A lifestyle blog
The final part of our trip to Barbados is a list of the places we went to on days 11 to 16, the last portion of our holiday. If you want to catch up on the other days you can find there here: Barbados Part 1 and Barbados Part 2 Day Eleven We had promised ourselves a day in Bridgetown. So us girls could shop, and so the boys
This isn’t going to be big news to you I know, but I felt I should explain, and do it here rather than posting one of my usual (of late) really wordy Instagram posts. I have killed off the duck in the mask that has served as my avatar on line since I first joined Twitter nearly ten years ago. I have never been one for messing about with
When I wrote part one of our trip to Barbados (Reflections on Barbados — part 1) I had no intention of splitting it into three posts. I thought I would just list all 16 days on one post but having reached 1000 words and 10 photos after just five days I thought it best to split it. So here is the second part of our Barbados trip, days 6
It won’t have escaped the attention of the eagle eyed amongst you that we have just spent a couple of weeks in Holetown, Barbados. It seemed like a good idea therefore put all the info in one place on where we went, where we ate and some useful tips and information in case you might be considering heading over there any time soon. Except that would make for
Are the lyrics to This Is Me, from the Greatest Showman not some of the greatest ever penned? When I thought about writing a post to introduce myself and say “so yeah, this is me: Mummy Barrow” the lyrics of this song instantly sprang to mind. When the sharpest words wanna cut me down I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I am brave, I am bruised I
From the road you would have no idea that behind that unassuming wooden door stands the most incredible home. Featured on Grand Designs a few years ago it is hard to imagine that this building was a derelict and crumbling old violin factory. Just a five minute stroll from Waterloo there is a peace about it, it’s a little oasis of calm. Echo Sub — £119.99 Echo
Ginger Cake Ginger cake and the Grand Prix is a winning combination for a Sunday afternoon if you ask me. Followed by Antiques Roadshow and a cracking drama. Did you watch The Bodyguard? If you didn’t, please catch up, it’s superb. Oh and Killing Eve has been incredible too, so brilliantly played and if Jodie Cromer doesn’t get a BAFTA then I am going to demand
Prescriptions to your door with Pharmacy2U It’s probably some kind of miracle that I have got to the age I have without having to take regular medication. Though that all changed this summer when I finally got my “yes you are getting old” diagnosis and was eventually prescribed HRT. This now means that every two months I need a repeat prescription for a patch that I wear for
When Ranty Friday was a regular thing I would blog about one thing. Invariably it was only thing that had wound me up in the preceding week, so Friday was my day to get it off my chest. Not this week though. Quite a few things have pushed my buttons. Starting with Jan Moir. I can’t stand the woman quite frankly. She’s got a vile outlook
Shiny new electronics with 72 megapixels, 475x digital zoom, APS-C, CMOS, SD-XC. Whaaaaaat? What. On. Earth? (Answers at the bottom if you care) If you’re thinking about a new camera, it’s a minefield. I don’t know much about cameras but the little I know should at least give you somewhere to start. The first question to ask yourself before ANY other is “why?” And be honest…if you’re mad busy and
It’s a wonder that we ever bought our house because the hallway is all wrong. The stairs come down straight to the front door. Literally. You can come down the stairs and with one foot on the bottom step you can have another foot out of the front door. From a Feng shui point of view it couldn’t be more wrong. Add to that the fact
The one about pillows You probably don’t know this about me but my perfect day would involve a very large bed. White cotton bedding and a huge amount of pillows. A pile of newspapers and copious amounts of tea. This to me is pretty much the height of luxury. So it is slightly baffling that I have never done anything about recreating that at home. I have one