Being a young Mum, running my own business, being a wife and having the house to run still is a daily gymnastic! I am learning to master the art slowly but surely. Not having a lot of time and sharing an allotment plot with one of my friend meant that I wanted to make the most of it.
You will tell me that I must be mad because where will I find the time? Well the answer is simple it does not take me too much time, I was looking for getting the best out of my first year and discovery journey of growing my own vegetables and fruits. I did not want to feel disheartened (as I really don’t need this at the moment) so I thought to go to my local gardening and pet shop and seek advice. I then decided to only go for the easy options with veg that would grow effortlessly and would give me great results and rewards and it has worked miraculously!
As a cheaper option I opted to purchase seeds that I could scatter in the ground without fuss. I waited For May to arrive before seeding (as earlier, the ground is still quite cold and it might be more difficult conditions for the seeds to develop).The other alternative is to buy plugs plants already a little grown for you but I personally think it is expensive. Otherwise you can grow your own plugs and then plant them for some varieties, it is the best survival option, I personally wanted a fuss free and less time consuming way and it worked so if I can do it, anyone can do it. It is a lovely feeling to be able to eat your own grown veg and it is so interesting to learn every time something and getting a little better hopefully each time…
The easy options that are working so far! Fingers crossed:
-French Radish (seeds) = great, already eating them -Lettuces (seeds) = great as well

-Herbs (chives, parsley, sage and mint) (seeds)= growing nicely
-Sugar snap peas (seeds) growing nicely (So far!)
-Nantes carrots (seeds) growing nicely
-courgettes (plant) growing nicely
-strawberries (plant) fruits not ready yet
-raspberries (plant) fruits not ready yet
-redcurrant (plant) no fruits yet but growing well
-Pumpkin (plant) = got totally eaten… so just planted another one. We shall see ;-)

Thanks a million to the editorial team of Period house magazine who featured our splashy marine Sucre Glace classic style Blue finish in their July issue. It looks fantastic!

OK – now this really is the last time!

We’re loving so much the interest in our Free UK Delivery campaign that we’ve decided to extend it for one final week. And when we say final we mean final this time..!

So, get yourselves over to www.milk-and-honey.co.uk to make the most of it until Saturday 14th June!

If you want to make the most of our fantastic Free UK Delivery offer you had better be quick as it finishes at midnight Friday 6th June. Normal delivery at £5.95 will return after this so hurry up!

It seems always difficult to find quirky shops with a lot of treasures to discover, different from the High street. However, I was walking through one of these lovely quintessentially Cardiffian arcades and found an oasis for fashion, accessories and gifts called Lunacy Boutique.

Lunacy boutique sells gorgeous trendy fashion and accessories. I fell in love with the “Vanessa” dress which is simple and well cut easy to wear yet incredibly fashionable, a must have for an everyday dress. The beautiful glitter bow hairclip is another product to add to the list, so cute and finishes off effortlessly an outfit!

If you do not live around Cardiff, do not worry you will not miss out as Lunacy boutique is selling online as well, my little sister loves it so much that she orders on the net from Paris! Magic!

He has revolutionised the fashion for women by introducing us to wear trouser suits and trenches inspired from military uniforms, he was a pioneer of his field and a genius in obtaining the utter femininity through these manly style of clothes. Inspiration came from what was happening on the street and also came from cultures across the globe: caftans from his North African childhood were one of his favourite; and safari-inspired clothes, Russian peasant tops, Spanish gypsy skirts and Chinese silk jackets, a total revolution for the Haute Couture world!

Saint Laurent was the one transforming Haute-couture by creating a more wearable and popular designs which gave birth to the “prêt a porter”. In 1966, his Rive Gauche store became the first ready-to-wear boutique opened by a couture designer.