Five best accessories for summer gardens
Spring is finally here! Dust down your flipflops, crack out the Pimms and get out in the garden – it may have been a little…
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Lazy days in Dorset
It was my birthday a few weeks ago, and some friends and I headed down to Dorset to stay in a gorgeous little cottage in…
View PostHow to: have a little garden party
We spent last weekend at a cottage on the Dorset coast enjoying the sunshine, and gorgeous gift website www.dotcomgiftshop.com sent me the loveliest gardeny things…
View PostReview: Sealskinz grey cable knit waterproof beanie hat
This lovely little beanie is the newest addition to my hat collection, thanks to the fab outdoorsy kids over at Sealskinz. I’ve always been a…
View PostInterview with Bee Watson of The Cocktail Caravan
Bee Watson and Kate Norman are my new girl heroes. This awesome entrepreneurial twosome who once ‘dreamed a little dream of buying a caravan and…
View PostInterview with foraging expert Fergus Drennan
We chat to Fergus Drennan, of fantastic foraging blog Wild Man Wild food, about eating frogspawn, living off the fat of the land and life…
View PostSurfing in St Davids, Pembrokeshire
I went surfing in gorgeous St Davids in Pembrokeshire last weekend. The sea was FREEZING but the weather was beautiful. And we made a new…
View PostInterview: The Guyrope Gourmet on camping cookery
Josh Sutton, aka the Guyrope Gourmet, is not a fan of baked beans. Instead, he likes nothing more than to haul fresh neck fillets of…
View PostRecipe: The Guyrope Gourmet’s mussels with beer and coriander
We’ve just interviewed Josh Sutton, aka the Guyrope Gourmet, about his love of good food and good camping. He’s very kindly given us this fantastic…
View PostHow to: survive in the urban jungle, a video guide
The hilarious bunch at Bloomsbury books have made a very informative video on how to live through all kinds of urban peril to promote brilliant…
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The Girl Outdoors in The Simple Thing’s March issue
I’ve written a guide to country walks in the beautiful March issue of my favourite magazine, The Simple Things. There’s an explanation of the Right…
View PostInterview with women’s cycling ambassador Lydia Boylan
National cycling charity CTC have put together a brand new, women-only elite cycling team, to help promote cycling and encourage girls to get on their…
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How to: orient yourself by the stars
If you’re stranded in the dark, your best resource is the night sky above you. Rich Johnson explains how to use the stars to guide…
View PostReview: Mountain Warehouse women’s Shimana merino base layer
I do like a good baselayer – especially one as fluffy and soft as my new Shimana merino layer, £29.99 from the fantastic Mountain Warehouse.…
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