last days of summer

Summer has come to an abrupt end, so I thought I would sneak in a few snaps taken on my summer holiday down in Devon, and share some of the great things about autumn that we have to look forward to. It's not all doom and gloom, even if it sometimes feels it.

uk city guide : colston street, bristol.

This is an area that I never spent much time in before we started doing shoots at The Forge at the end of last year. It was then I realised how lovely the old, coloured buildings were, as well as the independent shops within them. 

caribbean stew : the mother cooker.

There has always been a little group of girls who are important to me in the blogging world - there since the beginning, the originals. Our lives meander through completely different routes, but they're still there (usually on Twitter) and I like to keep in contact when I can. 

One of these girls is Gem, who has recently turned her passion for food into The Mother Cooker - which I am certain will make it to book form one day, especially after trying out this recipe! 

I'm positive that this is going to become one of those big pot meals that I make again and again.

on falling out of love.

PHOTOS: LAUREN JAYNE HALL • LOCATION: THE FORGE

Four months. It's been four months. I fell out of love, I forgot, I put it on the back burner, the pile of things that I'll get around to later/never. Other things were a priority.