The end of January?! How did that happen already. I'm figuring some of you are cheering the end of Dry January? I attempted it. It didn't last. Although there was a level of temperance with only the festive booze finished off and no 'extras' bought, so there was an element of virtuosity. All extra cash... Continue Reading →
Love + Labour’s Wine & Cheese Feast
In the renovation game staying in is most definitely the new going out, and as 3yr renovators in chief, Mr M and I rarely venture Out Out. On the rare occasion we do have a foray into the big wide food world, it's usually to either old favs where we know we won't be disappointed... Continue Reading →
Share: Firebird Hope Pop-Up Manchester
Even at non-interior design food pop-ups, I can't seem to get away from all things green and botanical at the moment. 2017, you're really spoiling me as regards all things lush and hey, I'm not complaining. Mr M and I snuck off site the other week for a Friday night treat in West Didsbury at... Continue Reading →
Have You Got Manchester’s Nicest Neighbour?
We're known for being a friendly bunch up here in Manchester so I'm expecting HEAPS of entries for this fab competition run by local shared-ownership specialists Plumlife, which I'll be part of alongside fellow judges John Leech, David Ellison and Lisa Westerman. It's very much a community-focused campaign to find our city’s ‘nicest neighbour, so have... Continue Reading →
Crowd Source Funding for The BathHouse Project!
Massive news today from down here at Love Withington Baths, the community charity we set up to save and then run the last working, water-filled Edwardian baths in Manchester, and probably one of the few left in the country! We've been running the Baths for a year come 20th June and during that time, on... Continue Reading →
Our Edwardian Baths – A Scary Amount of Halloween DIY!
Regular readers will know all about our Baths and the hard work put in by Team LWB over the last (wow is it really?!) nearly three years. None of us really knew what would happen when we took over the running of this magnificent but rather dilapidated and poorly cared for building in June this year. Though... Continue Reading →
Mid Reno Roast:The Whitworth Gallery, Manchester
It's rare to have both brain and belly fed at the same time but I'm delighted to say that very thing happened to me this weekend. It was a dismal rainy Sunday, perfect for visiting the all new Whitworth Art Gallery after it's recent renovation. Even on an afternoon off I can't stay away from... Continue Reading →