A lifestyle blog
That’s a bold statement for a Saturday but you will need to trust me on this one, this really is the easiest ice cream recipe ever. I really think this recipe takes some beating, on either ease, or on taste. If you are looking for a quick, no churn, no ice cream machine easy recipe then this is it (though you can make it in an ice cream maker if
Harry Potter and #DarkArts Harry Potter World, or to give it its proper title “The Making of Harry Potter” is fast becoming one of my favourite places to visit. So in doing a week of posts about places to go and visit this had to feature! And it seems I am not alone in my love of the place. Just recently I saw that the tour had received
I can’t play a musical instrument I can’t really cook (though I do at least try) I can’t run a 10k I can’t ride a horse I can’t play rugby, football or hockey. I can’t speak a foreign language I can’t knit, sew, crochet, or do anything practical Which sort of leaves me buggered when the theme this week is talent. How the hell do I show you a
This week I am doing a series of posts about things to do over half term. This one could be entitled “stay in and sit on the sofa all day” but I decided to write the post and link up with another blogger doing a linky. A while ago a group of bloggers were lucky enough to be involved with a campaign called “Netflix Stream Team” where they got
This week and next I am doing a few posts featuring days out or activities to do with children over half term. And first up is one of my favourite London events: Bluesfest. It runs for a week in October at the Albert Hall, the venue’s first foray into a full scale week long music festival was last year and was a huge success. Headline acts included Bobby Womack,
Yes. I ironed our coffee table. And when Mr B got home it was one of the first things I said to him: “Look, Mr B. I ironed the table” Now in any other households this would probably raise an eyebrow or two but in this house it is deemed relatively normal behaviour. Especially at this time of year when I start thinking about sorting the house out
There is no escaping it. There is a definite feeling of autumn in the air now. Slightly misty mornings where it is dark when the alarm goes off at 6am. And dark again when Mr B gets home from work at 8pm. The leaves aren’t quite falling from the trees yet but you can sense in the air that it isn’t far away. I might even
I turned 45 this summer. That might not sound old to you, it didn’t really sound old to me at the time. I have never had those feelings of despair as I approached “the big O” when I turned either 30, or 40. I don’t even care particularly that in five years there will be another one. It is, after all, just a number. I don’t
The Theme for the Gallery this week has a real meaning behind it and is something I very much take for granted. Tara has picked “Eyes” as she is supporting the #SeeTheMiracle campaign where Sightsavers are trying to raise £30 Million by 2018. Tara explains why here: Today a man in Africa is having surgery on his eyes because he desperately needs it. If he can’t see he
When did you last write something longer than ten words? With a pen? I struggle to think if I am honest. Which makes me think that if the art of letter writing isn’t quite dead yet it should probably be administered the last rites. I wrote a shopping list of about 30 things on Saturday but that was probably the most I have had to physically write in a long
Oh yes. It was a fabulous day at Barrow Towers when the goodie bag below arrived. You see I love a bag. I have several hundred logo’ed shopping bags and have to be restrained when I am out shopping somewhere that sells one I might not have. The squeal from seeing the bag was nothing compared to the squeal when I saw the personalised rolling pin.
I have a Bob the Builder earworm in my head chanting “I can do it” instead of “can we fix it? Yes we can”. And it is all thanks to a conference I am going to tomorrow called I Can Do It. It’s the brainchild of Hay House publishing and to be honest I hadn’t heard of it until earlier this week when my friend Liz asked if