• Lifestyle

    A Fine Day Out: Wood Hall Hotel & Spa

    Yesterday I was treated, along with my best friend, to a spa afternoon at Wood Hall Hotel and Spa, Wetherby. We had such a lovely afternoon, I came straight home and opened up my laptop. You know the scene in Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) where Elizabeth Bennet sees Pemberley for the first time? Well, minus the lake and a certain Mr Darcy (darn it), I too had a very similar feeling on seeing Wood Hall.  A trip to the…

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    A Fine Day Out: Wentbridge House, West Yorkshire

    A couple of weeks ago I was invited to Wentbridge House, an independently owned Georgian hotel, restaurant and brasserie in lovely ol’ West Yorkshire. You all know how much I like a good potter and it turned out to be a pretty fine day, meeting bloggers, the hotel’s lovely staff and of course Mr. Sunshine. That’s right, SUNSHINE! We started the afternoon with a chat from Farrow and Ball, followed by a three course lunch in the hotel’s Crystal Room and a…

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    9 good things.

    It is the 9th May today so here are 9 good things that are currently making me happy…just because. My friends. This was us at the weekend on the first hen do of the year – a slumber party. I may have danced my socks off. ♥ The prospect of a holiday. We’re not going to Australia until next February but the planning (for me) is as much fun as the actual going. I’m beside myself. I’ve begun looking for…