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October has been and gone and now – without wanting to sound too negative – we’re being launched headfirst into the worst months of the year. It’s cold, it’s miserable, it’s too dark to do anything after 4pm apart from get ready for bed, and every other bastard you come across is trying to kill you by coughing a new […]
October 2025: Day trips, comedy, gigs and best of all: A new vacuum cleaner Read More >>
This post is a collaboration with British Boxers and these PJs were free. I’ve been on the hunt for decent pyjamas for a while now, something that feels like actual loungewear luxury rather than old band t-shirts I should be ashamed of and leggings that have lost just enough stretch to be classed as outerwear. Oh, and ones which won’t
Review: Women’s Bamboo Pyjama Set from British Boxers Read More >>
And that was September. It’s taken me almost a week to get around to writing this one through a combination of time constraints (who knew that getting a job would mean less time to write nonsense?!) and apathy, because it hasn’t been the most thrilling of months. That is of course always the risk of doing monthly round ups; sometimes
September 2025: In which I almost got scammed, and had a nice dinner Read More >>
Summer holidays with kids are always a mix of optimism (“we’ll make memories!”) and reality (“we’ll make memories, mostly of whinging”). When I saw that the Portsmouth Fringe Festival was happening for the first time this year, thanks to Porstmouth Hub, on 26th July and 3rd August, I thought: why not? A family day out, lots of activities, and, crucially,
A Day Out at Portsmouth Fringe Festival 2025 Read More >>
So… August. It’s flown by hasn’t it (do I say that every month? I do, don’t I)?. We may not have had a stream of house guests like we did last year, but we’ve packed a lot in in the last four and a bit weeks. Please bear in mind that I’ve totally fucked my back so I’m writing this
August 2025: Beautiful Barcelona, wet Weymouth, and flag nonces Read More >>
I wrote this post in collaboration with Yoto who have provided me with a Yoto Mini to give away, and gave us some free Yoto cards too. I love Yoto and you can see a bunch of reviews I’ve done for them over the years here! This post contains affiliate links. Last week, we piled into the car for what
Are we nearly there yet? (No. No we are not) + WIN A YOTO MINI Read More >>
You may only have noticed it subconsciously, but wood wall panelling has been quietly staging a full-blown comeback over the past few years. This isn’t a return to dusty studies or a 1970s throwback, though; Today, panelling is turning up in the smartest of places, from boutique hotels in Shoreditch to pared-back townhouses in Primrose Hill…and it’s looking sharper than ever. Of
The Design Detail That’s Quietly Everywhere Read More >>
After a ridiculously busy June, comparatively July has been fairly quiet. With the exception of three solid weeks of end-of-term fun I mean – but I pretty much covered that in this post. The weather hasn’t been anywhere near as glorious as last month, but that’s OK. All together now… “The garden needed it“. For the last week, I’ve been
July 2025: Wet Chessington and no dippy eggs Read More >>
We were recently invited to check out the New Dishoom in Covent Garden, specifically, their stunning new spot in The Yards. Although I wasn’t specifically asked to do a Dishoom review, having included it in my most recent monthly round up I thought I’d expand upon the experience for anyone that was thinking about a visit. After all, I took
Lunch at The New Dishoom, The Yards, Covent Garden: A review Read More >>
June has been, in two words, sweaty, and busy; particularly the latter part of it. Today the weather has broken a bit and I feel all motivated after – and I’m not being dramatic here – feeling like it was all entirely impossible due to the heat for at least a week solid. I’ve phoned two tradesmen to fix various
June 2025: Slushies, stadiums, Shoreditch, sand & sunburn Read More >>
