Christmas at Kew Gardens 2018
On 28th December 2018 by HelenKew Gardens aka the most enchanting place you’ll ever see at Christmas. Just like last year Christmas at Kew was my present from mum, and just like last year we spent the early afternoon on Oxford Street shopping and having lunch at the fabulous Hemsley and Hemsley in Selfridges (100% gluten free restaurant) before making
Farmacy, Westbourne Grove, London
On 28th July 2018 by HelenA couple of weeks ago, after visiting The Allergy and Free From Show at London Olympia, I took mum for dinner at a place I’ve always wanted to visit, Farmacy, in Westbourne Grove. I’ve heard about this place from so many bloggers/vloggers and thought it would be a great place to try for dinner. As
Afternoon Tea at Barnsdale Lodge, Rutland
On 31st May 2018 by HelenThis post is long overdue! In March, as part of mum’s birthday celebrations, I took her and some friends up to Rutland to a place mum loves called Barnsdale Lodge. Not far from Rutland Water the Lodge is a beautifully converted farm building with elegant interior and split almost into three sections. There’s a garden
Edinburgh
On 29th April 2018 by HelenThree weeks ago now (how is it three weeks already?) my friend Dexter was over from America with his friend Riley doing a tour of the UK. We’d already met up in London within the first few days of them arriving and then on 7th April we all headed for Edinburgh. I’d been out the
Élan Cafe, Knightsbridge, London
On 22nd April 2018 by HelenOn Saturday myself, Liv, Steph and Emma went for a girls’ day in London, more specifically we went to Élan Cafe. Élan Cafe has two locations, one in Mayfair opposite The Dorchester hotel and one in Knightsbridge just past Harrods. After initially going to the wrong store (Mayfair) we took a taxi to the one
Leggero Restaurant London
On 28th February 2018 by HelenA couple of weeks ago now I went to London to see my best friend Emily for a girly catch up and a very belated birthday dinner. I let her choose where we went as she lives in London and always manages to find us cool little places to visit and this was no exception.
2018 Goals and Resolutions
On 7th January 2018 by Helen2017 was quite possibly my best year yet and I can’t quite believe what I achieved, saw and did in those 365 days. I started the year in Sydney in the Botanic Gardens watching the fireworks, spent the middle of the year in New Zealand and the last few months back at home in the
Blogweekendmas 2nd & 3rd December – Waddesdon Manor
On 5th December 2017 by HelenThis weekend was a great start the Blogweekendmas. It flew by and I can safely say I was exhausted at work on Monday. Saturday kicked things off. I headed to Wattle&Co for coffee and gluten free pancakes stacked with stewed apple and maple syrup (I should own shares in this place I swear). I spent
What Is Coeliac Disease?
On 2nd December 2017 by HelenIf you’ve read this blog for a while you’ll remember reading pretty much about a year ago my ‘Let’s Talk Gluten’ post where I went into some detail about coeliac disease and where I was in the process of my diagnosis. Since that post a few things have changed, but as always with most coeliacs
Las Iguanas Review
On 12th November 2017 by HelenFoodie post alert…I feel if I can’t travel, I’ll eat and I’ll always choose carbs as the way forwards because, well, they’re just so good. It does mean I complain on a weekly bases to my PT that my weight’s pretty stable and not going down as fast as I’d like (poor man’s just learnt