I have adapted this allergy-friendly chocolate cupcakes recipe, it’s actually a cake recipe, but can be used for cupcakes or for a normal layered chocolate cake. This recipe makes about 24 cupcakes or enough for a normal sponge cake if you prefer that way. I’ve also tweaked it so that it is dairy and gluten-free, […]
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Project 365 – a photo a day: out of routine…
January and February have not been helpful for my photo a day project and this week has been no better. We have, with the exception of the husband all been sick with a nasty stomach bug and totally out of sorts and routine. My house is a mess, work is behind, e mails are piling […]
READ MOREFun and thoughtful Valentine’s Day gifts for him…
*this is a review post, we were kindly sent items to share about, all words are my own* Valentine’s Day is on it’s way, and you can’t miss the shops full of flowers, cards, and everywhere has ideas for what to get someone for Valentine’s Day. Today I am sharing some Valentine’s gift for him, […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 27th January – 2nd February 2019
Welcome to our week in photos. This is our weekly catch up for both sets of grandparents who live abroad and don’t get to be as much a part of the daily madness of our lives as much as we and they would like. So we share here for them to get at least a […]
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So we say goodbye to January, with a little bit of catspam. We call this Layla’s “post on the hot water bottle, not letting the human share” pose, because she loves a hot water bottle in MY bed. She spends most of the winter sleeping her days away. I can’t say I blame her, I […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day: This girl, I did good…
I have been UTTERLY rubbish with Project 365 this January. I will get back to doing better in February. With the blog being down to be revamped, then being hacked, then hacked again, sickness, and LIFE, I haven’t taken many photos that were worth sharing. Tonight the tween said I could share this one. I […]
READ MOREDon’t get sunburned, tan safely with Tan Cream instead.
*This is a review post, I have been kindly sent some Tan Cream to share about and to giveaway. All personal opinions are mine* As we get older, we get wiser about our health and what is good for our body and what isn’t, mostly, I think. As a teenager and into my twenties, I […]
READ MOREOur week in photos
Welcome to our week in photos. This is our weekly catch up for both sets of grandparents who live abroad and don’t get to be as much a part of the daily madness of our lives as much as we and they would like. So we share here for them to get at least a […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day: Today I am grateful for…
Today has been hard. My anxiety and fight or flight mode has been in overdrive. It has affected how I have handled every part of my day. I hate days like this. I am grateful for little things though. Good friends who support me, people around me who help me with my day job, small […]
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