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This post contains sponsored links. For more information, please see my disclosures page. It’s now been four whole weeks since the kitchen installation was finished. Four weeks since the builders waved goodbye; all the units in and the tiling done, and the excuses for takeaways gone. Although I am desperate to share updated pictures of it while it still looks […]
Kitchen renovation update: Time to hit the floor Read More >>
Disclaimer: We received this four night stay at John Fowler Sandy Meadows Lodge Holiday Park in Somerset free of charge for the purposes of this review, but words and pictures are mine. Last year, we went on a dog-friendly family holiday to the South Bay John Fowler Holiday Park in Brixham, Devon and we had such a lovely time that
John Fowler Sandy Meadows Lodge Holiday Park in Somerset: A review Read More >>
Disclaimer: We received free entry to Drusillas Park to try out the new Rainforest Carousel ride. If you’re looking for a comprehensive review of everything there is to see and do at Drusillas Park and Zoo, then see my post here. This is the second time we’ve been to Drusillas Park in the past twelve months. It is a fabulous,
Drusillas Park have a new ride for 2019: The Rainforest Carousel Read More >>
This is a collaborative post and this was a free event. We are lucky that through this blog we get to do some pretty amazing things. Last weekend we were invited to Loose Reins glamping lodges in Dorset, for the product launch of the new Spirit Riding Free toy range from Playmobil. Series 8 of Spirit Riding Free recently came
A weekend in Dorset at Loose Reins with Playmobil and Spirit Riding Free Read More >>
I received a Vorwerk Kobold VK200 vacuum cleaner, floor mop and attachments on loan for two weeks to trial and I was compensated for my time. This review is entirely honest and hopefully will be of use to you if you’re trying to decide whether to get one. My name is Fran, and I am a vacuum cleaner-aholic, which might
Vorwerk Kobold VK200 upright vacuum cleaner: Complete home system review Read More >>
Disclaimer: I was sent this ADEXE London Mini Sistine ladies wristwatch to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. I’ve worked previously with ADEXE London watchmakers, reviewing one of their Freerunner watches. It is a beautiful timepiece, but the colours are very rich and autumnal and don’t go well with my spring/summer wardrobe. When I was offered
ADEXE London watches: Mini Sistine ladies wristwatch review Read More >>
Disclaimer: I was sent the Friends items free of charge for inclusion in this 90s gift guide, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links, see more information here. Women in their 30s are notoriously hard to buy presents for, mainly because we have spent the last 30-odd years collecting stuff, and by the time we get to
Presents for 30-something women: A nostalgic gift guide for teens of the 90s Read More >>
Can you imagine what it’s like to not feel clean, shave, wash your hair properly or buy sanitary products, because you can’t afford to? To not be able to change your baby’s nappies as often as you really should because your food budget doesn’t stretch that far? To have to send your children to school without brushing their teeth? For
The Hygiene Bank: A national charity tackling hygiene poverty locally Read More >>
I have a confession: I love ABBA. As a kid I had the ‘best of’ album which I listened to probably about as much as my children listen to the Lego Movie Soundtrack. I knew and still know every word to almost every song (although sometimes not the actual words, I was quite young and if you didn’t sing Chicken
A review of Mamma Mia! the ABBA musical at the Novello Theatre, London Read More >>
Disclaimer: I was sent some of these items, denoted with a *, free of charge for inclusion in this new baby essentials gift guide, but words and pictures are mine. This post contains affiliate links, see more information here. Getting out and about with a baby is important for you as much as them. A baby has to travel – not
The ultimate list of new baby essentials: Getting out and about Read More >>
