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My name is Anca and I'm an expat living in Liverpool for the last decade.[read more...]
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- High Park Reservoir
- How Many Cosmetics Do I Need
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- SS Great Britain
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- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
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- Bath Postal Museum
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- The Georgian House Museum, Pictures Only
- Sally Lunn’s Kitchen Museum
- M Shed
- Christmas at Duhnam Massey
- [+] November
- November Roundup
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- Levant Mine and Beam Engine
- Pasties on the harbour
- Lanhydrock
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- New Christmas Sandwiches at Co-op
- Pendennis Castle
- Botallack Mines
- River of Lights, Pictures Only
- Boscastle Harbour and Tea rooms
- East Pool Mine
- Halloween 2018
- [+] October
- October Roundup
- Lizard Point and Kynance Cove
- The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
- Christmas Press Day Metquarter
- Gunwalloe
- Tintagel. The Old Post Office, Cliffs, and Church
- Festus on Holiday
- Sunset on the Cornish Coast
- My thoughts on The Apprentice
- 3 Books You Should Read
- Recipes for Halloween
- Liverpool’s Dream. Giant Spectacular. Sunday
- Liverpool’s Dream. Giant Spectacular. Saturday
- Liverpool's Dream. Giant Spectacular. Friday
- Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
- The Perks of Being a Home Owner
- September Roundup
- [+] September
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- July Roundup
- Michael Eden at Waddesdon Manor
- Kaliakra, Bulgaria
- Why you should NOT drive before these doing 3 things
- Fiction or Non-Fiction?
- First World Nightmares
- My Passiflora
- The White House, Bladon
- 11 Things I Learned In 11 Years of Marriage
- The Oxfordshire Museum
- 20 Years of F1
- The Black Prince Pub
- Kayaking
- 30 Days Wild
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- March roundup
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- Meet Schrödinger, our Guest
- New Office boots from Selfridges
- Celebrity MUA Masterclass
- Conference: Slaves of Fashion: Archives, Art and Ethics
- Wild birds and days out
- Bloggers and Real Lives
- Travel Memories Series
- Volunteering
- International Women's Day Celebrations
- My favourite pieces of jewellery
- The Terracotta Warriors
- [+] February
- We Have Snow
- February roundup
- Skin Doctors Vit C
- Visit My Mosque - Abdullah Quilliam
- Chinese New Year, pictures only
- John Lewis - Home Design Service
- Recipes for Valentine's Day
- Vionic Shoes
- Wella System Professional Repair Perfect Ends
- What's in my handbag
- The Wallace Collection
- Unexpected Cat in the Kitchen
- Tate Britain
- [+] January
- January roundup
- The Real Greek
- St Albans
- St Albans Cathedral
- New blog: Coffee and Books
- Darkest Hour
- Museum of London Docklands
- Ye Olde Fighting Cocks. Oldest pub in England
- Baavet Wool Filled Pillows
- Welwyn Garden City
- Superfoods
- Tan Products
- Simple Cosmetics
- A decade of Vegetarianism
- 2018 Goals: blog, personal, travel
- [+] December
- [-]2017
- [-] December
- December books
- My Christmas, 2017
- My 2017
- Merry Christmas
- 8th Gotcha Day
- 2017 Goals, how I did
- 5 Most popular posts this year
- Volunteering at Victorian Christmas
- Vegetarian Christmas Ideas
- Peak View Tearooms
- Snow in Peak District
- Why I think that self care is important
- 10 items I loved this year from the goodie bags
- Best Luxury Mince Pies
- Last Questions
- Sassoon Men at Metquarter
- My November
- [-] November
- Make Your Own Advent Calendar
- Harry Potter Games Night
- 100 places in UK in 6 years
- November Books
- Rose Necklace by The Eternity Rose
- Very Christmas Party
- Malpas
- The Bull Pub, Malpas
- Telescope Phone Lens
- My birthday
- Las Iguanas
- Eat&Drink and Ideal Home
- Autumnal recipes
- 23 Questions
- Barry M MakeUp
- National Football Museum
- Café Rouge at intu Trafford Centre
- Halloween 2017
- My October
- [-] October
