FRANCES IN THE COUNTRY

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  • Thank Frilly it’s Friday! #4

    So, this is the week that someone created this….. Yep, that’s a lifesize bride cake. Impressive but oh so creepy at the same time. Working in the creative industry has it’s benefits. One of my lovely colleagues has taken it… Continue reading

  • Thank Frilly it’s Friday! #3

    The sun is out and it’s only jolly well FRIDAY!!!!!! Wahoo. Two whole days of weekendy goodness lie only hours away so happy chuffing Friday to you all.     Continue reading

  • In the pink…Valentines gift guide

    According to my wonderful husband Valentine’s day shouldn’t be celebrated as it is, in his words, “commercial codswallop”, ah the old romantic 😉 “What a lucky girl you are” I hear you cry. Don’t worry, I won’t let his anti-romance… Continue reading

  • Tea cup tittle-tattle

    These are our oh-so-cute additions to our tea cup family. Rescued from their previous home, they are now thoroughly looking forward to adorning celebratory tables over the next few months and they jolly well can’t wait until the wedding season… Continue reading

  • Thank Frilly it’s Friday! Pic round-up #2

    If like me after a busy week you were woken up in the wee hours of this morning by a Husband returning home after he managed to fall asleep on the last available train home, miss his stop and end… Continue reading

    Thank Frilly it’s Friday! Pic round-up #2

  • Tea cups galore

    Visiting Fortnum and Mason in London recently was not only a festive sensory overload (in a good way 😉 ) but also managed to satisfy my everlasting penchant for delicate china. My ever-growing collection is yearning for the addition of these… Continue reading

  • Vintage on my mind

    This week requires some super serious vintage vigilance as the time has come to expand my collection of tea cups, saucers and dinner plates fast! The search got off to a pretty good start when I was gifted this fab… Continue reading

  • Inspiration – Autumn nostalgia style!

    Is it just me? With the flora beginning to take on yummy orange tones and fauna fluffing out for the approaching dip in temperatures I am the first to reach for the woolly hat, gloves, scarf and ear muffs. Autumn… Continue reading

  • Modest Meals: Borough Market, London

    Was it really wise to read this mouth watering post at lunchtime with only a dry cheese sandwich to satisfy my culinary craving? Especially as my current typing position is a good train and tube ride away from the culinary… Continue reading

  • Thank Frilly it’s Friday! Pic round-up #1

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