A lifestyle blog
Breathe is the theme this week. Now I am sure there are going to be some amazing photos of sleeping babies, open spaces, beautiful skies, deep grass etc. All those things that aid deep breathing. That make you do a heavy sigh of contentment. This linky this week is going to be full of those sorts of shots I am sure. Not me I am afraid. Breathe for me means
You may recall a couple of months ago I got quite irate about a Tweet that appeared on my timeline from Harrods, relating to a product they claimed it was “a gym in a jar”. The product was made by a company called Blissworld Spa and their range of beauty products called “Fat Girl Slim” that they advertised were able to give you a sixpack / “slenderize”, generally make you
A little trip to the Warner Edwards Gin distillery is on the blog today Today is #WorldGinDay. A day to celebrate gin and so I am sharing some pics from a recent trip we did to Northamptonshire to see the home of Warner Edwards gin Last year I dragged Mr B to the Good Food Show in Birmingham. We had a great day. Mostly because in the Press Room at
Last week the youngest teen cheerfully announced that she was being challenged by her best friend to be a vegetarian for a week. Oh. Great. This means that muggins here needs to now cook three meals every night as I do one for her, one for Jonnie, and then one for Mr B and I. Marvellous. Or we all go veggie. Hmm. That might be do-able actually. Especially since Netmums
All about the detail on The Gallery this week. It’s all about the detail. So it had to be the photo above for me. The scene has been there for eight years ish. A view I have stared at hundreds of times. It is the view from the living room in my parent’s apartment in London. The ornament has been there probably for just as long. But something about
I fell out with Parcelforce almost a year ago. You can read why here: Parcelfarce. I have now fallen out with them again. Once again not for the fact that something went wrong but for the way in which they have handled resolving it. By pretty much saying “it’s your fault”.
I am ashamed to say that I don’t really know my family’s history with regards to the World Wars. I know my family have traced our family tree back through many many generations. And that Mr B Senior (morning Hopalong) has worked tirelessly on the Barrow side of the family, but for me I don’t really know any of the stories related to the wars. I don’t know how many
This should be renamed “It’s 5pm and mum has no idea what to do for dinner so has slung all these random ingredients together and called it Chicken and Chorizo Risotto”. But I have to say it is super tasty, very healthy, and a complete doddle to cook. Even for the world’s worst cook like me 5.0 from 1 reviews Chicken and Chorizo Risotto Print Prep time 10 mins Cook
“You need to set your alarm for 5am tomorrow” “What? Why?” “We are going out for lunch” “Then why the hell do I need to set my alarm for 5am?” “Because we are having in lunch in Calais” “oh for God sake, mum”
Well, I’m just squatting here really while T is looking the other way, and thought I’d just jot down some musings on a rather fab book that turned up from a lovely lady called Amanda Jennings. It’s an interesting tale of a couple stuck in a rut, trying to sort themselves out, wondering whether they should carry on or call it day, and follows them through some trials and tribulations
It is no secret that I am a tea obsessive. I think the next time I cut myself it will be tea that comes out, not blood. Getting a cup of tea is the first thing I think about in the morning and I can’t really think properly until I have had one. I drink it by the bucket load, not from dainty cups (though I admit that tea in
As you may know, this year is my year of trying to be more positive. To try and really focus on living life and not coasting through it and to have a real life philosophy. And that saying above is now my new mantra. It has really struck a chord with me. What do you think of it?
