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    March 12, 2019April 5, 2026

    There are two weeks of the year that are always confusing – the weeks between when the US changes their clocks and when the UK does for daylight savings! For some reason I can easily work out the 8 hour…

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    March 8, 2019April 5, 2026

    I feel like I am always spamming up my Instagram feed and Stories (especially) with pupper pictures – but I can’t help it that we have three dogs who are hilarious to look at. View this post on Instagram Fern,…

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    March 6, 2019April 7, 2026

    When you accidentally colour coordinate with everything 🙄

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    The Bearaby Weighted Blanket – How Bearable Is It?

    March 2, 2019April 5, 2026

    Sometimes there are trends that just seem to be everywhere you look. At the moment, it feels like that’s the case with weighted blankets. I feel like my Instagram feed ads are full of them, and I hadn’t really looked…

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    Soup Sunday

    February 15, 2019April 5, 2026

    Back when we were in our fourth year at uni (I took an optional year in employment and everyone I ended up in a house with did a year in employment as part of their degree), we used to have…

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    February 14, 2019April 5, 2026

    The best sort of friendships are those that even if you don't see someone face to face for a while, nothing changes and you fall into the same old inside jokes. Helen (left) has been my friend since she had…

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    6 Ways To Celebrate Galentines From Afar

    February 13, 2019April 5, 2026

    …or how to deal with long distance friendships. It’s hard. I’m not going to sugar coat this for anyone who’s wondering what it’s like to move halfway around the world, knowing only one person (and y’know, I’m married to him,…

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    Three Awesome Slogan T-Shirts

    February 13, 2019April 5, 2026

    I love a good slogan t-shirt, especially as the weather gets better, but I feel like I’m a bit old really to be wearing massive slogan shirts, and a bit chubs to wear anything baggy. I found Alphabet Bags through…

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    February 11, 2019April 5, 2026

    Obsessed with slo mo snow videos. (Check out the new collection of highlights in my profile, which is just of the puppers in the snow)

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    February 11, 2019April 7, 2026

    Obsessed with slo mo snow videos. (Check out the new collection of highlights in my profile, which is just of the puppers in the snow)

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    February 9, 2019April 5, 2026

    Jess and Jill LOVE the snow. It’s worth the annoying bits to see these two loons leap around! (Fern doesn’t mind the snow and will run about and play but it’s deep enough that her belly drags in the snow!)

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    Our Cocktail Cabinet Essentials

    February 4, 2019April 5, 2026

    Hello, I’m a British person, so I have a lot of gin. No, seriously.  I mentioned it in my Thanksgiving post, but thought I’d share with you a few things that make the cocktail cabinet collection (it’s too big for…

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The new season of Bridgerton dropping on Netflix t The new season of Bridgerton dropping on Netflix today reminded me that I never really posted about visiting Bath last March when we went home.

That trip back to the UK after five years meant squeezing a lot into just ten days, so as soon as we landed (and immediately hit up M&S for a meal deal – I still don’t understand why the US doesn’t really do sandwiches like the UK does, but I love a good meal deal!), we were straight on the move.

We stayed at @thegainsboroughbathspa which was lovely, and managed to sneak in a massage and a visit to the spa pool before heading off to the next stop. Honestly a very good way to ease into the trip, helped along by a full English breakfast each morning! (I had definitely missed that!)

We were mostly in town visiting friends so didn’t really get much shopping time in, but I did manage a quick dash (literally, I ran across town while Alex was checking out!) across the city to @indiespiritbath which is always a must-visit, especially if you’re looking for interesting gins for your collection.

It was also my first trip back to Bath since a certain very big TV show was filmed there, and it’s always slightly surreal watching Bridgerton and recognising places I’ve walked past more times than I can count. And like anyone who’s lived somewhere that gets used for filming, watching it with me comes with running commentary…
“that’s basically by Primark”
“you can’t actually walk down there”
and of course, “OMG the best cake is just around that corner”.

Bath might be my second-favourite Roman city, but if you’re thinking about a trip to the UK, it’s one you should definitely have on your list 🤍

#BathUK #UKTravel #BritInSeattle #BridgertonVibes #visitbath
I’m determined in 2026 to finally post things I’ve I’m determined in 2026 to finally post things I’ve put off for ages, so why not start with a visit to Bend, OR back in 2022 and more specifically, visiting the last Blockbuster in the world 📼

Like any good elder millennial, a trip to Blockbuster felt pretty special back in the 90s, and it genuinely delighted me that this little store about 5,000 miles from home had the same decor and layout I remembered from 30 years ago. It really does feel like stepping straight into a time capsule, even with the new releases on the shelves actually being new releases.

Possibly the most exciting part though is that now I’m an adult with actual money, I can actually afford the snacks for sale 🍿 

If you’ve not already seen it, there’s a great documentary called The Last Blockbuster, which you can watch on Tubi, and if you ever find yourself in the area, it’s an absolute must-visit.

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#SeattleCreator
#BendOregon
#TheLastBlockbuster
#90sNostalgia
#PostedLateStillGreat
You know I love a throwback… 2016 was the final y You know I love a throwback…

2016 was the final year we fully lived in the UK, even though we didn’t know it at the time.

We gained a tiny pup (Jess), Alex bought the house we were renting (only to put it on the market nine months later when we moved to Seattle), and I actually posted to Instagram on a regular basis (mostly about the excellent lunches we ate – especially once Swoon opened and Deliveroo arrived in Bristol.)
All this chat about hockey lately reminded me that All this chat about hockey lately reminded me that I still hadn’t posted about the inaugural Seattle Torrent game, and I’ve been meaning to share it!

ICYMI, this time last year, the PWHL held their first-ever takeover tour game in Seattle. The response was so good it helped convince the league to bring an expansion team to the Emerald City (and one to Vancouver too).

Fast forward to November, and the Seattle Torrent played their first home game at Climate Pledge Arena the day after Thanksgiving, to an almost sell-out crowd (although tbh it felt fuller than a lot of Kraken games I’ve been to). My little sister was visiting that week from the UK, partly because this game was happening and partly because she really wanted the gravy boat giveaway from the Kraken game a few days earlier, so Alex and I took her along. Between the company, the occasion, and the energy in the arena, it was such a special night. The whole place was just full of girl joy! Sadly they didn’t get the win (or a goal…everyone was so excited to find out what the goal song would be!) but it was still just the best time. 

If you’ve never watched hockey before and want a place to start, the PWHL is a great place to start. Many games are at UK-friendly(ish) times, and every game is streamed for free on their YouTube channel (except for Canada, Czechia, and Slovakia for some reason).

I can’t wait to go to more games this season. Seattle girlies, this is an open invite if you’re looking for someone to go with 💙🏒

#PWHL
#WomensHockey
#EveryoneWatchesWomensSports
#SeattleSports
#SeattleCreator
Ins and outs for 2026, which is not a distraction Ins and outs for 2026, which is not a distraction from writing my yearly new years resolutions blog post (it totally is)
I promise I wrote this post a few days ago, but to I promise I wrote this post a few days ago, but today’s big cloud outage is a perfect example of why creators should be considering getting a blog started again, but if you’d like a bit more detail, I put my thoughts down on my site

https://www.ceriselle.org/why-creators-still-need-a-blog/

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