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Mementos for school leavers Have you ever heard about personalised mementos for school leavers? You know, like leaver’s hoodies, gym bags, pencil cases? To be honest, they really weren’t a thing when I was little (well to be fair it was 40 years ago) but in the last couple of years it really appears to be something that more and more schools, or PTA’s are organising. When I was leaving
To be honest I had forgotten about the snowdrops at Welford Park until Annie mentioned it last week. They are only there for such a short time that if we wanted to see them we would have to be quick. Which is how we ended up there this week, for the first time in a couple of years. Welford Park is more famous these days for being the home of
So here we are, Annie and I announcing #FridayWithFriends. For a while now Annie and I have been chatting about launching “something” called #FridayWithFriends. What form that “something” took we weren’t quite sure. We thought about sticking to IGTV, maybe doing a podcast, or just doing what Annie and I do best, setting up a new website and social media channels. We knew we wanted to celebrate friendship, to
There will be no rotting teeth in this family! It is sad that for much of human history, rotting teeth were a fact of life. People simply didn’t know how to protect themselves from plaque-causing bacteria, leading to untold misery for millions. With the advent of modern dental practices, however, things began to improve. Fluoride toothpaste and regular trips to the dentist meant that society could finally turn a corner.
Turkey and vegetable bake is the ultimate in mid week comfort food. Though to be fair Mondays are the worst day of the week for cooking for me. I am tired after the weekend, invariably there is nothing in the fridge, I am chasing my tail to try and get ahead of myself and plan the week, oh and dinner needs to be early as Mr B is out on
How to socialise with zero energy Getting together with friends can seem like a lot of effort. You have to get up and dressed, you might end up cooking or going out, you have to keep up with conversation all night. And when you are already exhausted at the end of the week, this is often the last thing you want! But it would be a real shame for your
It was a frosty foggy Hinton Ampner house that greeted Annie and I this morning. The main house is currently closed for some much needed TLC but the grounds were open, as was the cafe so Annie and I picked Hinton Ampner as our spot to meet up for a mooch, a catch up and a sausage roll. Hinton Ampner, of course, is somewhere I have featured on here
The Pig in the Wall is a 12 room boutique hotel in the heart of Southampton. But it’s more than that. It’s quirky, and comfy and built into the town’s medieval walls, some of the rooms even make a feature of the wall (ask for room 10). If you were to look at the location on Google Maps you might think “hmm, no thanks, it’s on a busy road with
Chicken Akni is a mildly spiced, one dish, easy meal that is very similar to a biriyani. It wasn’t a dish I knew until I was looking for something quick and easy to do for dinner that would use up some chicken that needed eating! Having now cooked it though it will definitely be on our list of things we have regularly. Mostly because once prepared you shove it in
Can You Have a Luxury Holiday with Small Children in Tow? No-one wants to be the parent at a luxury hotel pool with the child that won’t stop screaming. While people of all walks of life go on luxury holidays, there is a certain prestige you expect from a luxury holiday. Can you still have a luxury holiday even if you have small children in tow? Let’s take a look
With the best will in the world, and all the right camera kit, getting photos of yourself in a variety of settings is not an easy task. Which is why you need to consider hiring a photographer. Historically we would only ever hire a photographer for a wedding or new baby shoot wouldn’t we? It’s just something we wouldn’t consider, especially when we are all so used to taking hundreds
We didn’t really know too much about the Windsor and Eton Brewery Tour before we did it this weekend, we had won it in an a charity auction late last year so only did a bit of research (mostly could we park. More of which later) before we arrived. You arrive at the tour, at the end of a residential road in Windsor to be welcomed at the bar where
