Shopping local at V&A Dundee

Last week I got dressed, I mean, properly dressed. Instead of my uniform of athleisure-minus-the-hoody I wore split-hem jeans and a wool coat, and slipped into a cute pair of shoes for a work appointment (for Dundee uni) at V&A Dundee. I was there to see a graduate who had been selected to be part… View Post

Dairy free kids’ birthday cake

If you’re a regular reader you’ll know Kittie’s diet is dairy-free and even though we can start introducing dairy into her diet anytime from 18 months to two years, we’re not in any rush to upset her routine – especially because being diary-free is so easy these days. For her second birthday we decided on… View Post

Halloween dinosaur costumes

Halloween has never really been a thing for us as a couple – we didn’t go to parties, we didn’t dress up, at most we might watch a scary movie. But, of course, children love it and being parents means we have to put ourselves second. So Halloween it is. As much as we want… View Post

Autumn dressing

You guys know how much I like to get good use out of all my clothes, how I try and shop for things that can be worn year-round with lots of other pieces already in my wardrobe. For me, Autumn has become a season of floral dresses worn with boots open coats – I get… View Post

This season’s chunky ankle boot

I’m kind of obsessed with chunky ankle boots again this autumn. Like its summer counter-part the white trainer, this season’s ankle boot is as practical as it is stylish and, with two young kids and a year of no parties, that’s my kinda shoe these days. These boots are by Jones Bootmaker and I’ve been wearing… View Post