- Liverpool Halloween Lantern Carnival
- Gifts for Christmas at Metquarter
- Autumnal reads
- TENATalk
- Staccups
- New iPhone SE
- Primark Slippers
- The Alyn
- The Little Book of LYKKE
- Pictures from Manchester
- The Donkey Sanctuary
- A little Auto love n care
- Wrexham
- Star Wars Giveaway
- Questions about me and others
- Liverpool Fashion Week
- Anniversary
- My September
- [-] September
- Books in September
- BlogOnXmas 2017
- The White Cross Pub
- My boy turns 8: 8 things you didn't know about him
- Vitamin E Moisture Cream
- Lion Salt Works
- What's cooking
- St. Mary’s Church Weaverham
- Questions about the past and the future
- The Holly Bush
- Great Budworth
- Disney Giveaway
- Anderton Boat Lift
- Painting Classes with The Paint Republic
- The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory
- Blackpool Illuminations
- 3 reasons why I love owning my home
- My August
- [-] August
- Manchester Jewish Museum
- Blists Hill Victorian Town
- Pyjama and Robe from UKLingerie
- Currently reading
- The Clipper Race
- La Notte Rosa at Bella Italia
- How I keep my hair healthy
- How to improve the SEO for your blog
- Peppermint Intensive Cooling Foot Rescue The Body Shop
- 30 Random Questions
- The Bowes Museum
- Marvel Giveaway
- Barnard Castle
- Knutsford
- The Labyrinth Challenge
- My July
- [-] July
- Paladone Disney Quiz Night
- Books, more books
- Hall's Croft
- Weekly Shopping
- Frodsham
- Wheatsheaf Inn Wirral
- Witley Court and Gardens
- Women's Running Race Series - 5k
- British Style Collective - Shopping and Designers
- British Style Collective - Catwalk and Alcatel Arena Show
- Greener Cleaner Products review and giveaway
- The Queen's Head Frodsham
- Shakespeare's New Place and Shakespeare's Grave
- Varta Power Bank 6000 and 2600 Review
- Shakespeare's Birthplace
- My June
- [-] June
- Flywheel Festival at Bicester Heritage
- Bridgestone Event
- Nature in Art Museum
- What I've been reading
- Transformation
- How I prepare for 5k
- Festus and the pigeon
- Why I love caravanning?
- Ancient Egypt at Liverpool World Museum
- Let's talk about money
- 1 year of daily smoothies
- 40th anniversary of Williams at Silverstone
- 15 Ways to feel at Home in a Foreign Country
- The Luminarium
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- [-] May
- 7 Books in May
- 3 Funny things people have asked me
- Goslings
- BlogOn MSI May
- Paladone Party
- LightNight Liverpool 2017
- Why I use Photoshop
- Cookies and Muffins by Paul Hollywood
- Very Holiday Event
- 100 Questions in 10 words or less
- Agnes Vase by Normann Copenhagen
- Towneley Hall
- Lunch at The Inn On The Wharf
- Burnley
- Getting ready for a long day trip
- Donington Historic Festival
- My April
- [-] April
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- Books I read this month
- My blog through the years
- Turton Tower
- Why I love London
- Bedtime routine
- Lapsang Souchong, my favourite tea
- Behind the scenes of blog photography: backgrounds
- Chalkboard bundle review and giveaway
- The Konjac Sponge
- SoLita Preston
- 5 books
- International Women's Day
- 10 a day for 1 week
- Which is worse, failing or never trying?
- My February
- [-] February
- [-] January
- Making my own perfume
- Chinese New Year, Liverpool
- Why I'm celebrating Valentine's Day
- The 1930s at Sudley House
- ASDA Wonky Veg Box
- The Design Museum
- Special cake at Patisserie Valerie
- iTunes giveaway
- Why I'm Never going to say No to Cake
- Reading challenge 2016 - Did I fail?
- Travel Bucket List for 2017
- Shoryu Ramen
- No7 Overnight Revitalising Hand Treatment
- My goals for 2017
- Blogging goals for 2017
- 365 Project – December
- [-] December
- [+]2016
- [+] December
- Good things
- Christmas 2016
- Merry Christmas
- My 2016
- Courtesy car
- Blogging Goals for 2016 - How I did
- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
- Best 9 On Instagram
- Personal Goals for 2016 - How I did
- Vegan menu at Vapiano
- Inglenook Farm
- St. Nicholas Day
- 15 Recipes for Christmas
- DreamWorks Lights Lantern Experience
- 10 Good things
- 365 Project – November
- [+] November
- Shoryu Ramen Manchester
- Hi Gear Kinder WP Walking Boots
- Why I love UK
- Christmas tree: artificial or real?
