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Autumn is here and brings the prettiest photo opportunities - here are my favourite recent Instagram shots frommy Instagram account; @PromisingYellow Autumn Beautiful Autumn! Fall, Fiery Fall - no matter what you call it, our transitional seasons always bring a riot of colour and at this time of year, when the low afternoon sun casts a golden glow on already warmed, bronze leaves it's just too good to ignore! This huge tree is on our doggie walking route so one of us got the camera out while the other had a good sniff... Up until a couple of weeks ago all the trees were leaden with big fat bunches of berries like these - 'Season of mists and mellow fruifulness...etc etc' Speaking of fruit, our crab apple tree in the garden was particularly generous this year meaning we've been eating apple crumble solidly for over a month now and my freezer is chocked full of more. Don't be fooled by the spots - crab apples have a delicious flavour to bake with when cooked. If ...

Before Autumn finishes, I wanted to shoehorn in this quick and easy DIY project to help cosy-up your home for FREEEEEEEE! A great, creative little project for couples, families and dog walkers! Go walking together through the countryside at sunset and collect any interesting finds, then compare what you create over some mulled wine or hot chocolate! Sort of a grown up art project - no glitter or sequins or crepe paper - and you have a beautiful instagram-worthy Autumnal decoration for your home! Autumn's nearly over and the hills are alive with the sounds of rustling leaves! The landscape changes at this time of year, everything becomes red and gold, berries are fat and the flowers of summertime have changed. I wanted to bring some of that texture and autumnal warmth into my home. The fields behind our home are full of all these strange fluffy plants (no idea what they are/were in summer?) and they were my centre piece. Anything that looked autumnal or had an int...

It's about this time of year when I kindle my cosy Autumnal spirit into full blown Winter Spirit  (and dare I even utter the festive C word?) with Autumn/Winter Movies, (see my favourite 11 cosy movies here) Bailey's hot chocolate and my annual Ski Holiday with Cee Cee, Tonya, Jessica and Lauren in Jane Claypool Miner's 'A Winter Love Story'. Do you remember Point Romance books? I still have quite the collection including this, my first and favourite: A Winter Love Story . As you can see it's well-read!! And that's because I've read it nearly every Winter since I was 13.  Every year I return to Paradise Lodge , go skiing with Tonya and Lauren, hate Angel and fall in love with Davey and Jon all over again . It's a wonderful, warm story about 4 girls trying to have the ski trip of their lives while dealing with their own drama. Green tights, yellow and purple sweater, orange and purple earrings --- aah yes, the 90s were interesting! Cee Cee is prob...

Against a backdrop of Autumn leaves, snow covered landscapes, roaring fireplaces, ice-skating rinks and beautiful countryside , enjoy 90s classics, beautiful Disney movies, period dramas and classic comedies . Here are my favourite films of Autumn to give you that warm, cosy feeling as you hide under a furry blanket and drink some hot chocolate (or mulled wine if you're in our house!). The Cutting Edge A 90s classic that doesn't age. Full of energy, vivid characters and excellent performances by all involved. Moira Kelly plays Kate, Olympic figure skating hopeful with a bossy, demanding work ethic that drives her skating partners away. D.B. Sweeney is the hockey star whose career is cut short before it even starts when he's smacked in the eye with a puck. Together, they try to overcome their mutual dislike to get to the winter olympics and win the gold all against a backdrop of snow, 90s power dressing and some wonderful workout wear from Moira Kelly. I also ...

Would you like some decadent looking photos of delicious dark chocolate? Then you're in the right place. A recent trip to Aldi saw this yummy bar of Moser Roth chocolate jump into my hand and I had to blog about it. The packaging, the mousse, and the chance to get Pinterest-y were too much to resist! This is not your regular dark chocolate which stands around 66% (Bourneville e.g.), this is super dark at 85% cocoa; t he chocolate mousse and orange syrup flavour inside make it just this side of bitter. This isn't the kind of chocolate you absentmindedly chew on when you have a sugar craving, it's more like a full bodied red wine or rich roast coffee; something to savour, enjoy slowly and, yes, it is rather an acquired taste to our 21st century, sugar-addicted tastebuds! I discovered Moser Roth as a cheaper alternative to Green & Blacks (which is getting quite extortionate IMO), and I love it! It has such a huge choice of flavours and is absolutely delicious.  My f...