This year has flown. It doesn’t feel like two minutes since my Goodbye 2016… post, but somehow it’s time for me to write another. Like last year, globally it’s been a shitter. Every time I see a push notification from a news app on my phone, I feel a sinking gnawing sickness – which right…
Crafty Afternoon With Viking – #VikingArtyParty Leeds
I love crafting. It’s something I haven’t had much time for in the last few years (PhD, work, excuses excuses, etc.) but when I do make time to sit down and make – at risk of sounding like one of those nonsense mindfulness apps – it fills my soul with joy. I genuinely think there’s…
Jamie’s Italian, Leeds
There’s nothing quite like a very late lunch/early dinner with cocktails to kick off the weekend, is there? Recently Dan and I spent the tail end of a Friday afternoon in Jamie’s Italian Leeds, having been kindly invited to try out some of the new menu offerings. Though Jamie’s Italian has been open on Park…
Issho Leeds – Bao & Bubbles Brunch
I’ve had a run of missing out on fun stuff these last couple of months, with the teaching year drawing to a close and conference season kicking off. One thing I was particularly salty about was missing a tasting night and a launch party for Leeds’ newest and swishest Japanese dining destination, Issho. Luckily for me,…
Iceland 2016 | Eating Reykjavik
In case you missed it, the UK has been melting in a horrendous heatwave. I figured it was about time I sat at my desk with a freezing cold coke and a fan blowing on me, and thought back to happier and colder times in Iceland last year… I know, I know. It was December…
Samsung Galaxy S8 – Launch Event & Initial Thoughts
Sometimes, this little blog of mine really gives me some “pinch me I’m dreaming, are you for real?!” moments. When an invite landed in my inbox from Carphone Warehouse for the new Samsung Galaxy S8 launch event, I was gobsmacked. For a little bit of history, I’ve always been an Android girl – NEVER an iPhone…
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017…
Goodbye 2016, and good riddance… it was a bit of a dogshit year, wasn’t it? I’ll admit, during the bits where I wasn’t locked away trying to get my thesis finished, I was mainly shaking my head and despairing at the news. On a global scale, absolutely horrendous year. On an individual level, not too…