Collective Inspiration - Holly Bantleman

Collective Inspiration – Holly Bantleman

Collective Inspiration – Holly Bantleman.   I was thinking recently how bloody lucky I am to have so many inspiring and frankly wonderful people in my life. But I don’t want to keep them all to myself! That line of thinking quickly drew me to kick off our Collective Indi...
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We Love To Boogie

We Love To Boogie

It’s true, we love to dance. We also love the fashion company of the same name We Love To Boogie Purveyors of vintage clothing and their own t-shirt ranges, we’re currently hankering after a few of their designs. Our favourite slogans have to be ‘Real Men Listen To Disco’ and ‘Your Disco Needs You’, you...
Pukka up

Pukka up

If I say ‘Pukka Tea is organic, ayurvedic teas’ you may well – quite understandably – ask ‘what the Dickens & Jones is ayurvedic tea?”. Well my friend, in a nutshell, Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old holistic Hindu system of medicine that is all about balancing the body and mind through proper drinking, diet, lifestyle...
Don't be a doormat

Don’t be a doormat

Lately, I have developed a bit of an obsession with door mats. There’s no real reason why. I don’t have my own house, let alone my own front door but I can’t help but collect pictures of these quirky little guys.           I actually have that last one, in my bottom...
To fringe or not to fringe.

To fringe or not to fringe.

I’m having an almost daily battle with my inner monologue on deciding whether to get a fringe cut in again or not. I’m constantly seeing girls around London and on the internet that have the most amazing fringes, but I just can’t seem to bring myself to get the chop. I keep longingly looking at...
Stairway to heaven?

Stairway to heaven?

Walking up stairs can be a bit of a chore sometimes. You know, you’re downstairs watching TV and you’ve left your cardigan all the way upstairs, which at this point in time could be Everest for all you know. But, stairs would never be anything but fun if you were to decorate them like the...
Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Everyone has a food allergy of some kind these days; don’t eat wheat, can’t tolerate gluten, don’t eat food that once blinked etc. Me? I try not to eat sugar. I won’t bore you with the details but suffice to say, it can make making desserts and sweet treats nigh on impossible. But, fret not...
Currently Coveting....Hendricks Gin

Currently Coveting….Hendricks Gin

We love Hendrick at CI HQ. So much so, that we went to a special Hendricks Gin Afternoon Tea in London just so we could try their special fusion of cocktails. Gin goes very well with scones, did you know this? Anyway, what we would really like, would be to enjoy our favourite gin whilst...
Girl Crush....Rachel Khoo

Girl Crush….Rachel Khoo

I think, if I’m being honest, I’m a little bit in love with Rachel Khoo. Not only is she an amazing chef, she is super stylish and has a fantastic fringe – what more can you ask for? Even though she is well known for learning to bake in Paris, she was actually born in...
Meat Liquor

Meat Liquor

It took us a while, but we eventually made it to Meat Liquor. After resisting the hype for this long, we finally headed over to taste what had been described ‘the best burgers in London’. We’d heard that you can end up waiting up to an hour just to be seated so obviously we decided...
Port Eliot Festival 2012

Port Eliot Festival 2012

If you were lucky enough to head down to the Port Eliot Festival last week, we are seriously envious!   Set in the picturesque town of St. Germans in Cornwall, it is an annual celebration of words, music, imagination, laughter and our example of a dream long-weekend. With performers and guests such as Jessica Hynes,...
Currently coveting...Film Map

Currently coveting…Film Map

OK, so I can’t covert something I’ve already bought but it hasn’t been delivered yet so it still counts. A map, loosely based on the style of a vintage Los Angeles street map, made up of over 900 film titles. Instead of normal names, roads and areas are called Jurassic Park, Field of Dreams, Valley...
Union Jacks

Union Jacks

My friends and I recently made a mid-year resolution to not eat in restaurant chains any more. So goodbye Leon and sayonara Pizza Express, we will only venture to the as yet untapped (by us) estabishments from now on! London is a big city and it is a crime to just stick with the familar....