• books

    Friday Reads

    I’m currently halfway through this bad boy, hence being quiet on here. Kate Morton is one of my favourite writers and this is an intriguing read. Love a good mystery! What is are you reading at the moment?

  • food

    Barcelona: Eating at Restaurant El Clot and Taverna Del Bisbe

    Happy New Year! Hope you’ve all had a lovely festive period of eating and drinking. It’s time to share some of my culinary recommendations from my trip to Barcelona last year. Lively Barcelona offers a broad affray of attractions that consistently appeal to tourists- Sagrada Familia, Park Guell and Camp Nou. In addition, the city boasts a diverse culinary culture which makes a visit there essential for any foodie. Here are two of the places I ate when I visited. We stayed outside of the city centre, which gave us the opportunity to see other neighbourhoods in Barcelona and experience the resident’s side of Barcelona. Restaurant El Clot This was…

  • Book Chat,  books

    Christmas Book Haul

    Happy New Year! Proof that my family know me so well. I’m really excited to get started on some of these delights- I’m already halfway through Fourth Wing! What books are you starting 2024 with?

  • Book Chat,  Book Reviews,  books

    Hidden book highlights of 2023

    It’s been an interesting year of reading. I have managed to read 31 books (although 2023 isn’t over yet, so there is still time to squeeze a few more in!) I have mainly kept up to date on sharing what I have read on here, however I realise there has been a few book highlights that I haven’t mentioned yet. So read on for a few little gems that I enjoyed this year…. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne “Long before we discovered that he had fathered two children by two different women, one in Drimoleague and one in Clonakilty, Father James Monroe stood on the altar of the…