Not beauty. Not really lifestyle either, but I felt the need to share this little Derbyshire gem with you all.
Alport is genuinely one of my favourite places ever. It's only about 15 minutes out of town, but is staggeringly remote. Apparently, on a clear day, you can see SEVEN different counties from there!
Saturday afternoons are for guzzling coffee.
Bean Caffe in Derby have branched out and opened a second cafe at Riverside Chambers in the city centre. I've only been to the original Bean Caffe at Friar Gate Studios once, but I enjoyed it so much, I thought I'd give the new one a try!
My friends and I had a coffee each, but we didn't have any food. The prices are really reasonable, it was only £2.50 for a large cappuccino. And the coffee was lovely - Just what we all needed to stop us from walking around like zombies.
The decor is really fancy. And very horny too. I did actually walk into some antlers at one point... (Aren't the cushions lovely though?)
We all really enjoyed it there, and I'm definitely tempted to go back soon to try some food! I've just found out from their website that they double up Hide Burger Bar at night, so I might well have to nip down and sample a burger!
Katiex
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"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
Even though the weather's pretty dire, it's now summer, allegedly. And nothing says 'summer' like a refreshing glass of lemonade. I stumbled across this recipe via the BBC Good Food website, which is packed full of fantastic recipes if you're in a creative mood! If I can do it, you lovely readers can definitely do it.
Ingredients:
♥ 1 litre of cold water,♥ 140g of caster sugar,
♥ 3 unwaxed lemons.
Method:
♥ Roughly chop your lemons up,
♥ Place half the water, caster sugar and lemon pieces into a blender,
♥ Whizz it round until the lemon is finely chopped up,
♥ Pour through a sieve, ensuring that you push down on the mix with a spoon,
♥ Add the remaining water,
♥ Enjoy!
♥ Place half the water, caster sugar and lemon pieces into a blender,
♥ Whizz it round until the lemon is finely chopped up,
♥ Pour through a sieve, ensuring that you push down on the mix with a spoon,
♥ Add the remaining water,
♥ Enjoy!
Katie
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Today is a very special day! Katie Writes has turned one!
Today marks one year since I tentatively pressed 'publish' on my first post: a foundation review.
I'd like to think my blog has come a hell of long way since then, but there's still work to be done. I'd been debating over whether to start a beauty blog for about 6 months before I actually did it. I'm glad I did, as I'm quite proud of what I've achieved. Seriously, this past year has flown.
Even now, I'm still learning new things about blogging. I still feel like I'm finding my feet after all this time. It's been a huge learning curve, and there's still a long way to go before I feel like I'll know what I'm doing.
So, really, I'd just like to say a massive thank you to all you wonderful readers! You're lovely and make this blogging malarkey worthwhile!
Here's to another year of me endlessly babbling away on the Internet!
Here's to another year of me endlessly babbling away on the Internet!
Katie
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