A blog by a witchy book lover that loves to rant about politics and diet culture
Ad - I received a bottle of Pinot Noir (the wine featured) from Independent Wines to taste and review. All opinions are my own. Do you have a favourite wine? I think everyone has a preference for a certain grape or country of origin. I very much enjoy Italian Reds so when Independent Wines offered a chance to taste and review I was exicited. One selected was the Pinot Noir Rolhüt 2018 Adam's favourite is Pinot Noir and I have to admit I admire the usual richness of this red, ... Read more
This is a collaborative post Autumn is creeping closer with the end of August finally in sight and the 1st of September looming around the corner. I know that early September can still bring the last rays of sunshine but after the Autumn equionox on 21st the days will get rapidly shorter and everything we love about Fall will be well and truly here. I love Autumn, it's the ultimate cosy season with the warm colour tones and the return of school. Usually, I'd be a lot more excited ... Read more
I am new to the works of VE Schwab this year and have only read two of her books so far but I have loved them both and can see why these books are favourited by so many people. I first read A Darker Shade of Magic earlier in the year and I am currently reading A Gathering of Shadows which is my 52nd book of the year - completing my reading challenge for 2020. Honestly, book boxes have really helped with my reading as well as being more active on bookstagram. Also my youtube is picking ... Read more
This is a collaborative post. For the last maybe year or so our bed has become more and more broken. Slats have slipped out and snapped. It's gotten so bad recently that Adam is mostly sleeping on the broken sofa in the living room and I have a pile of various things under the bed trying to support the mattress. In fact we are considering just getting rid of the frame altogether and sleeping on the mattress on the floor for the time being. We wanted to get one and then lockdown ... Read more
This is a collaborative post. Felix is of the age now where, if he had his own room, I'd be changing things around a little bit to update his would be nursery to a toddler approved bedroom. I think there are a few things that you can keep the same from baby to teen to enable seamless transitions as your child gets older. Then with each stage or room makeover only a few things need changing rather than a complete overhaul. Wood flooring can help with this because you can just ... Read more