UPDATE: January 2017. For the last few years our cycling club has had their annual award presentation and lunch at the Brookfield Hotel. This year there were around 60 of us and the three course menu with coffee and a chocolate brownie with it was priced at £19 each, pretty reasonable. For that kind of […]
The Natural Apothecary Petersfield

I finally made it to The Natural Apothecary in Heath Road, Petersfield with my husband Geoff late on Friday afternoon. Thankfully there were plenty of tables when we arrived not long after 2pm. What a wonderfully old-fashioned word we don’t hear these days, along with ‘haberdashery’ and ‘millinery’. The front windows had lovely old-fashioned signage […]
This week’s sweet treats: 13/03/2015

What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week, in the UK and Australia. Here’s five of our favourites! Clockwise from L-R 1. Here’s a snippet from Helen’s blog post in the week on Scarvelli Cafe in Balwyn, Melbourne – Rule […]
Scarvelli Cafe: Melbourne

Located on Whitehorse Road, Scarvelli Cafe is a cosy place that felt warm and welcoming when I first entered. Busy on a Friday lunch, there are a range of different people enjoying a catch up over food, including groups of parents and couples alike. I was here by invitation to try out their new menu and […]