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.Ever thought about mulling cider? It is a little more subtle than mulled wine so here is a mulled cider recipe. This is a really quick recipe for mulled cider that you can either make to entertain friends or you can just make the bouquets and put them in a tin or a basket and give them as a gift. For the bouquets you will need a large Le Creuset
Gentle Approaches to help when your child doesnt want to see your extheir ex Doing Christmas when you have divorced requires delicate handling, even if your children feel reasonably okay with the situation. But holidays aside, if your kid is not keen to visit or spend time with the other parent, the regular routine of visitations can be extremely challenging and painful for all involved. Showing aversion to the
Experience a sparkling and colourful Christmas at National Trust places with Christmas houses, candlelit tours and festive stories in and around Hampshire If you’re looking for a really special festive experience this winter, step into Christmas at one of our beautiful historic houses. National Trust places around Hampshire feature sparkling decorations, fresh winter greenery, Christmas houses and festive family trails. Classic Christmas stories are brought to life at The Vyne
How to spend a long weekend in Dubai with the kids Dubai is a destination that has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years and it is now one of the major tourist destinations in the world and one which is constantly developing. It is often associated with the rich and global elite, and while you certainly will find them here, it has also become much more affordable which makes it
I don’t know if it was ever a conscientious decision to make my social media accounts happy places, to say out loud “this is my politics free place” but as I think about the direction I want my blog and accounts to go in it feels like the right decision. When I wrote an apology letter to my children after the Brexit result (you can read it here: Dear Kids, I
This is the one about my thoughts on alcohol. I thought it might be timely with many people celebrating going booze free for October. First of all I am going to nail my colours to the mast and say that I don’t really buy into the school of thought that thinks giving up booze and shouting about it for a month is a good idea. Though to be fair it
Yep, the news is out. I am going to be a granny. Mr B is going to be a grandpa. A couple of weeks ago Caity and Dan popped in one Sunday morning and presented us each with a present wrapped in tissue paper. It felt like a mug and they said we had to open them at the same time. We had no idea they would have “Grandma”
Last weekend I decided to head off to Rigby and Peller to stock up on some bras that actually fit me properly. Because we all need support, right? I can’t think of a single scenario in which we don’t need support to do what we do. And in order to do what we do we need to feel comfortable. That has to start with the basics I believe, like
If you are looking to read some tips for distraction free driving well let me tell you, you’ve come to the right place. This post has been created in collaboration with Kwik-Fit Over the years I have done a lot of driving, since getting my Mini two years ago I have done 25,000 miles, not bad for somebody who works from home! Before that I was doing school runs
You know it is autumn when putting on wooly socks and curling up with a book on the sofa is your idea of an ideal Saturday night. When Strictly Come Dancing is on the TV and you find yourself Googling who the celebrities are because you have never heard of half of them. It is lighter in the mornings because the clocks have gone back, signalling the end of British
10 Home Makeover Tips for Decorating and Selling When preparing your home for a sale, you want to know where to spend your money and where you can hold back. Even when the markets are at their very best, it doesn’t just take putting up a House for Sale sign and vacuuming the living room. Home staging, the process of using interior design to stage your house, makes it easier
Sanitizing and Disinfecting Your Business During the Pandemic The Corona pandemic got many businesses by surprise forcing some to ask their employees to work from home. Some businesses though do not have this luxury and need their staff on their premises for business to run. If you own such a business you are now faced with the problem of running a safe workspace protecting both employees and customers from the
