A lifestyle blog
. This post contains links to some items we have been sent in return for a mention If you are anything like me, you spend months organising a party and then the event itself goes in a flash and you think “blimey, was that it?”. But your guests tell you it was a party to remember, and for all the right reasons. Phew. I have been to
I thought I should share my Top Tips for a Buckingham Palace Garden Party as we have just been to our first (and only I would think!). Tell all your friends. This is a huge big deal and you should really enjoy your moment in the spot light. You have been invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden party! These events have been going on for generations and mark the
Ok, so just about everything on this weekend could be bought, so the title isn’t strictly speaking true, but….. Caity was 21 this month, and that gave us a bit of a (lovely) problem – what do you get a 21 year old these days? She’s moved in with her (also lovely) boyfriend so there aren’t really day to day things that she needs these days. Anything spotted online or whilst out
How does your Garden Grow (#HDYGG) is from Buckingham Palace this week! I know. Get me. We could have been in any park on Wednesday afternoon. The sun was shining. People were strolling, arm in arm, or in small groups. Some were stopping to admire the plants, others to take a picture with the impressive building behind us. There were even some dogs having a run. Closely
This is the recipe you didn’t know you need. It’s the only apple pie ice cream recipe you will ever need, even when you don’t know you need an apple pie ice cream recipe My inlaws arrived on Sunday for ten days and that meant one thing on Saturday: menu planning. I need to be ahead of the game this week as there is SO much happening. GCSEs, an
There is a coffee shop culture, you might not realise that if you are a grab and go kind of person, but I can assure you that if you are “get a cup and plan to sit and work for a few hours” type person it’s a whole different ball game. Can you work in a coffee shop all day? Good question, let’s find out shall we? 7.13am I am
. This is one of those linkies that I love. And last year I joined in a couple of times but never felt that I could show the whole of our garden. Bits of it were okay to photograph but mostly our garden is neglected. I am not by any stretch of the imagination green fingered. And even if I were I just don’t have the time.
for myself and a request for votes. Yes, it is that time of year again. The Oscars have been and gone, the BAFTAs are done and dusted and now it is all down to the BiBS: The Brilliance in Blogging Awards. The eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed that over there on the right look…. up there. There is a new badge asking for votes in the Brilliance
.Camp Bestival We have been on tenterhooks for the past few months as we have waited to hear if we are going to be amongst the bloggers chosen to be Official Camp Bestival bloggers. At 5.30pm on Friday night we heard we were. News that makes me squeal, which is surprising really as I really don’t do festivals. Or indeed camping. But in an effort to get out
. Roadtrip! Planning is well underway for the Summer holiday. The ferry’s booked, currency ordered, passports located and guide book read from cover to cover. Okay, T picked up the guide book during the ad break in Corrie, but that counts I think, doesn’t it? We’re doing another road trip to a currently secret destination. If it’s half as lovely as the gite we shared with old friends last summer,
. If you know me you will know I have a middle name. If you know me well you know it begins with an A. It is only if you know me really well, call me mum, or are related to me that you will know what it actually is. This is going to be one of those blog posts that waffles a bit before it gets to the point,
. Not only do I love reading fiction but I love reading recipe books too, from cover to cover like a novel. I can’t resist buying them too when I see them on special offer, though I already have a cupboard groaning under the weight of them all. This month though I have found myself looking through some fab books so I thought I would share. The slow cooker
