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Summer Fun In the Garden- For Kids and Adults Summer is just around the corner! That means sunshine and dry weather will allow you to actually finally be able to enjoy your back garden. Sometimes, a garden is all you need to entertain your children all summer long. Make sure that it is well equipped with everything you need for an enjoyable time. My first piece of advice if
On Saturday it felt like London was doing its best to show the world that nothing will ever stop it being the magnificent city that it is. The sky couldn’t have been any bluer, the blossom any more beautiful and the general vibe of the place was that this great city carries on. Respectfully mindful of recent events, but that nothing has changed. So it felt like
Thank goodness for Tesco this Mother’s Day Quite frankly. Buying for my mum on Mothers Day is an impossible task, I am sorry mum if you are reading this but you know when you hear people say “what do you buy the person who has everything?” it is my mum I see. I love her lots but seriously, buying presents for my mum is almost impossible. When I was little I could
How to keep dust and clutter at bay in 5 simple steps Houses get dusty no matter how thorough your cleaning schedule is, especially in the winter months when the heating is on max and all of your windows are closed. Sometimes it’s tempting to just let it build up and deal with it all in the spring but that’s not a healthy or realistic way to live. Another
Mistakes to avoid when selling your home There are a lot of smart steps that you can take when selling a home, but unfortunately there are also plenty of pitfalls. We’ve probably all heard or seen homes that should sell within a matter of weeks, but sit stagnant for months before the seller either gives up or makes a single decision that leads to a quick sale. Here
These bad boys seem to be everywhere at the moment, certainly on my Instagram feed so I thought I would have a go at them, you know me, I love a confectionery bandwagon to jump on. I also wanted to see if I could adapt a recipe for use with the Thermomix as so far I have only used mine for Thermomix recipes but know I can use
My gin of the month for March is Rock Rose, spring edition This week it has finally felt like spring has arrived. There are daffodils on the verges, the birds are singing and when the sun comes out there is a real warmth to it. With it comes a desire to bunk off work to sit in the garden with a mug of tea every morning and
On Saturday we walked our ten miles (which turned out to be slightly longer due to a sat nav reading cock up) and we had our three meals in three parks. There is no denying it was hard work in places but my lasting memory is going to be of laughter and friendship. Or a joint determination that we were going to do this for those less fortunate than
Thirty five years ago at school I was bullied. Relentlessly To the point where other than memories of the bullying I have no other memories of school. Never physical, that would have been too easy I could have fought back, or shown my bruises to a teacher. It was always verbal so there was no evidence. But the evidence is very much there, even thirty five years later. My
Where would we be without grandparents? Stuck. That’s where I would be if hadn’t been for the support of my parents when my children were little. As my granny moved into a care home this week and my mum becomes her main spokesperson and carer I have been pondering how the tables have turned. Where my granny once cared for my mum, and for me in the
Things to consider starting a blog Blogging is extremely popular. There are now an awful lot of them out there. So many that it seems people have lost count – although the total worldwide figure is more than 150 million. That doesn’t mean you should be put off from starting your own blog, however. The fact that there are so many blogs online should be seen as a positive
Yesterday I visited a Comic Relief project closer to home, Mayfield Nurseries, and not just in terms of geography. It seems daft that after being involved with Comic Relief for four years, and three trips to Africa, I haven’t visited one of their projects on my own doorstep. So when the charity emailed some of us last month to ask if we wanted to do just that, I leapt
