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Random, as it suggests!
“Sum up your summer in one picture” asks Tara Cain for the Gallery this week. Well that is far from easy is it?! Though Tara does admit that it could be tricky. Our summer seems to have flown by. We have had A levels and J making the decision that he is not going to uni. C continuing to battle the landlord from hell and eventually telling
You must have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of the latest viral fund raising challenge to sweep the world. Social media is full of this one. Started as a fund raising idea for ALS as it is known in the US, or MND in the UK, the idea is a painfully simple one. Get challenged to have an ice bucket of water and
You know what it is like when you get a new piece of kit, you stare at it for days, putting off the inevitable faff of setting it all up. Well I needn’t have worried with this one. The HP Envy Printer that we recently received to review was a doddle. There are no wires or cables as you connect it to your home wi-fi system so you
You know sometimes something comes along that makes you scream “OH MY GOD I HAVE TO HAVE THAT” and you get that tingly feeling on the back of you neck when you try it out? Well that is what happened to me with the Livescribe smartpen. It is a concept so simple, yet so brilliant, I kind of wish I had thought of it myself. And if you are
I can hear you saying “what? I thought this was a gardening linky. What is she doing talking about Thorpe Park”. Well let me explain Since I have been joining in, albeit sporadically, with this linky, I have become more aware of gardens. Of shrubs. And of hanging baskets around town. I have found myself thinking “hmmm that would make a really nice blog post” and merrily snapping away
It is safe to say that as I have begun taking more and more pictures I have tried to think more and more about the photo composition, and not just snapping. I do take too many pictures, it is true. I probably take around 20 photos every day, even on a day when I don’t think much happens. Those “improvements” include things like: Trying to off set the
10 things we love about the Toyota Prius Plug in We have been driving the Toyota Prius Plug in now for over a month. Lent to us for six weeks we are thrilled that Toyota have agreed to let us have it for a few weeks longer because we had been trying to come up with ways to keep it for good. Like moving house. Hiding it behind the
S’mores over a camp fire I really got the bug for cooking on an open fire at Camp Bestival. And whilst we didn’t get around to doing the whole “muffin pizzas” (yes I really did take chopped coriander with me in the cool bag) we did eat the most incredible bacon and egg sandwiches. My brother in law was a huge fan of cooking outdoors and even learned how to
When we were approached by Lindeman’s wine and asked if we would like to be one of their #SunshineAmbassadors following our meeting them at Britmums, we couldn’t be happier. Because, well, you might not know this, but we do like a small glass of wine of an evening. I know I know, that has come as a shock to you I am sure. As will the knowledge that the day
We have been huge fans of SodaStream for a while now, so when we were asked if we wanted try out the new SodaStream Play we jumped at the chance. The idea is simple, as it always has been with SodaStream. The machines may have changed shape over the years and the array of drinks grown hugely, but underneath it the idea is the same: making fizzy drinks for a fraction
As you will know, I try and be a pretty positive person. I try to be optimistic and and upbeat. God knows I often miss the target but is it generally how I try to live my life, and our lives as a family unit. So when I saw there was an opportunity to interview THE Rebecca Romero about her role as the ambassador for the “Energizer Positive Energy Mum
I have always remembered the sunflowers growing in France. For me they are iconic and whenever I see them growing I think of France. But what I have never really been aware of previously is just how floral French towns are. There seem to be hanging baskets on every bridge. Beautifully tended gardens outside buildings. Pots outside houses. Window boxes on the smallest of ledges. Riots of colour dotted all