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To celebrate National Vegetarian Week this week I am sharing a few posts that celebrate all things veggie. With reviews of some products I have been sent to try but today I am reviewing Cote restaurant who invited us along last month to sample their new vegetarian menu. Which was great timing as Caity, my eldest, had recently decided to follow a vegan diet so she was thrilled
This is advertorial content Let me guess. It is in one of two ways. Either online, based on one of three things: it’s the one you drink and know you like; you browse and chose it based on the name, grape or region it is from; or you like the label. Or you stand in the supermarket aisle and go to the shelf that you always go to and
As country’s go, Malta has to be one of the smallest. Wikipedia tells us that it is only 122 sq miles and has a population of less than half a million (though to be fair Malta as a country is made up of three islands that include Gozo and Comino but I am just talking about the main island here). So travelling around Malta by bus on holiday
Dear Meghan May I call you Meghan? I feel I can because I have followed you since I first watched you in Suits. I might have even done a proper high five into the air when you told Mike exactly how things worked in the officers of Spector Litt (or whichever incarnation of the name was on the door when the series started. There have been so many changes,
You know how chuffed I was when I finally got the last letter of my gin alphabet last year? To finally be able to line up up all 26 bottles felt like a real achievement. If collecting gin can be classed as an achievement. If you have no idea what I am talking about, take a peak at this blog post: My A-Z of Gin But it got me
Let’s be honest, kids + weddings = a screaming toddler in the back of the Church, right as the vicar says, ‘speak now, or forever hold your peace’. Not ideal, really, is it? So are kids and weddings a fatal combination? Whilst it might not be advisable to invite a bunch of screaming toddlers to the ceremony itself (sorry, guys…) there are many ways to keep kids entertained at your
My blog is 8 today so it is happy 8th birthday Mummy Barrow. Eight years ago today I took the advice of Sophie at Super Amazing Mum and started telling the stories I’d been sharing on Twitter on my own blog. As the original tagline said “because 140 characters isn’t enough”. My first post was called “So this is it” and was cringy when I look back at
With the warmer spring weather now arriving it is also time for the arrival of invitations to this year’s weddings. Traditionally wedding invitations arrive around six weeks before the big day though we normally get wind of the event earlier, but when the invite arrives we know we are officially on the guest list and can start our own planning! Here are my top tips for summer weddings.
Supporting a loved one with a disability If you have a loved one with a disability you will want to support them as best you can. Whether this is someone who is in and out of hospital for surgeries or somebody with a long term illness, it is crucial that they have a good support network to help them with daily activities but also so that they can have fun
Top 6 Must-See UK Destinations! When you live in the UK, it’s easy to assume that you know everything there is to know about it. Well, unless you’ve explored every inch of the UK, chances are you’re 100% wrong on this one! The UK is full of bombastic, relaxing, intriguing and exciting things to do. There’s nowhere in the world that’s as diverse with what it offers – mountains or
How to host stress free Dinner Parties the Easy Way! I love hosting dinner parties – but I also hate how stressful they can be. After all, family life’s chaotic enough without throwing extra people into the mix once a week! That’s why I thought I’d put together some of the ‘rules’ I follow so I can host stress-free dinner parties. They’ll help you set the mood (and table) while also
Alton Towers Stargazing Pods This weekend, to mark “Look Up at the Sky Day” Alton Towers Resort’s opened their brand new Stargazing Pods for the summer season and we were invited to see them for ourselves. Sadly I couldn’t make it but Caity and Dan were all too happy to travel up to Derbyshire and try them out for us. How many Stargazing Pods are there at Alton Towers? There
