Lifestyle
The reason for my low profile
The blog has been a bit quiet the last week or two. As regular readers know, I like to post five times a week-sometimes more but I haven’t recently. There is a reason. You see I have a small amount of free time and, what time I have, I write. Recently though, my hands have … [Read more…]
Gas Safety Week 2015-Win a Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Tomorrow marks the start of Gas Safety Week. According to the Gas Safety Register, some 23 million homes in the UK and Channel Islands use gas for heating, hot water and cooking, yet we take it for granted that our boilers, cookers and gas fires are safe. Badly fitted and poorly serviced gas appliances can … [Read more…]
Autumn Crafts-Playing With Leaves
It is a sad realisation that Summer is over. I think September is technically the start of Autumn but with the rubbish weather we have had here this year, I think we have all been crossing our fingers that we might just get one more week of warm, dry weather. As I looked up at … [Read more…]
The Baby & Toddler Shows-Win Tickets and Get a Discount
Autumn and back to school can mean only one thing-the Baby and Toddler Show in Sandown Park, Surrey and Event City Manchester. I am really looking forward to it this time as I was unable to make the Spring shows because I had just had Baby G. With big sister in school, it means I … [Read more…]
Our Summer 2015 Bucket List-The Results
We are on the final day of the summer holidays. I actually thought yesterday was the last day and was fully prepared to arrive at school today for the first day until my friend broke the news that I had got the date wrong. Oops. Anyway, I thought today might be a good day to … [Read more…]
Little Dish Family Cookbook-A Review (and a little fib)
I make no secret that I struggle coming up with new meal ideas. I cannot stand having to make 16 different options to suit everyone. I need a crowd pleaser every night. So when Little Dish offered me the chance to review their new cook book, Little Dish Family Cookbook, I couldn’t refuse. Baby G … [Read more…]
The Tale of City Sue-Dairy Farming with a story to tell from Kerrygold
Like me on our farm, Irish farmers who make Kerrygold, like their animals to be happy. The Kerrygold story is a simple one. They work with small co-operative farms where small herds are free to graze on lush Irish meadows. It means Kerrygold cows are healthy and happy, free to roam outside. It’s these cows, … [Read more…]
A Year Without My Best Friend-An Update
Three months ago, I wrote a post about it being a year since I fell out with my best friend. I thought I would give you a little update. It seems my sneaky best friend had been reading my blog all along and, after reading that post, she sent me a message on Facebook. My … [Read more…]
Valley Mill Soaps, handmade in Wales- A Review
The history of soap can be traced back to ancient Babylon but somewhere in the last few years, it seems liquid soap has almost taken over the good old bar. My nana loved soap bars and even had a whole cupboard full of them. It was always such a lovely smell when you opened the … [Read more…]