A lifestyle blog
Random, as it suggests!
Yep, apparently there are changes to the driving test in the UK coming into force today and examiners “are up in arms”. I can see why. First of all I agree with the ditching of “reversing round corners” because that always struck me as being a ridiculous thing to do. Why on earth are we reversing around a corner, ie off a main road onto a side road, in the
Mum what do you want for Christmas? How many times have I heard that in the last week? Lots. That’s how many. As my three teens and twenty somethings are all in full time work they are able to buy their own presents for other people now, and have a habit of spoiling us (I know, don’t hate me). Last year one of the best things I got was a
I have to hold my hands up and say that I don’t do a huge amount of shopping on the high street anymore, because our local one is ummm <insert unkind words here>. On the odd occasion we do need something we head off to Guildford, and wonder if we park at the bottom of the hill or the top, or Reading and then wander around lost for hours and
Did you know that gin used to be served with ginger cake? Well I can assure you it did, and if you haven’t tried it then you really are missing a trick. It is the perfect combination for a warm evening warmer. To encourage you to try them both I thought I would share a recipe for a warm gin toddy, and a great tasting ginger cake. First of all
Take a printer on a night out. Are you mad?! Nope. Have you seen the HP Sprocket? It is tiny. It literally fits in your hand, and therefore your handbag, making it the perfect accessory for any night out. I first saw them last year but as is typical with me, by the time I saw them on line, they had sold out and I was kicking myself that over
Black Friday It is that time again, Black Friday is almost upon us. The day after Thanksgiving in the US, where the nation, in a turkey induced coma has the energy to do nothing other than begin their Christmas shopping. It is also known as World TV Day, though I am not sure if that is because alot of the US take the opportunity to spend all day watching it,
When you think of Ascot, and racing, what do you think about? June? Sun shining? What colour will Her Majesty’s hat be today? All valid questions, but do you ever consider that there is more to Ascot than just the one “Royal Ascot Week”. We are lucky enough to live just a few miles away from the race course so know that racing goes on throughout the year and
It is rare these days that I get so incensed that I stop what I am doing and start bashing out a blog post. Ferociously bashing away at the keys, raging inside so much that the words spill out onto the screen and I hit publish the instant it is finished. But here we are again Giles Coren. Here we are again. I was pissed at you a
9 reasons to ditch your car Having a car is a luxury that many people around the world enjoy, especially in this day and age. However, do you ever find yourself wondering if having a car is worth all of the hassle? Yes it might be nice being able to drive anywhere you want, but do the pros outweigh the cons? Here’s 9 reasons to ditch your car. Insurance and
I tried a bit of an experiment this weekend, Saturday baking- we were taking pud to a friends’ house and I decided to bake a cake to take round, rather than buying something. Which is brave as my kitchen disasters are pretty regular and by doing this I was leaving myself no time to then go out and buy a replacement. I also thought I thought I’d get the recipe
A few weeks ago I was car shopping. First online, and then visiting showrooms with a view to test driving before making a final decision. The only criteria I had were that it had to be fun, and, in what might have been some kind of mid life crisis, it had to be a convertible. Oh and an automatic, but I will come back to that point later. The
Xero I started my business, making the leap from being just self employed to running a company, a couple of years ago. It made sense to do that and made me feel like a grown up suddenly being able to write “company director” when asked about my job title. No longer would I have to mumble something about what I used to do, or that I was a mum “does