Yay hay it's holiday season and I’m fully embracing it. Every evening I light candles inside and out, turn on my soft glow portables and create a sense of cosiness through the magical power of lighting. 

I’m working my way through defining the Christmas menu there is a lot of testing going on in chez AA. I’ve binned the polenta and parmesan roast spuds too dry, ditched the spiced squash, clementine and bulgur Christmas salad – too bland. What I can of course rely on is our recently launched celebatory selection of new wines. Grown and bottled in the Colli Piacentini region of Emilia-Romagna Italy they are all made from a variety of delicious and rare grapes. Unfiltered with no sulphites this is organic wine at its finest!

I hope in amongst the craziness of the season you are all getting a bit of down time. A really heart felt thank you for following, buying, being part of this fabulous AA community. Without you none of this would even be possible and I am so grateful and feel so very blessed at what we have created together. Thank you again 

Happy Holidays.

Are you still ticking friends and family off your list? If so you may find my gift guides quite helpful, we've put together some ideas from gifts for your host to the design lover, and if you're still stuck, our e-gift cards are a no brainer.

In my November musings, I mentioned my current fave site called AndBloom. I adore Dee's style and have already have a couple of her shaggy coats, but am now coveting another (I can't resist!) the Artic Noir coat (so cool) and the most fabulous bag on the planet by Russell Russell, another brand I'm also loving.

I love our decorating community on the gram. Check out some of my latest vids that you may have missed.