In The Bag - A Wintry Walk

Clockwise from the top -Quilted Jacket from Barbour - Wellies from Joules - Leather Backpack from Eazo -
 Leather Thermos Flask from Beg Bicycles - Wellies from Joules - Leather Backpack from Paper High - 
Leather Backpack from Iris

Mercury on the thermometer may have plummeted but this should not be an excuse to stay indoors. Although I know how alluring the warmth of an open fire, a pot of tea and a good book can be when outside the air is crisp.  Pack a flask of freshly brewed coffee or hot chocolate, put on a warm coat, hat, gloves and scarf, tuck toes snuggly into boots lined with fluffy socks and head outside.  Exhale dragons breath and listen for the crunch of frost with every step.  

Until next time, take care.

Zoe
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Summer Festival Hairstyles

With less than fifty days until we head down to Dorset for a fun filled weekend at Camp Bestival, the girls and I are starting to think about festival hairstyles.  We have all been busily pinning ideas and inspiration on Pinterest, with time to practice the more complicated ones.  So I thought as the weather has been beautifully balmy the past few days I would share some of our favourites, to help inspire some summer hair styling for you all.

Full tutorial here

Fabulous beach waves- how to here

Love messy buns - details here

Love plaits - more here

Love this idea - full details here 

Love this - full tutorial

Have fun creating some of these. Until next time, take care.

Zoe

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Lovely Links

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Over the past few weeks I have been immersed in Pinterest and blogland, finding inspiration for our garden, our home and for my life in general.  So today I though it might be fun to share a few links with you.

In a mission to be more organised this year I am loving Viv's weekly filofax decorating posts.

Every week I love to read Rona's interviews with florists on her gorgeous blog, Flowerona. Horticulture was on my list of new directions when I started considering changing careers! Click here to read the latest one.

I was thrilled to see Holly of Decor 8 and her husband welcomed into the world their beautiful son this past week. Congratulations!  Decor 8 has been a favourite blog of mine for several years. 

As a mother of an almost teenage daughter and two teenage sons I found this post about sexism in schools very poignant and probably has made me worry a little more.

Even though storms have continued to batter our country I have been starting to think about our garden this year.  I am really hoping to finish clearing old shrubs and opening up the space even more.  So of course I have been pinning inspiration on my garden board!

With spring hopefully not too far away I have also been thinking about my style.  The older I get the more comfortable I feel in my own skin, although I will be aiming to tone up properly this year! I know what I like to wear and hopefully what suits me, so I've been adding some style ideas to my style board.

Meanwhile I am lusting after these Orla Kiely shoes from Clarks!

And I have finally started using Bloglovin which means I can read all of my favourite blogs in one place.

So what have you been reading and pinning so far this month? Please do share as I love to find new things.

Until next time, take care.
Zoe
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