I'm no stranger to afternoon tea, we know that by now. It's also become something that I do with my mum, our little time-out together to catch up on life and send ourselves into a sugar coma. The latest venue was Ivy's Vintage Tearoom in nearby...
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We don't get to Nuneaton that often. Maybe twice in the past few years - usually after we've been invited for the blog. So how we could manage to choose the day that the whole town was on lockdown after someone took a few people hostage beggars...
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From the minute Birmingham's first Sear and Smoke Festival was announced, I knew it was going to be a good'un. Add Original Patty Men to the guys from Digbeth Dining Club, throw in some of the UK's best street food traders, a load of music and...
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Trying to get a firefighter to a spa isn't the easiest thing. Especially when they've been mentally scarred by one. The last time I took Mr M into a spa, I inadvertently signed us up for some 'romantic' experience that involved us having to read...
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Argh I'm so behind with my blog posts. Looking at pictures of our trip epic road trip, it feels like a million years ago but I'm only just over a month behind. Ironically I'm writing this after just returning from Italy AGAIN for the day job...
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What's this? Two blog posts on Leicester in succession? I've been making an effort to branch out a bit more and am finding myself all over the place these days. But with Leicester pretty much the same distance from me as Birmingham, I figured it's...
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Street food is where it's at. It's a craze that just seems to be growing and growing, with no sign of anyone getting bored. Digbeth Dining Club is a must-do event in Birmingham and even ventures over my way sometimes, taking up residence in Coventry...
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