I love an excuse to wander around my city. Sure, I’m an adoptive Manc, but I’ve been here for 29 of my 40 years, plus I married a Prestwich lad, so I think I’m prettyContinue reading
Author: Charlie H-S
Caviar Confessions
If you’re into your food as much as I am, sometimes you read a menu that just gets your imagination going. Sometimes it’s the creativity, sometimes it’s the pairing of ingredients and sometimes it’s becauseContinue reading
The Curve Fashion Festival 2018
The Curve Fashion Festival is a bit of a plus size fashion staple – I’ve been every year since it launched, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone. It’s an opportunity for fashion lovers, andContinue reading
Giving at Christmas 2018
Every year, I write a charity led blog post close to Christmas. Suggestions on spreading a little love at Christmas to those less fortunate. In one way, this year is no different. As we’re allContinue reading
Sending a little love with Paperless Post
If you blog, you’ll certainly have come across Paperless Post. A lot of invitations to events and launches are sent using them, because it’s easy to send something cute, keep track of who said yesContinue reading
Sustainability in Plus Size Fashion
I’m currently in the throes of planning my outfit for the Curve Fashion Festival. Yes, I know, I left it a little late, but my initial ideas have gone up on smoke and I’m movingContinue reading
Restaurant Review: Evuna, Deansgate
Manchester has more than enough restaurants for you to go to a new one every night – despite our recent closures, new ones are still opening, or on their way. And every so often youContinue reading
Gin Review: Oro Gin
Scotland has long been the biggest producer of gins in the UK, and as of 2017, they can add another couple to that list, Oro and Oro V. Both are made at the Dalton DistilleryContinue reading
Coffee Shop Opening: Heart & Graft, Salford
No, don’t worry if the name sounds familiar, it should. I mean, aside from anything else, I’ve been writing Heart & Graft on and off for ages. I’ve reviewed their coffee, judged in a coffeeContinue reading