I do not need to tell you that it is really beneficially to your health, and that of your family, to be getting out and about. Nor do I need to tell you that wearing the right clothes makes a big difference. We all know that when it is lashing it down with rain, and … Read more
This winter (27th November-1st December 2013) saw Brian Turner, Frances Quinn, James Martin, Lisa Faulkner and Natalie Coleman opening the doors of the NEC for the 23rd year running of The BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham. The nation’s biggest food event really had something for everyone, no matter their age, budget, or dietary requirements. … Read more
Shloer very kindly invited me and a few fellow bloggers to a lovely afternoon of drinking. There were bottles everywhere with extra sparkle, lots of bubbles and popping corks; served in a celebratory-style bottle in two delicious flavours Shloer Celebration White Bubbly and Shloer Celebration Pink Fizz. They kindly invited some lovely ladies over from … Read more
THE CROODS is the Dreamworks Animation UK box office blockbuster hit, earning over £26 million! If, like us, you missed it then you will be pleased to know that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are releasing it on DVD and Blue Ray just in time for Christmas! By that I mean the 9th December – so … Read more
When it comes to Christmas my boys Lists to Father Christmas mainly consist of new computer games and/or consoles. So I really like to help them balance it back out by adding in some things to encourage them to interact with people again. Board games (not that all of them have “boards”) are a great … Read more
You may recall that I was preparing for my family to go and have a Christmas photo shoot. That one of my ideas was about dressing up. Well we thought that we would go for a real Christmassy feel and take our onesies. What I like about photo shoots these days is that you can … Read more
There’s no doubt about it my boys love a bit of adventure, and climbing. In fact my 10 year old even got told off at Cub Scouts for climbing a tree! And when he fell off a tree swing over the brook he just rubbed his back and got on with it too. So when … Read more
We love to include a game as at least one of the children’s Christmas presents, as with them being so into technology we aim to encourage time spent as a family. We have built up quite a collection of games over the years, so were really interested to be able to review Drumond Park’s Rapidough … Read more
It’s never too early to think about Christmas when it comes to chocolate right? That is why I was delighted that Tesco sent me a Tesco Gingerbread Stars Square Box (RRP £4 but I found them for £3.50, or 2 for £6 in my local branch) and a Chokablok Santastic Cinnamon tree (RRP £5, or … Read more
If there is one thing I have learned it’s that if you wait too long because you think Christmas is too far away then it’s going to come quicker than you think. Personally my family has no free weekend until after the New Year now – and I don’t know how we are going to … Read more