Happy New Year!

Oops.  I seem to have totally neglected this blog since McBaby arrived - I'm so sorry and one of my (many) new year's resolutions is to bring you lots of beautiful things to see, do, read, cook, eat and buy in 2010.

The new year has got off to a slow start for most of us in the UK, with all the snow causing huge disruption for most of the country.  I like to use the new year positively: new year, new start and all that, but this year I really haven't managed it ... yet!  I wonder how many of you are also feeling like me - the snow cheated us out of an energetic start to the year and instead we're languishing towards the end of January feeling like we haven't achieved much.

Well, I'm determined not to let it scupper me too much.  The sun is shining in Beaconsfield today, my children have almost completed their first full week at school without ANY weather disruption, I've been sourcing some beautiful new things for the website and I've got lots of lovely ideas, tips and things to make your life more beautiful this year.

So, here's to 2010 - and lots more activity on this blog!