Recipe: Chocolate Chestnut Truffles

Getting married can be an incredibly expensive occasion in a couple’s life. With costs soaring and many plunging themselves into serious debt to afford the perfect celebration, and many eventually separating due to the stress caused by those debts, it can be intimidating to even consider taking the step of committing to a marriage. But for those who do wish to marry, waiting due to costs or the pressure of feeling obliged to put on a traditional display, it doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, I recently got married, beautiful dress and reception too, for under £1500.

We have an enquiry from a reader who was keen to delve deeper into the wonderful world of knitting. Could we share some inspiration on yarns, groups and books to get her started? Yes, we can!

I remember the day when my husband and I first talked about adoption. We were travelling around Greece, lazily soaking up the sun in the days and lazily soaking up our favourite cuisine in the evenings. The holiday was our treat to ourselves in our journey to get pregnant – I’ve lost count of how many people said to us; “it’ll happen when you relax, try a holiday”! It was looking increasingly unlikely and as the sun set on a little Greek taverna, we said: “Let’s make a family through adoption”. We’d always had adoption in our minds – my best friend is adopted – but in an abstract kind of way. Now, we decided it was time to make it happen.