Are you as infatuated with afternoon tea as the craziest of afternoon tea fanatics? Recently I learnt (after a visit on a fantastic afternoon tea BUS in London!) of a national afternoon tea week organised by AfternoonTea.co.uk and I have decided to create my own way to connect afternoon tea addicts through the power of Instagram. This is my favourite social media platform for showing off my afternoon tea adventures with pretty

National Afternoon Tea Week is coming to town in August and what better way to start celebrating it than to think about (and scoff down!) some afternoon tea?! It’s thought that the tradition of afternoon tea was started by the seventh Duchess of Bedford when she needed to fill “that sinking feeling” with some sweet treats between meals and it is now known as a quintessentially British pastime of which we real

It’s been one FULL on weekend, full of inspiration when it comes to blogging & social media as well as an exciting opportunity to meet 30 passionate bloggers and I’ve made plenty of new friendships over the last 3 or 4 days – it’s been an amazing experience. I can’t recount everything I’ve learnt right now, there is so much to take in, I’ve actually had to take a day out just to br

Ok… I’m blogging “freestyle” here, no plans, no rules, no worries, just me and my thoughts to fill you all in on why I’ve been so quiet of late. So, firstly, I’ve been busy starting up a new business… Stir Up Media was born a few months ago from my love of media, social media and of course blogging & writing. I’ve built my brand as “Miss Sue Flay over these years throug

I’m always in my element when I find somebody else who’s as passionate as I can be about the finest geekery around afternoon tea. When I meet people who also can’t think of anything better than drinking a loose leaf tea from the finest china teacups and creating afternoon tea tables to please an entire crowd, I know that I’m in the PERFECT company. It’s taken me a little while to write this event

As a Cambridge girl myself, I’m both an occasional cyclist as well as a motorist in our fair City and I’ve gathered many thoughts on this topic over the last year or two. With Le Tour De France about to race on through Cambridge City centre and the surrounding villages en route, I’ve been thinking more and more about cyclist etiquette. In my own personal experiences, everybody seems to have road rage…an

I’ve stayed in my fair share of luxury hotels and spas over the last year or so and I must say that I’m enjoying my chance to review such beautiful and grand venues, I’m always excited when checking into a new temporary home-from-home. However, I’ve become a creature of habit and have formed some “quirky” traits when checking into a new hotel room for the evening, one or two that frustrate t

Over the last five years, I’ve been reviewing and sampling many, many afternoon tea tiers – it’s truly a tough job, but somebody has to do it, right?! Hehe. This is a common question and I get asked it so regularly that I felt I needed to update my previous recommendations and share some thoughts on the best afternoon tea in Cambridge. When it comes to our favourite British pastime, I am very, very particular

I’ve been very vocal over the last few months about my weight loss and you’ve probably all been shouting at the “virtual” me asking me to pipe down – I’m not sorry (haha), as Sarah at Primal Performance has truly helped to change my life for the better. However. I’ve recently encountered an old issue that has stopped me (very literally) in my tracks. About 8 years ago, no thanks to my little pup at the time (yes, he’s still in

I was recently invited to join a very special party on the Cambridgeshire/Essex border to celebrate the launch of some very exciting happenings within a homely and vibrant cookery school that not even my food-loving self had heard of previously. You know me by now, I’m never one to turn down some feasting and a good old nosey around a fantastic venue. Just Cook is a purpose built cookery school nestled within the historic stat