- Tate Modern
- Linlithgow Palace
- The 1920s
- Edinburgh Castle
- My birthday in London
- Gladstone's Land
- St. Giles' Cathedral
- My birthday
- Preston Mill
- Scottish National Gallery
- Festive Gift Fair
- Blackness Castle
- 10 Good things
- Hopetoun Farm Shop
- Lallybroch
- Bonfire night on the docks
- Edinburgh
- Baking the bake off
- Halloween
- 365 Project – October
- [+] October
- The Kelpies at night
- Richmondshire museum
- What we did on Halloween
- Jewellery Quarter Museum
- Richmond castle
- Kew Gardens in Autumn
- Things I learned about caravanning
- Kensington Palace
- Pick your own Pumpkin
- Timeline British History review and giveaway
- Books I’ve enjoyed lately #3
- The Household Cavalry Museum
- Day-trip Essentials
- Freud and I
- The Supreme Court, London, pictures only
- Home of Charles Darwin
- Why I love Instagram
- National Railway Museum
- 10 Good things
- 14 years ago
- 365 Project – September
- [+] September
- Lullingstone Roman Villa
- Jewel Tower and my little piece of history
- Blog On Conference, September
- Lush
- Volair SPA
- Kelsey Farm Shop, London
- No one told me
- Bygones Tea Room
- Sky Garden
- Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium
- Carlisle Castle
- 10 Good things
- Museum of Brands
- What's cooking #5
- Chesters Roman Fort
- Vineyard Farm Shop
- 2nd Home anniversary
- 365 Project – August
- [+] August
- [+] July
- [+] June
- Escape room Manchester
- Stainsby Mill
- Electric Mountain
- C'est la vie
- Houses in Essex
- 5 Good things
- BBC Gardener's World Live
- BBC Good Food Show Summer
- Diglake Farm Shop
- Rex Whistler
- Knaresborough Bed Race
- GOMO, my plans for this Summer
- National Portrait Gallery
- Good things
- Handmade candle from Beyond Candles
- Caernarfon Castle
- 365 Project – May
- [+] May
- 30 days Smoothie Challenge
- Think before you flush
- What's cooking... in the caravan
- New me, thanks to Sassoon Salon
- Holy Island, Anglesey
- Timeline and Dobble review
- Caravanning for the first time
- Good things
- LightNight 2016
- Sassoon Salon blogger event
- Real Handful snacks review
- Books I’ve enjoyed lately #2
- Giveaway
- 5 Good things
- BlogOn Conference
- 365 Project – April
- [+] April
- [+] March
- Croxteth Hall Greenhouse
- My Easter
- 10 Good things
- Cocktail Masterclass at Black Dog Ballroom
- Hobby Crafts and Cake International
- Blogging for free
- What's cooking #2
- 125th anniversary - Crufts 2016
- Bloggers conquer Snowdon
- Not suitable for vegetarians
- Blue Desert
- Books I've enjoyed lately
- Vapiano Manchester
- 10 Good things
- Blog On Ice Breaker
- 365 Project - February
- [+] February
- [+] January
- Good things
- What's cooking
- The Happiness Tag
- Jamie's Italian review
- Vegan leather jacket
- What I ate Wednesday #WIAW
- 3 movies I loved last year
- Good things
- Eating healthy while away with work
- Yew Tree Farm
- Reading challenge 2016
- Blogging Goals for 2016
- The Best Thing About Being Vegetarian
- Personal Goals for 2016
- [+] December
- [+]2015
- [+] December
- My Christmas
- My 2015 by month
- Merry Christmas
- I achieved all my goals in 2015
- Knowsley Safari Park in December
- Christmas traditions
- My home decorated for Christmas
- Good things
- The Best Christmas Gift
- Rufford Abbey
- Handmade Christmas cards
- Saint Nicholas Day
- Pilates at Runway Pilates
- Vegetarian Christmas
- Nine to Five Heels
- Roundup for my favourite place in UK
- [+] November
- BEDN - How Did It Go? Reflections
- Blogging at Christmas
- Derby
- 15 things I learned as an expat in UK
- Nostalgia
- Sherwood forest
- Liverpool Christmas market
- Healthy Living: food, exercise and mental health
- National Trust Museum of Childhood
- Homemade coffee body scrub
- Work from home
- Home sweet home
- 40 before 40
- Donington Park
- My birthday
- Weeping window
- 5 Good things
- The Apprentice, my favourite TV show
- Favourite place in UK, linky
- Walking in high heels
- Blogger Event in Liverpool
- My unusual Hobbies
- Bonfire night, Liverpool
- National Maritime Museum
- Fan museum
- Food Glorious Food
- Mercedes-Benz World
- Halloween and BEDN
- [+] October
- Museums in Cambridge
