I spent the Mother's Day weekend with my daughter in Bath, she is studying to be a Norland Nanny and is on the last little bit now, those three years have flown by!  We spent Friday afternoon at Thermae Bath Spa, Saturday we did a Bridgerton Walking Tour and Sunday we shopped, walked and enjoyed a lovely lunch near the Royal Crescent.

I also got to try out two lovely blogger gifts that were sent to me, it felt amazing to cast off a layer and dress for spring ... and Bath looked spectacular with the blue skies and sunshine.  Read on for spring styling ideas and things to do in Bath!

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It feels like so long since I shared a blog post about a weekend away!  But finally this year we are getting back to normal and we have a few trips booked in.  One of the first was a night in Kent.  We had an amazing day out and loved our stay at Leeds Castle.  So if you are looking for things to do in Kent and want to find out more about Leeds Castle then read on!

We have just had a wonderful fun day out with our friends at Ascot Racecourse for the horse racing!  And I got to wear my new Felicity Dress from At Last ... I have never been to Ascot before, well not properly anyway, I did go to a corporate event for Royal Ascot about 25 years ago!  Not sure I actually saw any horse racing that day!  At Last kindly gifted me the Felicity Dress a few weeks ago so when the Ascot Racing Day invitation arrived, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to wear this amazingly flattering dress.  It is such a versatile style, here I have dressed it up but equally it can be worn dressed down, and At Last have a vast selection of different colours, styles and patterns to choose from!

The Felicity Dress from At Last is one of their best selling shapes.  It is designed to flatter and is made from a gorgeous light silky feel fabric (artificial silk or art silk) it feels so luxurious.  The V neck with the frill all the way down the front is super feminine and the cut is designed to emphasise our feminine curves.  It is a midi length with pretty 3/4 length bell sleeves and a concealed zip.  The frill at the front combined with the frilled hem and sleeve detail really add to this fun and flattering style.  I love how the frill can disguise a tummy!

I am wearing the Felicity Dress in the Mulberry Swirl fabric but it comes in a huge selection of different combinations.  At Last make their dresses in sizes from an 8 to a 20 and I am wearing a 10, it is true to size and a perfect fit on me.  I felt amazing in it, it is so soft, comfortable, flattering, easy to wear and glamorous!  And it doesn't crease!  I hate buying a dress, then when I get out of the car, realising I look completely crushed!

This is a gifted blog post.

With lockdown and the ongoing restrictions, so many businesses had to change the way they work.  Many small businesses rely on footfall from people out and about and office workers grabbing their lunchtime takeaway or having meetings in the local coffee shops.  I am always keen to hear of businesses that have adapted and I have shared a few on my blog this year.  Strawberry Grove is a local cafe and coffee shop that started in Lane End and then opened up two more branches in Maidenhead, Berkshire and Marlow in Buckinghamshire.  A few weeks ago Strawberry Grove got in touch to ask if I'd like to try them out and share a review on my blog.

They kindly delivered to me a hamper of fresh produce and invited me to sample lunch at their Maidenhead coffee shop.  They explained to me that when lockdown started they had to adapt, forced to close, they needed to still make an income to cover their costs.  They decided to convert Maidenhead into a farm shop, for local people to visit to buy fresh produce but to also deliver in the area (please see here for their delivery postcodes).