By Katherine Rhodes




Quarantine life in Saffron Walden, Essex

1. 🥛 our bi-weekly milk deliveries are crucial for the milk obsessed toddler 🐶 the dog lead for attempting to control the out of control Lab ⁣
2. 🥂 Friday night fizz - toasting to surviving another week of lockdown with @theemissaryprosecco
3. 🍸 Gin - for every other night of the week. Locally distilled from @jakes.gin ⁣
4. 🍫 Treaty chocolate @rococochocolates for after sups ⁣
5. 🥕 Our small but mightily packed veggie patch producing all sorts of goodies ⁣
6. 🌷 Lily of the Valley from my MIL’s garden. Heavenly scents to fill the house ⁣
7. 📱 My trusty phone. For work, for daily calls with my sister, for Zoom ballet classes (not for me!) ⁣
8. ☕️ Cleanse tea by @pukkaherbs to help neutralise the vast amounts of gin and wine⁣
9. 🛀 Thank goodness for @aromatherapyassociates oils. For baths every evening to soak away the day ⁣
10. 🥔 crisps galore from @savoursmiths. Only the best will do in a lockdown ⁣
11. 🧘‍♀️ weekly Pilates with @chloejenkinpilates challenging me to HIPP on a Sat morning ⁣
12. 📚 my reading book by the brilliant @clover.stroud Bringing the realities of motherhood to me and reminding me all is ok ⁣
13. 👩🏻‍🍳 my go to cookbook. Given to me by @vellumlibraries and a godsend when one’s energy to cook is lagging ⁣
14. 📰 my weekly news hit by @theweekmag ⁣

 Essex, United Kingdom