Showing posts from 2016
Casually Stripy
I realise that instead of being a normal human being and explaining why I seemingly dropped off the face of the internet, blogosphere earth for the past several weeks I just came out of nowhere on Tuesday and posted a book review. So I thought I should probably give you a little bit of an explanation before getting stuck into this outfit post!
Oscar Wilde Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classics Collection Haul and Review
Oscar Wilde is one of my favourite authors - I love The Portrait of Dorian Gray but my favourite play is The Importance of Being Earnest. I love all the quick wit - Wilde is King of dialogue! So when I was looking to expand my collection of beautiful Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classics (Alice and Wonderland haul and review here) I decided to go with this Wilde edition!
Beach OOTD
Every September for the past four out of five years I've moved up to St Andrews to go to university, but not this year! Instead I've graduated and I'm out in the big bad world! So to celebrate I thought I would post this pretty casual outfit I wore when we were on the famous West Sands beach in St Andrews during Graduation Week!
Black Milk Clothing Inside Out Dress - Golden Hour Photo Shoot
Golden Hour is the perfect time to shoot, always! The light is so soft and flattering, in fact this light was so good we didn't only take photos of me but also of Hetty- which you might have caught the photos from the other day (here if you missed them).
Hôtel Vila de la Mar Review in Ste Marie de la Mer
When we travelled to the South of France earlier in the year we went to the beautiful town of Sainte Marie de la Mer in the Camargue region to enjoy the amazing nature and the gypsy festival (you can read my posts here).
After spending two nights in beautiful countryside we moved into the town to the beautiful Hôtel Vila de la Mar. I really enjoyed our stay there so I thought I would review it for you!
The Elegance of the Hedgehog Book Review and Discussion
As a congratulations for graduating my Auntie gave me a book, it was one that I've had my eye on for ages but hadn't got around to buying it. But now I have The Elegance of the Hedgehog and I've read it - actually while I was in France at the start of the summer, so I thought it was about time I did a little book review and discussion!
Why I'm Not Watching Your Instagram Stories (Sorry)
Instagram Stories has caused a storm, it's totally shaken up the way we use social media and is treading on some other platform's toes (Snapchat we all feel for you)! However I don't like it and I'm going to tell you why I'm not watching your Instagram stories (or anyone's, it's not personal I promise).
5 Word Reviews Of EVERY Country I've Visited
This post in collaboration with the Bolsover Cruise Club who asked me to think about travelling. So I thought do that to the extreme and review all the countries I've been fortunate enough to visit but in just five words!
5 Mega Adventures On My Bucket List
This post is in collaboration with Trek America who asked me to think about the travel I want to do, so I thought I would construct this post around 5 mega adventures on my bucket list.
8 Pet Photography Tips & Dachshund Woodland Photo Shoot
I know what you are all thinking, "Kathryn, I would really like to see more pictures of your dachshund puppy Hetty- the pictures you post on your instagram and her OWN instagram (@liquidgrainpets) are just not enough. Give me more!"
Well I am here to do just that for you- more Hetty the dachshund pictures, more cuteness and all in a woodland setting! In addition to the bundle of cuteness I will also be sharing my top tips for pet photography and how we get pictures of both Hetty and Tilly the cocker spaniel.
The Heart of Darkness - Book Club / Review
You may remember that I used to do more regular book reviews / book club style of posts and videos on YouTube, but it's been ages! And now I'm finally getting around to doing this one focused on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
5 Things To Do On A Rainy Summer Day
This post is in collaboration with the web series Reverse Engineers.
Although it's now supposedly summer, noone seems to have told the weather that! Although we initially had a spate of good weather, it's shifted back to cold and rain! So I thought I would put together a list of 5 things to do on a rainy summer day.
University of St Andrews - Red Academic Gown Photo Shoot
How To Post An Instagram Picture On Twitter As Picture (Not A Link)
One of the best things about using Instagram either for yourself, or as part of your social media strategy for blogs or websites, is how easy it is to share it on other platforms. You just click the share button when you're writing your caption and off it goes. However there is one big problem, when you share to Twitter it doesn't show as a picture, only a link! Well, here is how to fix that problem!