Bonehead

Birmingham is pretty awesome when it comes to food these days and it’s high time I started blogging more about my local food scene. One of the newest additions to the city is Bonehead which specialises in fried chicken –  easily one of my favourite things in life.

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ORGANIC SKINCARE IN BIRMINGHAM

On Saturday I visited Honest in Birmingham’s lovely Great Western Arcade as I had a birthday voucher that I have been meaning to use! It’s one of my favourite spots in the city because it’s so aesthetically pleasing and full of lovely organic beauty products. It’s just so reassuring to know exactly what you’re putting

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WEEKEND FUN

This weekend has been pretty jam packed full of food, shopping and entertaining my aunt who is on a flying visit from Hong Kong. I had thought long and hard on where to take her for lunch this weekend and ended up returning to a real crowd pleaser, Mowgli in Birmingham. I’ve always said that

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HONEST

  These days, social media is where we discover a lot of new brands, hotel recommendations and food destinations. I’ve definitely purchased items after discovering them directly on social media and I have a never ending list of places to that I need to visit, most of which seem to involve #millenialpink sofas – I

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HALF MOONS, TEARDROPS & TEA CUPS

I’ve got my mince pie, festive candles lit and fluffy slippers on and I’m about to show you some new bits that I found at a Christmas craft fair. There are loads happening up until Christmas and I love discovering independent sellers and meeting the crafters themselves. I visited one locally to me at the

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ASTON HALL

Sometimes rainy days turn into the best days and it’s all about exploring what’s on your doorstep. Aston Hall is just a short trip out of Birmingham city centre and it’s home to an amazing 17th century Jacobean red brick mansion. It’s in a bit of a weird (and not the most desirable) location but

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FLUORESCENT MAGIC

Time for an Arty post! There are some exhibitions that I get really excited about and I always make sure to pen in some dates and buy tickets in advance. The Dan Flavin exhibition, ‘It is what it is and it ain’t nothing else’ was one which I had heard about much earlier in the

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GARDEN TERRACE

Jumper – COS, Blouse – Zara, Skirt – Urban Outfitters, Necklace –  Love Hearts and Crosses, Rings – Monica Vinader, Shoes – Nike Air Pegasus 83, Bag – Kenzo As a blogger, I’m always making mental notes of places with potential for blog posts and I’ve been meaning to take photos on the garden terraces at the

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KILLER FLAT WHITE

There is an awesome independent coffee scene in Birmingham and all the coffee shops are a little network where they all support each other, so it’s lovely little community. I visit them all for different reasons whether it’s because they serve great brunch, do the best teas or make a killer flat white. I may not

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