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We are both loving the new John Lewis TV Advert.  Costing £6m to produce it has clearly made an impact judging by the newspaper column inches coverage it has received, not to mention the amount of blog coverage like ours, it has elicited. Like most things from John Lewis, it is simple, tasteful, good quality [...]

As part of our recent efforts to freshen up the house, we have spent some time changing the front door furniture from the old cheap brass rubbish the builders put on, to something a little more modern.  So last weekend, a new door handle and letter box were installed in nice shiny Chrome.  The letter [...]

We quite liked this shop when we first moved to York, especially given we had left behind a fantastic new John Lewis store in Cambridge.  However over the last couple of years it has steadily declined in quality and offerings.  What used to be a department store selling a good range of goods and providing [...]

After following their website closely, waiting for new stock to arrive, I today finally placed an order for the John Lewis Picnic Hamper we had set our minds on. Picturing long lazy summer evenings lying on ‘outdoor blankey’ while listening to classical music in the grounds of a stately home was the primary driving force [...]

We decided to take a trip to a second  local National Trust property now that we are fully fledged members.  This time it was Beningbrough Hall near York and within thirty minutes of leaving home we were there.  Pulling into the car park we noticed quite a few people having picnics and given we are [...]

The trusty 20gb Ipod classic we bought many moons ago in the old John Lewis store in Cambridge has finally been retired after years of good reliable service.  This particular Ipod held fond memories because when we went into the old John Lewis store, we had to remind them that they were never knowingly undersold [...]

John Lewis reports this week a huge drop in profits at it’s department stores over the last six months. Evidence surely that we are now in recession. What this means to our hope a new John Lewis store would open in York, remains to be seen. Rumours still abound but there is no real sign [...]

On Monday we discovered the Brasserie on the top floor of the new John Lewis store in Cambridge.  It was contemporary in design and could cater for up to 160 covers.  With views across Cambridge roof tops, it was a pleasant environment to spend some time in.  We ordered up a Traditional Breakfast (£6.50) for [...]

While visiting Huntingdon this weekend, we took the opportunity to head into Cambridge, where we used to live until moving to Yorkshire. The new John Lewis store is now open, so we just had to look around. Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. We thought it was great. Big, spacious and full of quality merchandise. For a brief [...]