A lifestyle blog
Gin of the month for February is Ungava I admit, publishing my gin of the month post for February at 10am on a Monday morning is pushing the limits of acceptable behaviour, even by my standards. By rights it should be a weekend post, or a Friday night one maybe. Not 10am on a Monday morning. But hear me out. I have been trying to publish this post
I have spent two and a half hours walking at speed (and when I say “speed” I mean purposefully, rather than just that wandering type walk I am prone to do around the house) this week and therefore I am now an expert on the subject and feel I should share with you some things I have learned during that time. Rubber Bands Seriously. The Post Office must be losing
Want to come and see snowdrops tomorrow? That was the message that popped up on my phone as I walked the dog in the dark on Friday night. As I tried to work just which bit of the hedge I should be rummaging under to do my civic duty after the dog had done his and as I dropped the bag into the bin I replied with a
Sometimes I think I want to be buried, and other times I think I want to be cremated. I suppose I need to make my mind up really or my family will have no idea what to do after my demise and if they get it wrong (through no fault of their own) it is highly likely I will come back and haunt them forever. I pondered this
I was in Boots last week, looking for sunglasses. Topical for February, I know. I wear sunglasses all year round as I struggle with any amount of brightness when I am driving, so if they aren’t on my face they are on my head. I also have an unruly fringe you see and sunglasses are the perfect way to sort it out on a temporary basis. So yes, I am
We are very quick to put our celebs and famouses up on pedestals in this society, and then we are equally as quick to smash the pedestal out from under them at the first opportunity. Then we all sit back on the moral high horse and poke them with the judgement stick in the hope they then wander off into the sunset. This week it has been the turn
Getting ring marks off a table with an iron When it comes to homehacks this has to be up there in the “bonkers” category. Along with the one that says you can clean a loo with cheap cola, taps with vinegar, brass with ketchup and get static off your silk trousers with a metal hanger. What’s the best way to get white marks off a table? Every time I do
Things to consider when buying shoes online It’s one of the last big “in person only” purchases isn’t it? Somehow clothes from a catalogue or from an online shop has seemed easier, but shoes have always needed a trip to the high street to ensure that they fit properly, havent they? Apparently not. It is now possible to buy shoes online and not make a costly mistake. There are, however,
Sing the movie! Everything I have seen about this film has screamed “cancel all your plans and go see it”. It comes out on general release tomorrow (January 27th) though there were special preview screenings last weekend all over the country. And let me tell you I was looking daggers at those on Facebook who were posting pics of it, I was uber jealous. To celebrate release tomorrow I have
Selborne is a sleepy village near Farnham in Surrey and features on Window Wednesday this week We have seen the signs to Gilbert White’s house so many times that we thought it might be worth a trip to finally see it. That and we only had a couple of hours to spare on Sunday morning to go out and take photos. But then when we got to Selborne it
Another Monday night, another gig in Central London. We’re such social butterflies, we’re always* out going to concerts, art galleries, museums, cinemas – you name it. *not every often. So when one of Mr B’s few Twitter followers (he’s a bit of a recluse on there, bless him) said before Christmas that he was playing a gig at the Albert Hall, well we had to go, didn’t we? In all
You know how people say that variety is the spice of life? They say this because it’s true! No one has the same background. We don’t have the same aspirations. We don’t even experience things the same way. So naturally, when we go through a divorce or the loss of a spouse, of course, it’s going to be hard. However, the bounce back is going to be different for