Fruits of the season

There is nothing lovelier than picking blackberries from the hedgerows in the autumn. My mum and I spend some time picking through the prickles to get to the wild berries, these in the picture are from pinterest, I forgot to photograph! Wild organic straight from the hedge blackberries in my experience are never this big but are so sweet and delicious they do make up for it! We got some cooking apples from a generous local farmer recently so I feel a blackberry and apple pie or crumble coming on! 

It is nice to do something that is a ritual of the past, it brings back happy childhood memories of stained hands and war wounds from tripping over brambles. Hope you all had a good weekend :-)

Make a Ritual everyday

I haven't blogged about a product before but I felt like I needed to share my new love for the company Rituals. They specialise in creating a home spa experience through there lovely products which are affordable and not tested on animals. I first came across the store in Palma in Mallorca. Firstly I was lured into the shop from the street by the amazing perfumery smell that made you feel like you were in a spa as soon as you stepped into the shop. All the assistants were dressed in spa like outfits and offered me some sample herbal tea. It was a lovely experience but as I am only a learner in Spanish I couldn't appreciate all the products as I couldn't read the ingredients! I left the Palma store with a Fabulous fragrance sticks for my home as a lovely souvenir, thinking I wish we had one of these local to home! I brought the refresing Eucalypyus and rosemary one! It leaves your rooms smelling beautiful for weeks.

Then I when to our local shopping centre in Leicester and there it was! A rituals store! I pulled my mum and auntie in with me and we began testing the products.

Again we were so impressed we each brought a few things, I got another diffuser, Sweet Sunrise, this time, (not as nice as the Eucalypyus and Rosemary one) and some Magic Touch body butter in cherry and rice milk. I have never! felt my skin so soft, it is literally THE best body butter I have ever come across and at £15.00 for a big pot, it is economical as it lasts forever!

I am definately going to update my bathroom cabinet with some more of these products. Next on the wishlist are:

 The Hammam ritual from the East is one of the oldest cleansing traditions in the world. Rituals brings this unique experience into your own home with products that purify, soften, and nourish the skin.

If you like the look of Rituals... You should do!! Visit there website, I think they are doing a free gift promotion if you spend over £35 ! http://www.rituals.com/gb-en/

*Please not this is not a sponsored post, I just really love these products and what to share how lovely they are!!*