Hello everyone! I hope you\u2019re keeping well. Thank you for taking time out to come and look at my little bloggypoo.<\/p>\n
First things first. Weather. Oh. My. Goodness! It\u2019s freeeeeezing!<\/p>\n
Okay, so I realise that in my old age I am an abnormally cold individual. Jill Franks comes close but I think I could set records for the icyness of my extremities just now. The biggest consolation is that it means Christmas is coming. I adore Christmas so much.<\/p>\n
How\u2019s your Christmas shopping going? Have you managed to bag any bargains, or snapped up some of the Festive Find<\/a> offers we\u2019ve had? Me? I\u2019ve got a few bits done, but I don\u2019t want to let any cats out of bags on here…<\/p>\n
So let\u2019s talk pies! I\u2019ve been a huge fan of The Real Pie Company<\/a> for many years. Brett Hornby, chief pieman, and I used to wolf down our own body weight in pies on air during his shows.<\/p>\n
The other day Brett found me at work and let me know that there were some pies for me in the kitchen! I was so excited! He said he wanted me to be part of the taste trials for his new vegan recipes!<\/p>\n<\/a>\n
We were utterly thrilled to take part, and we plan to do it all again next year. It certainly was a challenge, but one filled with great memories and it’s for such an important cause.<\/p>\n
We were invited to attend an event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London which showcased some very special bras with a fashion show. One was a Julian MacDonald designed bra, another was by Lorraine Kelly.<\/p>\n
Part of the fun is decorating your bra ahead of the event, and this year\u2019s theme was disco. We glittered our way around the city through the night. Next year\u2019s theme is space! Not quite sure yet what treatment the bras will be given for that, but I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll be another very memorable night.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever considered doing the moonwalk I can highly recommend it. We met this lady, Karen, who has taken part over twenty times! Can you believe she is 71 years old and has no plans of stopping walking the walk? Amazing.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n
Jamie and I decided to stay overnight in London. Jamie is ex RAF so we stayed at the Victory Services Club after the V&A and then spent the next day enjoying London\u2019s galleries.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n
Finally… Bristol. My daughter lives in Bristol as she is studying music there. She often says I should move there, too. It\u2019s definitely my kind of place. The people are just so lovely and there\u2019s a very strong sense of community.<\/p>\n
Chrissie is a singer\/songwriter and was headlining with her band at the O2 Academy on Friday night, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. I know I\u2019m biased, but she and her band were fan-flipping-tastic!!<\/p>\n<\/a>\n
Her next single, \u201cLife Goes On\u201d, is being released this Friday the 25th. If you fancy checking it out she\u2019s pretty easy to find. Just Google \u201cChrissie Huntley\u201d for her social channels. Chrissie\u2019s music has a strong focus on mental health awareness and self care.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n
If you haven’t already checked out this week’s Big Deals<\/a>, there’s a fabulous ankle boot from Marc Fisher<\/a>, an M. Asam Essence of Youth Collection<\/a>, a hot water bottle<\/a> and a set of 12 Real Pie Company pies!<\/a><\/p>\n
I\u2019ll be back in a fortnight for more updates.<\/p>\n
Love Catherine xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"