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I had pretty much given up on ever find a pair of boots that I could wear to walk the dog but then go straight to a meeting without having to change. Up until recently the only boots I had been able to wear in the winter were either ankle boots, which don’t really work with the leggings I live in during the winter, or wellies. Which
Shopping with teenagers is never a pleasant experience. Well not in my experience. There is either nothing available or there is loads but it is all out of the price bracket. Or out of stock. I rarely go out shopping with my teens anymore, even less so now they can all drive. It is a case of chucking cash at them and telling them I will see them
That’s it then, The Great British Bake Off as we know it is over. Done for this year, not on our TV’s next year and then starting up on Channel 4 in 2018. I shall miss it I shall also miss baking along with each week’s theme and joining in with Jenny and her Great Blogger Bake Off linky. From being star baker in the first week with
Window Wednesday is at home this week (Forgive me, this one is more wordy than usual!) It is funny isn’t it, how sometimes something can occur to you, not in a thunderbolt kind of way but in a more gradual way. A sort of drip feed realisation over time. For years I have thought that our house made me unhappy, an odd thing to say, I grant you, but
With a family getaway on the horizon, perhaps it’s time to take a look at the vehicle you intend on transporting everyone in to ensure it meets your requirements – and can fit everything you could possibly need inside. While the concept of changing your car for a family getaway might seem a little over the top, if you are intending on making the same sort of trip regularly in
As half term in October hits so does my realistation that there are now only two more paydays until Christmas. And that two things have to happen now. The first is that the usual monthly spend on household “stuff” has to now stretch to include extra Christmas food, drink and presents. And secondly I need to lose a stone in order to be able to collapse on Boxing Day
The irony wasn’t lost on me that as I read this article: Garbage about being amazing because we get up at 4am earlier in the week I was in fact lying in bed at 3am wide awake and resolutely refusing to get up. Because I didn’t need to. Nobody needs to get up at 4am. Unless they are feeding a baby Or Louise Minchin Or working shifts. You really don’t
Yesterday was International Gin and Tonic Day so I thought I would mark this occasion in the week with sharing some fun facts about gin, so here are the 7 things I have learned since I started drinking gin. Little did I know back then that one day I would have a whole category on my blog dedicated to gin. Since starting to drink a few years ago I have
Just the most stunning window on Window Wednesday this week, from Winchester Cathedral. The window above might be one of the most impressive windows I have ever seen. And Winchester Cathedral might be one of the most impressive buildings I have ever entered, it being one of the largest cathedrals in Europe. Even back in the day (and I am talking 1500 years) ago it was a place of importance.
It was a dark day yesterday. With the returning of a not guilty verdict in the Ched Evans Case it seems the British judiciary has taken a nasty turn. A man formally convicted of rape has had his sentence overturned by his lawyers throwing the victim under a bus. Lawyers paid for by his future father in law who has thought nothing of defending a man who has cheated
You may have missed it but this week an Indian Airline has introduced Child Free zones on flights. This seems to have split the traveling community straight down the middle with half saying “Hoorah, keep the screaming brats away from me” and the other half saying “stop being a pompous arse, you were a child once”. It might not surprise you to know I am in the latter group.
I was going to start this blog post with a bit about Unilever’s massive profits so I googled “Unilever Profit 2015” and up popped their entire published financial statement for the year. It made for interesting reading until I got to the point where the CEO said We are further strengthening our innovation funnel while shortening innovation cycle times, stepping up our digital capabilities and rolling out a global