It's all been a bit hush-hush in terms of revealing full pics but I'm so pleased to be able to post tonight the finished TV ad which I worked on this month for online retailer Bath Empire. It screened today and you should see it on your telly boxes this weekend! I was asked to design two... Continue Reading →
Renovation Recipes: Chilli tomato puff pastry tart with smoked bacon and chicken
As most of you know, we're in the midst of a big build here at Moregeous Mansions and have been living in two rooms, a bedroom upstairs and an office downstairs, for a little over a year. Whilst working full time, we're doing a lot of the work ourselves so things are moving steadily but... Continue Reading →
Sweet Hot Chocolate, Perfect Bean Coffee & Happy Swimming Memories
I remember as a school kid going to Belper Street Baths in Blackburn, getting showered and changed as quickly as we could, then racing up the changing room corridor clutching soggy towels to the poolside cafeteria for treats and drinks after our school swim. If you didn't get there fast, all the best stuff like the... Continue Reading →
Review : Summer BBQ? Or, Meat & Cake Orgy at Redbank Manchester
Well, would you clear your diary? "Si, could you come down early to the Summer BBQ to help us with the Butcher's Taste Challenge: 28 day hung steak, lamb chops and sausages, plus a speciality round?" Hell yes, like a shot! And so head to head went North Yorkshire farm & rare breed specialists Taste Tradition,... Continue Reading →
How to Create a Buzzingly Beautiful Bee-Friendly Garden
Have you noticed that everyone's buzzing about getting more bees in their garden? We've always tried to be bee-friendly with our Moregeous gardens so with that in mind, I set out to make one of the three garden spaces I designed for my Bents Challenge especially "Buzzingly Beautiful" It was made very easy for me to... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary #58 Inspired by Fire & Argentinian Asados
Yes, I know it's coming up to barbecue season but that's honestly not the only reason I'm inspired by fire, this yearning has been going on an awful lot longer than that! Ever since I can remember I've been fascinated by flames (hence ending up with a fireman?!) and I've always wanted my own *real*... Continue Reading →
Review: Le Delicatezze Di Bruno, Manchester
It's very rare after a visit to a restaurant in the UK these days to feel all four of the following: full, happy, healthy and not completely skint. Food prices have rocketed but also I think we're a bit daft, paying through-the-nose prices for mediocre cooking, hyped up 'experiences' i.e. burgers, and often shoddy service.... Continue Reading →