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Castle Combe: The Most Beautiful Village in England
Castle Combe, a Fairytale Village in England While we were staying at The Pig near Bath, we had two days of which to explore the countryside. I actually googled “pretty towns near Bath,” and Castle Combe popped right up, boasting the title of the most beautiful village in England. It is regularly used as a……
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Five Lessons in Renovating, Three Years Later
Everything I Learned from Renovating Our Condo This November will mark the three-year anniversary of buying our townhouse. We both feel that we are quickly outgrowing the space, but then we just think about how cramped we would be if we lived in New York City or London, and realize we have it pretty darn……
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Plum Sparkler
To celebrate the official last day of summer, I wanted to share an easy plum cocktail recipe made using a plum liqueur that I bought from Daylesford, a gorgeously curated farmshop we stumbled upon on our last trip to London. Daylesford has become an entire brand built from a family’s organic farm in the countryside, and even……
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FLT #028
Cream and white sweaters are my weakness, and I rarely ever feel like I can part with one. Imagine my delight last week when I found an old studded cream sweater in the back of my closet, and realized…hey, embellished sweaters are back in style! Don’t you love when that happens? I’ve always been a……
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Where to Stay in the Cotswolds: The Pig near Bath
Where to Stay in the Cotswolds: A Charming Manor House Hotel near Bath If you know me at all, you know that in another life, I most certainly lived in an English manor house with lush gardens, sheep to groom, and plenty of space to occupy my thoughts—while I wrote classic English literature, obviously.  In……
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Wellies in The Cotswolds
From Bath, we drove twenty minutes down the road to spend two glorious nights at The Pig near Bath. I can’t wait to give you the full report, but first, let’s talk about these wellies. A lot of hotels in the English Countryside provide guests will wellies, but this hotel also provided a hot pink……
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