering how much I'll miss his tiny kisses and cuddles when he decides he's too grown up for snuggling. Lounging in bed while Mr. LA headed downstairs with the children. Sipping tea and slowly waking up. Eating a fried egg...
A Summer Staycation at Bristol Mercure Holland House
In a little under two weeks it will have been an entire year since we moved to Bristol. I'd like to think we're fairly well settled in our new home, but there are definitely times when I still feel like a tourist in my own city. As the summer holidays drew to a close,...
Love Audrey Bakes ~ Blackberry Muffins
For the second year in a row, I turned some of our foraged fruit into these delicious blackberry muffins. In truth, I can never decide whether I prefer cake or crumble, so it's a good job we picked enough berries for both! Sourced from an ancient edition of the...
Blackberry Picking
In Exeter, our annual blackberry picking expedition only took us as far as the end of our road. There was an enormous bush growing wild, but its close proximity to the house, and the fact it felt like our little secret, always made those berries feel home grown. The...
Love Audrey Bakes ~ Peaches & Cream Salted Caramel Cake
As I sit here in my winter jammies, huddled against the radiator while listening to the rain fall outside my window, I wonder if I've missed the boat on sharing this incredible summer bake? The day I trialled the recipe was glorious. Think wall-to-wall sunshine, a...
Thirty One
Another year older. Is it really 12 months since I wrote this list of 20 Things I Learnt in my 20s? Apparently so. The first year of my 30s has been fabulous. Terrifying, exhausting, and challenging too, but fabulous nonetheless. Although I entertained the idea of...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up to find Mr. LA had already left for London. I normally stir when he has an early start, so I was incredibly grateful for the extra sleep. Lying in bed quietly while I waited for the children to surface. Snuggling under the covers with Jesse for a while. He...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up at my parents' house in Bridport, Dorset. After arriving on Thursday evening, we spent a rainy day at Sidmouth Folk Festival. We joined in with the ceilidh, ate fish and chips for lunch and listened to some beautiful music before heading home for a sausage...
Broken
The best excuse I have for not blogging recently involves Jesse, a climbing frame, A&E and an orthopaedic surgeon. Just over two weeks ago, Jess took a tumble in the playground. School hadn't even started, he was playing with a friend while Mr. LA chatted to a fellow...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up at my Mum's flat in London. Aching all over. I spent Friday night doing my thing as The Wedding Reporter at the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge. In heels. Come Saturday morning, I was just about ready to chop my feet off. Ouch. Discovering there was no...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up with the rotten virus that had been plaguing me all week. What started off as a cold, morphed into a horrible sinus thing that left me feeling completely wiped out. Sipping tea on the sofa beneath a blanket. Watching Hook and waking up very slowly. Somehow...
Home Comforts ~ Project Yarden Update
It's been a while since I updated you all on our DIY endeavours. It's not that we haven't been busy. The hallway and landing have had a fresh lick of paint, our huge open-plan living/dining room is almost finished and we've made even more progress in Isabel's bedroom....
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up feeling refreshed after the best night's sleep I've had in ages. I went to bed at 10.30pm on Friday and the children slept until almost 8am. Bliss. Knocking back a quick cup of tea and jumping in the shower. Pulling on jeans and a sweater. Where did the...
Jesse’s 5th Birthday
Two weeks ago today, Jesse turned 5. I desperately wanted to share some more Birthday Letters with you all, but the days leading up to the 13th were insanely busy. Sensibly, I gave myself a week to plan and execute a children's party, complete two freelance projects,...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Apologies to those of you who have come in search of my usual weekly bullet points. I feel like posting something a bit more substantial today. Just to confuse you further, I'm actually going to go back in time to last weekend when we took the train to Salisbury to...
My {bank holiday} weekend has mainly been spent
Waking up on the sofa downstairs. I gave up my bed to my parents who arrived on Friday evening. Wishing Carl wasn't working away. Feeling a little hungover. Grabbing a quick breakfast and jumping in the shower. Taking delivery of a beautiful bouquet of flowers from a...
Love Audrey is 5!
Half a decade of blogging. How did that happen? I've been sitting here trying to think of something profound to say about this milestone. I could go on about how much this game has changed in the last five years, but it's all been said before. I could tell you about...
My weekend has mainly been spent…
Waking up as Jesse climbed into bed with me just before 6am. Lingering beneath the duvet, cuddling my boy and listening to him chatter away. Missing Carl. A lot. Finally heading downstairs for a cup of tea. Curling up on the sofa to watch The Little Mermaid. Letting...
