Afternoon Tea: Waterloo Gardens Teahouse

Yesterday afternoon, I took my mum for afternoon tea at Waterloo Gardens Teahouse in Cardiff. It was de.li.cious! But don't take my word for it, let the pictures do the talking for me:

You get to your choice of sponge cake - we chose one slice of Victoria Sponge and one of Raspberry and White Chocolate Sponge - along with a selection of sandwiches and scones with clotted cream and jam:

You are then offered any tea or coffee from the drinks menu. I chose Organic and Fair-Trade Jasmine Green Tea. It was crisp and light and refreshing:

For more photos from our afternoon tea, be sure to check out the Sugar and Spice Facebook page. Remember to "like" the page too.

If you are in the Cardiff area, I strongly recommend paying the Waterloo Gardens Teahouse a visit. The teahouse is set in a beautifully leafy area of the city right by Waterloo Gardens which are perfect for a lazy afternoon stroll, to walk off all of the sandwiches and cakes and scones you've just consumed. What more could a girl and her mum ask for?


Where do you go for afternoon tea? If anyone has any budget options for London - I am visiting my sister next weekend and want to take her out. Any suggestions gladly welcomed.


Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.


Remember to check out the Sugar and Spice Facebook page for more photos from our afternoon tea at Waterloo Gardens Teahouse.


Updated: realise I didn't mention before the price of the tea: £11.50 per person for everything mentioned above, which in my book, is pretty darn reasonable.

Weather To Wear: Cardiff Wed. 20/04/2011

At a recent event in London I met the lovely Kate - the girl behind i am not a celebrity. A couple of week's ago when reading Kate's blog, I discovered a new project she's become involved with, Weather To Wear: London. This new site offers daily outfit suggestions based on the weather forecast in London - such a fabulous idea, I thought! So I decided to have a go at producing my own outfit suggestion for the weather in my home town of Cardiff for tomorrow:

With the sunny weather continuing this week in the Welsh capital, I chose:

A Miss Selfridge playsuit - the perfect piece that takes you straight from work-to-beer garden;

Miss Selfridge sandals;

A straw clutch from Warehouse - don't know about you but straw bags are completely all I want to carry in the warm weather;

And, of course, the obligatory pair of huge designer sunnies like these by Gucci.

What do you think of the site? And my attempt at a similar post? Hope you're all enjoying the sunny weather and not too cooped up in an office (like me!).

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 14

Today is the very first appearance of my Dorothy Perkins maxi skirt for this challenge and the very first time I have worn this maxi with my Oasis boots. My Oasis boots, which have got such a lot of wear since I bought them, they have already had to be re-heeled!! (For anyone in Cardiff, I seriously recommend going to Crwys Key-Cutting: 96, Crwys Rd, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF24 4NQ. Tel: 029 2034 4799. I have been going to "my man" here for years and his prices are very reasonable and he is quick - always does a pair of heels while you wait!)

I am wearing: Dorothy Perkins maxi skirt, Gap tee, Marks and Spencer cardigan and Oasis boots.

What do you think of the boots and maxi combo? I seem to have such a hard time finding appropriate footwear for my maxi skirts! But think this works:

Projects: Now and New

This morning I was busy bemoaning the fact that the mist and fog was so thick in Cardiff that I could barely see the cars on the road from the pavement as I walked to work. By lunchtime, it had all cleared and Cardiff Bay was bathed in beautiful sunshine. I often forget that I actually live by the sea. But then half of the time, I can't see the sea!

As everything looked so beautiful with the sun shining on it, I decided to test run my new mobile phone, courtesy of Samsung, the Wave II:

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay

Ivor Novello statue, Cardiff Bay

Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay



Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay


Since receiving the phone at the weekend, I've been having fun playing with it. The camera and its many many edit options provided hours of entertainment when the boyf and I were stranded on a train for two hours in the middle of nowhere on Sunday night! A few weeks ago I mentioned wanting a new compact camera but I think this phone will fulfill all of my compact needs!

If you would like the opportunity to win one of these brand new phones, you can submit your photographs (taken on any camera) to The Now Project and you'll be in with a chance of having your photo featured in an exhibition at The Design Museum next month. I have already submitted mine here.

After uploading my photos, I checked out some of the other entries. These are a couple that caught my eye:

Elisabeth of Thrills and Frills: the only ones on the beach

birdcages by Jazmine Rocks of Jazzabelle's Diary

Some REALLY pretty Shoes by Kit Lee of Style Slicker

You might also have noticed that I have played around a little with the design of the blog. I'd love to know what you think of the new layout.