VIDEO: Our Trip To Wales

It feels like far longer than a couple of weeks ago, but here is the vlog from our trip to Wales! If you like the seaside, then this one's for you...

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend - let me know what you got up to in the comments below!

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SPACES: Forge 2 Art Gallery In Oxfordshire

It's so easy to romanticise distant places and forget that your own area is very much worth exploring too... And with that in mind I present the first of a series showing you guys the sights that are very much worth seeing in my area. For reference, I live in the mighty midlands :)

The Forge 2 gallery in Oxfordshire can be found in beautiful Culworth village, a setting that looks about as English as any place could possibly be. Comprising of a larger gallery room and gift shop, it is a stunning space dedicated solely to celebrating the best of UK art. Each exhibition runs for a 12 week period, so each season will see a total transformation take place within its beautiful four walls.

I like to think it offers a little something for everyone; its current exhibition is home to beautiful woodwork, ceramics, paintings and a great deal more.

To me it is an idyllic little island, filled with carefully curated treasures waiting to be discovered...

Everything Emma Westmacott made was sheer perfection... The sea-inspired pieces were so special!

It's of course nigh on impossible to pick favourites from such a lovely selection, but the Emma Westmacott collection was stunning and I hankered after an Adam Ross tea set. I was alas limited by the contents of my bank account (or lack thereof) and went home with a delightful compromise: one of Clare Dawdry's dreamy turquoise mugs... mint tea has never been so delicious!

Adam Ross ceramics - such clean and tactile shapes!

The loveliest gift shop in the western hemisphere, probably

If you find yourself in the area I know you will be just as charmed by this space as I am... Sadly they do not have an online shop but you can follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or read up on their lovely website!

And there we have it - this was officially the most fun post I've ever had to research! Have you guys been doing your own exploring recently? I would love to hear about any lovely spaces near you in the comments below :)

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VIDEO: Simple Pleasures #2 - At The Beach

Good day to you my friend - if you were hoping to be eased into your Monday a little more gently, then today's video is most definitely for you!

Last week I went to Wales with some lovely ladies and had the most gorgeous of times. A vlog is following next week but for now, enjoy this little snapshot of our beach as part of my series on celebrating the simplest of pleasures.

How were your weeks everyone? I spent the weekend falling in love with alpacas and knitting my mum a hat... So it was pretty great! Lemme know how you are doing in the comments below!

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