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mogan gran canaria The best destinations for dream holidays in Gran Canaria, in Spain.

Best Destinations for Dream Holidays in Gran Southern Canaria

Holidays & staycations /

This is a collaborative post: Gran Canaria is a breath-taking island nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, offering a perfect blend of stunning landscapes, golden beaches, and vibrant culture for solo travellers, couples and family groups. This Spanish gem boasts a plethora of idyllic destinations that are sure to make your dream holiday a reality. This post explores the southern part

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How does the jam doughnut cashback app actually work? is it free? review

Save money with JamDoughnut Cashback App: Review & tips

Collaborative posts (#AD), Making & saving money /

This JamDoughnut cashback app review was written in collaboration with JamDoughnut. The codes and links contained in this review are affiliate codes/links. Find out what this means here. However all words, opinions and pictures are mine. Use the code 19PE when signing up to receive £2 when you make a purchase. I’d not heard of the JamDoughnut cashback app when

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before and after 1930s house

House updates: The sofa of dreams and geographically incorrect curtains

Home & Garden, Parenting, Politics and Life /

This post features some items – the gorgeous sofa, fireplace tiles, paint and ceiling light which were sent to us for free for the purposes of reviews/social coverage. All words and pictures are mine. You can see all house updates here It’s been a very exciting week here in Whinge Towers* aka our 1930s house, which we moved into at the

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Virgin Pure Home Water System II review (28)

Virgin Pure Home Water System II review: Filtered hot & chilled water at the touch of a button

Food & drink, Home & Garden /

Disclaimer: This post was written in collaboration with Virgin Pure. I was sent the Virgin Pure Home Water System II to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. One aspect of moving to a new county that I didn’t really consider is that the water tastes wrong. I’m sure that whatever you grow up with becomes normal

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before and after earthborn paints hobgoblin

House updates: I’m not boasting but we have walls AND floors now

Home & Garden, Parenting, Politics and Life /

This post features some items – paint, tiles and lights, namely – which were sent to us for free for the purposes of reviews/social coverage. All words and pictures are mine. Although most of our new house is quite liveable and doesn’t need redecorating imminently, it wasn’t all to our taste and so our plan was to tackle the rooms

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The new fireplace!

Tiling the fireplace with vintage-inspired tiles from Porcelain Superstore

Home & Garden /

Disclaimer: I was sent the Tapestry Tiles to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links, see more information here.  You can see all house updates here! One of the more simple house projects we decided to take on was the fireplace. Elsewhere in the house there’s an open fire in the main living room,

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House updates: Smashing the sh*t out of b*stard breeze blocks, and some other stuff

Home & Garden, Parenting, Politics and Life /

So the weekly house update thing went well, with me totally forgetting to update last week. In fairness, we hadn’t actually done a lot because we were waiting for the plasterer to sort out the walls so I think it would have been overkill. I did write this nostalgia post instead, so hopefully my tardiness can be forgiven. You can

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