Last year when I met with my friend who is a stylist she said what was missing in my wardrobe was an animal print scarf. Now I have a scarf obsession and have hundreds but off I went in search of the perfect animal print scarf. I found one in John Lewis, I didn't need to think about it long and it came home with me. I have worn it and worn it and it goes with everything - she was right! Thank you Katherine! But whenever I wear it and post on Instagram I get asked where it is from. Sadly John Lewis discontinued it and I have struggled to find something similar I can recommend. But I have scanned the internet for you and I have a few suggestions: First just to compare, here is mine from John Lewis ... it does work very well with red. The first one is from Mango, I spotted this when Donna at I won't wear sludge brown featured it on her blog. Now as you can see this is a pretty rubbish image of it! But do click on this link and take a look - Mango Leopard Print Scarf £15.99. Next up a few from Oliver Bonas. Top is the Brushed Animal Print Scarf £28 then bottom left is the Animal Shimmer Scarf £42 and finally the Leopard Print Scarf £28. Then this Warehouse one is very good value at £19 and perhaps the closest in colour to mine? Leopard Print Scarf £19. As you all know I am a really big fan of the online scarf and accessories shop, Sweet-Bea but unfortunately they haven't got quite the right animal print scarf this year but do take a look at their belts! My sister had one on the when we met up last week and was very pleased with it. Plus they have a really good selection of bracelets and cuffs - great ideas for Christmas gifts, do pop over and explore their site! Hope this gives you a few ideas, let me know if you purchase one! I have been extremely busy these last few weeks running the office for my husband's business but it should all calm down again now and I can get back to blogging! I have a really good blog post planned later in the week, I want to tell you about the Wellness in Menopause Workshop I attended recently.
Love from Michelle xx
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I'm not a great cook, well I can follow a recipe but I am not very creative or imaginative. I get fed up coming up with ideas to suit the family and to make sure that we all eat a healthy and balanced diet, it really isn't easy, everyone has different tastes. And now they are teenagers, with different timetables too, so that adds in a new problem - who will be in to eat and at what time? If I could afford to employ a full time cook I absolutely would! I've been wanting to find somewhere for cookery lessons for a while but various google searches hadn't turned up any ideas so it just stayed at the back of my mind. Then a friend recommended Jen at Fearless in the Kitchen and I booked myself onto one of her 'Healthy Eating Main Meals and Snacks' half day workshops. I hadn't met Jen and I didn't know anyone else attending but off a I went. Jen runs all her cookery workshops from her pretty cottage in rural Berkshire. It was easy to find and I arrived at 10 am, there were three of us attending that day. The kitchen is warm and welcoming and we sat down at the table to meet each other and Jen took us through the recipes she had chosen for that day. We tried some of her 'fermented' snacks and we chatted about healthy eating and gut health. Jen is clearly very knowledgeable and is skilled at communicating ideas and making suggestions to improve your health. She has a passion for food and cooking and loves to share her enthusiasm. The cottage is set within a beautiful garden and Jen grows a lot of her own fruit and vegetables so I borrowed some garden shoes and we went for a little wander in the garden armed with a basket to pick some fresh produce for our recipes. Sadly it was raining so we were unable to spend as much time in the garden as we would have liked - but I will do that next time! We returned to the kitchen to start our cooking, lots of chopping and chatting with advice and ideas thrown in. We stopped for a light snack and then later we sampled some of our dishes and other delicious bits that Jen had prepared for us. We took home two main dishes to enjoy that evening. In fact mine lasted me for two lunches as well and they really were fabulous! Jen has lots of different workshops available, take a look at her website (details below) or contact Jen if you would like something more tailored or a specific date, she is always happy to accommodate if there is a group of friends interested.
I fancy doing Healthy Baking and Sweet Treats next but then I am also interested in the Fermenting and Preserving day as fermented foods are so good for gut health. There are also workshops on Losing Weight Without Trying and Lose the Sugar. I'm back at Jen's lovely cottage next week for a Wellness during Menopause Workshop - Jen will be doing a cookery demonstration and she is joined by Chloe Leibowitz - a life coach who inspires women to focus on themselves and Janet Padfield - a nutritionist who is passionate about helping support peoples health in a natural but science based way. Love Michelle xx Fearless in the Kitchen |
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