A lifestyle blog
. Chateau de la Cheine was built in the 1840’s for a Colonel in the French Army, titled Chateau de la Ressegue originally, the owners sold the name to the neighbours . It is the most “important” building in the commune and provided employment for the local people but was bought twenty years ago by Karen and Clive as a home in France. A home they now let out
Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream Recipe I decided to make this ice cream for Jonnie’s birthday as they are a sweet he likes (unlike the metre long tube of jelly beans I bought him for his birthday. Oops) and I thought it might be a bit different. Can I really make Ferrero Rocher Ice cream? Yes, yes you can! It is a really simple ice cream to make, needs only
. Bloody hell, don’t faint but it’s a blog post from me. They have been a bit thin on the ground in recent weeks I know. A combination of things really. Mostly absolute and total exhaustion. A total lack of energy to do anything, including blog, which really isn’t like me. It’s been building for a while and suddenly it hit me when we were away in
. Weddings are funny things. Joyous occasions, obviously, but they can be stressful as a guest. Hell they are stressful for those whose big day it is, but I think we sometimes forget that they can be for those coming along for the party and cake too. I can think of no other occasion where you might not know many of the other guests attending. Well
. Yet again events in the diary have jumped off the page and basically shouted “YOU ARE GETTING OLD”. This week more than ever. Even when I got a year older last month on my birthday I didn’t feel older in an instant than I do today. This week Jonnie has a birthday and leaves his teens behind to turn twenty. Even he doesn’t like the idea
. I have been asked to do this before, review supplements that claim to make us feel better, but I have always been put off them. Until now. When Pharma Nord approached me with two supplements they sounded exactly like the sort of thing I needed. The first is Bio-Chromium and helps to control blood sugar levels throughout the day. Something I often really struggle with and then
. Earlier this week I made a comment on Facebook that I was finding the sharing of an image of a dead child disturbing. “That this is not what I want to come on Facebook and find”. And then I thought about that statement and hated myself for it. That child, Aylan, symbolises all that is wrong with the world. And all that is right with social
. You know what it’s like. You decide to invite a few mates round to watch a film and then you spend so long trying to all agree which film to watch that by the time you have settled on one that most of you agree on, somebody (usually me) has fallen asleep. Or it’s an impromptu thing because you have your mitts on the DVD that everyone wants
. It’s hard to write a post when you don’t really know much about a subject. When you can’t structure the post to have a clear discussion, or at the very least a conclusion. But these latest killings in the US have made me feel more than ever that gun control in the US needs to radically change. And fast. But how? The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the
.How to go on holiday with friends and not kill them Next weekend we are off on holiday. Staying at Chateau de la Cheine: a ten bedroom property in France that sleeps 20. Sounds fabulous doesn’t it, the idea of taking a bunch of mates away with you on holiday for five days. But how do you go away and enjoy yourselves, and then also
. It’s been a week of celebrations this week. GCSE week and Ellie did brilliantly, we are mighty proud of her. Proof that her hard work and determination (including a PE practical when on crutches) have paid off. She got all the grades she needed to stay on at sixth form at her current school and do the A levels she wants for a degree in physiotherapy. Oh and
. It’s Friday and I haven’t had a rant for a while. I wasn’t going to have one today either, until ten minutes ago. Let me bring you up to speed. Earlier this week I placed an order for Mr B’s wedding anniversary present for next week, with a popular online department store. Feeling lazy, and tight (sorry, but £6.95 for delivery is a bit riduculous), I opted
