With a book title like that, I simply couldn’t resist, could I? From the author of We have Lost the Pelicans, and We have Lost the President, comes a third mystery novel. I thoroughly enjoyed both, so was anticipating enjoying this one, and I wasn’t disappointed. Out now and available on Amazon and Amazon UK […]
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Reducing Your Energy Costs at Home: 3 Effective Ways
Energy efficiency is one of the biggest buzzwords that we read and hear on a day to day basis. More companies than ever are responding to the strong consumer demand for energy efficient products and services and building towards becoming more eco-friendly as part of their as part of their corporate social responsibility. However, responsibility […]
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My small son took & chose this one for today’s post. Can you see what he spotted?
READ MOREPlease stop telling me to get out and enjoy the sunshine…
It’s rather hot in the UK at the moment, hotter in fact than some other parts of the world that usually run to the subtropics weather wise. We are in the middle of a heat wave. I am kind of cynical about British weather, because of course, it will probably pour with rain as soon […]
READ MOREPlayful Playroom Prompts for Plenty of Fun
*this is a collaborative post with some creative playroom ideas for a family home* Giving your kids a playroom is a great idea. It can help to contain toys to one location in the house, and it gives them somewhere to go time on their own. Designing a playroom can be a lot of fun […]
READ MOREWhy we allowed our tweenager to choose not to do a school entrance exam…
Our tweenager is reaching the age where we need to start thinking about secondary schools. We’ve already had a look at one or two, and have a couple more to go, before we decide. When we say “we”, we mean the husband, myself and her, making the decision. She has to be involved because it’s […]
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A lucky capture…
READ MOREPeace out…
Today is election day. Unless you are living under a rock, you can’t fail to know that we have a surprise and short notice general election happening here, in the UK. It’s been an interesting few weeks. Lots of political campaigning, lots of vitriol and opinion, both from the campaigners and also social media, as […]
READ MOREGetting some volume in my hair with John Frieda Luxurious Volume range
I have had some issues with my hair lately. Due to the hormone treatment I am taking, I have been loosing a lot of hair (a normal side affect, but frustrating) and although I normally wear my hair up (because I work with small children, long hair doesn’t mix well with paint, play dough, kids […]
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