- Christmas gifts at Metquarter
- 5 Good things
- Made .com review
- Pick the pumpkin and Halloween ideas
- Jump In
- A day in Cambridge
- Geocaching
- V&A
- Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden
- Wellington Arch
- Giveaway for Remembrance Day
- 5 Good things
- Covent Garden
- Halloween linky and giveaway
- The Great British Bake Off, bake along
- Tune Hotels Liverpool review
- Blackpool and fireworks
- Made .com launch at Metquarter
- 13 years ago
- Imperial War Museum, Manchester
- [+] September
- Stratford upon Avon
- Cirquec, burlesque bar in Manchester
- Lyme House
- New cashmere poncho
- Rock Houses
- Heritage Open Day in Chester
- Warwick
- A day in Oxford
- The cottage
- Danny, the horse
- 10 Good things
- Sisterhood of the World Bloggers
- My 8 Photos of Happiness
- Blogger interview series
- 4 reasons to choose self catering cottages
- 1st Home anniversary
- Mow Cop Castle
- [+] August
- Road trip in White Peak
- Rufford Old Hall
- Feeding birds in Sefton Park
- Townend
- 5 Good things
- Blinds or curtains
- Museum of London
- I have Instagram + giveaway
- Wray Castle
- Sea Kayaking for the first time
- Hunterian Museum
- 10 Good things
- Blackpool Airshow 2015
- My garden
- Tower of London and Tower Bridge
- TK Maxx finds
- A couple of days in London
- Mayas: revelation of an endless time
- [+] July
- Natural History Museum
- Sensational Butterflies at Natural History Museum
- Stoney Middleton
- Well Dressing
- Bettys, Harrogate
- Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace
- 9 Good things
- Brazilica 2015, Liverpool
- Cliveden woods
- British Museum
- Using jars to keep the kitchen tidy
- Blogger event in Liverpool
- Oh Me Oh My
- Science Museum, London
- Short holiday in London
- Cake Fest
- Very Big Catwalk
- 6 Good things
- Bistro 1847, Manchester
- [+] June
- Run or Dye
- Victoria Highfield Jewellery Shop, Manchester
- Cheshire County Show, part 2
- Cheshire County Show, part 1
- Morning walk
- Colourful Smoothie Challenge, next 10 days
- Africa Oye
- Good things
- Fitness Update - P90X3, 2nd block
- Knaresborough, day out
- Bed race in Knaresborough
- Orchid show at Tatton Park
- Colourful Smoothie Challenge, first 10 days
- Run or Dye 2015*
- 5 Good things
- 3 Hidden places in Liverpool
- Stonehenge
- [+] May
- Colourful Smoothie Challenge
- At Windsor with Festus
- 10 Good things
- Three Queens in One Magnificent City
- London on a sunny day
- Blogger Meet-Up
- Fitness update - P90X3, first block
- V Revolution, review
- LightNight
- Museums At Night, Manchester
- Sheffield
- Garden gate TLC
- 5 Ways Our Dog Has Changed Our Life
- Victorian May Day
- OOTD, Sefton
- 6 Good things
- LightNight in Liverpool
- [+] April
- [+] March
- Why I blog?
- 5 Good things
- Lymm, a picturesque village
- Festus, the sleeping dog
- I should have been Victorian
- 10 Good things
- Solar eclipse
- St. Patrick's Day
- The Beatles Story
- Mother's Day
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
- The secret behind the mirror
- Conisbrough Castle
- Women's Day
- British Pie Week
- Good things
- Packwood House
- Dunham Massey gardens
- What makes a happy marriage... happy
- Blogger event
- Good things
- Martisor, spring tradition
- [+] February
- National Wedding Show
- Last day at the fair
- Chinese New Year in Liverpool
- Good things
- Outfit of the day: 4th day at the fair
- Pancake Day
- Outfit for the 3rd day at the fair
- 5 Good thing
- A traditional Valentine's Day
- 2nd Day at the fair, photo shoot
- A day in London with my husband
- The Cottage
- 1st Day at the fair, photo shoot
- 11 Good things
- [+] January
- [+] December
- [+]2014
- [+] December
- [+] November
- [+] October
- [+] September
- Powis Castle
- My husband and I
- Soon-to-be lawn
- My boy's birthday
- Refurbishing the house
- My silly dog
- London
- Birkenhead Park Festival of Transport
- Lions and monkeys
- Trentham Gardens
- Monkey Forest
- Put the kettle on top
- Exhibitor Masterclass
- Flight of the talons
- Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
- Photo shoot at Liverpool train station
- [+] August
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