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Whilst sat in my local coffee shop a few weeks back trying to work out precisely which etiquette faux pas really got me riled, I had a bit of a brainwave whilst getting rather frustrated by the small child stood on the same seating I had parked my bottom to enjoy my Cappuccino, staring intently at me whilst picking his nose. Lovely. The parent couldn’t have cared less and I had to avoid awkward eye contact with this gold

I recently hired out my Vintage-style Bell Tent to one local tea-loving lady (I won’t name names ; ) for her daughters’ upcoming celebrations. She was in fact hosting her wedding at home in their stunning garden in a village just outside of Cambridge, complete with vegetable and herb gardens, even free range chickens wandering around, ruling the roost – I was in love! We rolled up on the Friday evening with &

I’ve just returned from a well deserved break away, it was very much needed and after just 4 days in the Suffolk countryside, I feel like I’ve had a week away. My partner in camping crime joined me for a camp out at our favourite (and extremely peaceful) campsite at “Bailiffs Cottage” very close to Hollesley Bay. Our tent and all the annual camping gibbons did us proud yet again, with an array of foldin

Here goes my first try at being a little more creative with my writing style, please don’t judge me too harshly ; ) I was swimming in a large outdoor pool that reminded me of a blue lagoon in colour (see, I told you I was trying to be a bit more creative!), with the hot sun beaming down on me and surrounded by grapevines and roses. I felt as though I was indulging myself on a French vineyard, however this was in fact the

The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club is a fast growing clay shooting and cake loving club. What more needed to be said before I would say yes to joining their first annual conference to talk?! I would like to thank Victoria Knowles-Lack, the organiser and “Head Girl” for the club (and amazing events hostess to boot) for inviting me to speak at her very first conference. This lady is more than inspiring, she has done

As co-hosts of the Cambridge Clandestine Cake Club, Deepa & I will be joining some other members as well as the creator of this fantastic national cake club, Lynn Hill, at London’s Earls Court on Saturday 14th September 2013. The CCC stand will be there from the 13th – 15th September, so do go and say hello to Lynn and the team and wave at me if you see me there on the Saturday, it would be great to meet some fellow

With inhibitions thrown to the wind and potential tiredness, sweatiness and general dirtiness looming at a festival or open air concert, it’s very easy for your good manners and common courtesy to be left behind, but it’s important to be aware of others around you whilst having fun. There are no real rules “set in stone” for this topic, however, as a lover of gigs and festivals myself, I sometimes come

For some time, an old colleague of mine in my last job had been telling me to get over to Balzanos for a great cup of coffee and a bite to eat as they had recently extended their premises and were no longer just an Italian shop, but a superb coffee shop too. I knew his recommendation was a trustworthy one as his girlfriend is Italian and this is the ONLY place outside of Cambridge city centre that she will go to for a cuppa. I

I was asked to teach an afternoon tea baking lesson with Erika and her team at Cambridge Kitchens on Mill Road as part of Independent Retail Week and I leapt at the chance of trying out a new kitchen, naturally. This was a stunning kitchen, one of the best I’ve personally baked in, fitted with “Great British Bake Off” style Neff ovens complete with sliding doors, we were all in love with these as the afternoo