Dr Martens in Bristol
A few weeks ago, I was invited to an event on a weekday evening in Bristol. That alone was exciting enough (and not just because I wasn’t at work that week, so had lots of time to drink tea and…
Bristol is one of the UK’s most creative, colourful cities — a place that shaped much of my blogging life before moving to the U.S. From harbourside walks to street art and community meetups, it’s a city with endless character. This section gathers posts connected to Bristol, England, whether it’s personal memories from my years living there or reflections on visits back to one of my favourite UK cities.
A few weeks ago, I was invited to an event on a weekday evening in Bristol. That alone was exciting enough (and not just because I wasn’t at work that week, so had lots of time to drink tea and…
It is so difficult to keep a secret. Especially when it’s something that you want to tell everyone about as soon as you know about it because you want them to be there. I am *so* excited to be able…
I was *so* excited when I heard Grazia would be doing regional specials, where readers could show off the amazing things in their city. I love finding new things to do in my city – I’ve been here 4 years,…
On Thursday, instead of going straight to work, I headed into Cabot Circus to meet up with Laura before heading to the press preview of Boux Avenue. I’ve known of Boux Avenue* for a while (and reviewed some items from…
I have so many things to blog about and no motivation to do it while everything is so crazy. Isn’t that always the way though, the real world side of things gets busy so you have more to blog about,…
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I was invited by LivingSocial recently to join them for a bloggers brunch at the Devilled Egg – I had heard of the Devilled Egg before, knowing that they offered cooking lessons, but didn’t really think I’d be helping to…
I think you all know by now that I’m an avid Twitter user. I’ve reached ~90,000 tweets in over 4 years, and I credit Twitter with some of my best relationships and experiences. I. Love. Twitter. When Jake was talking…
Um, so this is an overdue outfit post with something I’ve probably worn before on the blog. *shrug* Top (“dress”): Dorothy Perkins | Leggings: ASOS | Shoes: Primark | Handbag: Mulberry (with a Hobbs scarf) I don’t have the hugest…
Last weekend, as previously posted, a few girls and I took a delightful stroll around Clifton Village in pursuit of cake. I loved all the stops along the way, but the final stop at Cordial and Grace blew me away….
A few weeks ago, there was talk of cake on Twitter. I know, I’m just as shocked as you. A few tweets flew about, and the #cliftoncakecrawl was born. Organised by Bonny of Hi Street, there was seven of us…
The reason why I created my bloggers map (over 700 people on there now!) was because I wanted to meet up with bloggers in my area and have a cup of tea, and I assumed that others did too. Since…