As my birthday is between both my children's birthdays and Christmas it is often a low key event. I wanted to make sure this wasn't the case for my 40th birthday. I wanted to do something I would remember. 40th Birthday Ideas I started thinking about ideas about 18 months before my birthday, and started saving some money each month so I could pay for an activity with joy instead of guilt or Continue Reading …
Staccups Game Review
Staccups * is a dexterity game requiring both hand eye coordination and speed. The aim is to be the quickest at stacking your cups by matching the colour of the bottom of your cup to the colour on the top of the cup below. The challenge comes from all players racing to place their cups on the same two stacks. It is described as for 2-4 players, but you can also play it solo where you race against Continue Reading …
Family home – 5th anniversary (dones and not dones)
Since February, we've been in our house for five years, and the last year has been a busy one with noticeable changes. Done The biggest change has been in the area where my husband (and kids) knocked down the walls last year. My father in law and husband built new walls to create a study, utility room and shower room. They have also tiled the hall, shower room and utility room and fitted the Continue Reading …
My 2nd 2018 journal
It has only taken me a third of the year to start a journal in 2018. As I continued using the undated journal I'd started in August 2017 at the start of the year. My new journal is a change from the Castelli notebooks I've used for the last few years. This one is a Flame Tree Notebook* and was a 40th birthday present. The cover pattern is based on Turkish Iznik style stone paste tiles and is Continue Reading …
