A lifestyle blog
When Ranty Friday was a regular thing I would blog about one thing. Invariably it was only thing that had wound me up in the preceding week, so Friday was my day to get it off my chest. Not this week though. Quite a few things have pushed my buttons. Starting with Jan Moir. I can’t stand the woman quite frankly. She’s got a vile outlook
Shiny new electronics with 72 megapixels, 475x digital zoom, APS-C, CMOS, SD-XC. Whaaaaaat? What. On. Earth? (Answers at the bottom if you care) If you’re thinking about a new camera, it’s a minefield. I don’t know much about cameras but the little I know should at least give you somewhere to start. The first question to ask yourself before ANY other is “why?” And be honest…if you’re mad busy and
It’s a wonder that we ever bought our house because the hallway is all wrong. The stairs come down straight to the front door. Literally. You can come down the stairs and with one foot on the bottom step you can have another foot out of the front door. From a Feng shui point of view it couldn’t be more wrong. Add to that the fact
The one about pillows You probably don’t know this about me but my perfect day would involve a very large bed. White cotton bedding and a huge amount of pillows. A pile of newspapers and copious amounts of tea. This to me is pretty much the height of luxury. So it is slightly baffling that I have never done anything about recreating that at home. I have one
Villa in Menorca Looking back on our Menorcan holiday there are lots of moments that stand out as being lovely but the one that I remember the best is when Ellie and Jonnie surprised us at El Torro, the highest point of the island. You see going away with two older children meant that we had booked two hire cars, allowing Mr B and I to do what
Stunning Party Dresses That Will Make You Look a Million Dollars With the party season just around the corner, now is the perfect time to take a look at the latest dress trends. Retailers like Fashion World already have most of their A/W party dresses in stock. So, if you want the biggest choice of cuts and styles, now is the best time to get yourself online or, if you
hosting grown up birthday parties We have become something of an expert at hosting grown up birthday parties in our garden over the years and I like to think of myself as something of an expert. I like to think that our parties show we have put a bit of effort into them and really thought our guests having a fun time. Rather than just sorting out food and drink
Where to Go on a Rather Lovely Wine Tour in France Those of you who know me will also know that I love a glass of vino or two. So what better way to celebrate this than to pick out some of the top places in France to enjoy a wine tour? Interestingly, around 10 million people visit France each year to taste its delectable wines, with some of
I didn’t realise that sirens made me hold my breath. Past tense. It was the fact that I realised on Monday morning that I no longer subconsciously paid attention to them as they sped up the road that made me realise they had that affect on me. That they made me hold my breath and wait for the phone call from my granny’s care home to say “we have had
Gateaux Vert As always I am handing in my home work and apologising profusely for the fact it is late. It should have been in by yesterday but, well, the last week hasn’t exactly gone to plan and the time I thought I would have to make this, Friday afternoon, was the time we were learning my granny had past away that morning. She loved to bake my
Bourbons I am sure it won’t have escaped your attention that Great British Bake Off is back. Still dividing opinion it would seem on whether it should be on Channel 4 or not, and how it isn’t the same with out Mary but it’s not about that for me. It’s about watching bakers create things in a tent and discussing on Twitter who our instant favourite is, and who
Not all of it, obviously. But some of it. “It” being media outlets in this country. Two things in particular this week have seriously pissed me off. Made me want to bang my head against my desk and wonder if this is 2018 or the dark ages. The first was this tweet, with a link to an article in the Daily Mirror asking “What will happen to Holly Willoughby’s
