Thriving your way
We are fortunate to have great support from my in-laws and they frequently help out with childcare during the school holidays. When the kids are away it gives us the opportunity to have calmer days, as well as: catching up on sleep eating meals they don’t enjoy maybe treating ourselves with a trip to the cinema not having to leave work in a rush to pick the kids up However, over the recent holiday we Continue Reading …
I recently tried my first Big Mac. Yes really, I’m going to be 40 soon and I’ve never had a Big Mac. In fact, I had to ask people to explain what a Big Mac was! My McDonald’s history My first McDonald’s memory was getting a burger on holiday in America, when I was about 3. I remember enjoying it, until I got to the gherkin! I wasn’t willing to eat them after that so the Continue Reading …
Back in December, I went to The Three Wine Men Christmas Tasting event; it was a great excuse to meet up with friends and to taste more wines. Three Wine Men The Three Wine Men consist of: Olly Smith is often on Saturday Kitchen and This Morning, writes for The Mail on Sunday and used to write episodes for Pingu and Charlie and Lola! Oz Clarke is a well-known wine writer and TV/radio personality Tim Atkin Continue Reading …
As you know I’m on a mission to learn about the type of wine I like at the moment, so I was very excited to be invited to a wine tasting event at The Royal Horseguards hotel in London. Not only would I be able to try some new wines but I would get expert guidance with it as well. The Royal Horseguards Hotel The Royal Horseguards is a five star hotel near Westminster overlooking the Continue Reading …
Studland bay is located between Swanage and Poole (via a chain ferry), and with its beautiful sandy beaches and good facilities everyone from children to naturists will be happy. As the cooler weather comes in I thought I’d revisit some of the summer holidays we’ve spent at Studland beach. My husband and his family introduced me to the beach as they’ve been going there since before ED was born. It is a beautiful beach and now Continue Reading …
As we take most of our holidays in the UK, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, we know you take a risk with the weather. We had better weather than forecast at the beginning of August, but still had some foggy and rainy days to occupy the children. The first of these I took the children to Oceanarium, the aquarium in Bournemouth. I have mixed views on whether the aquarium is child friendly, although Continue Reading …
Since moving house and starting to commute through lots of villages I’ve noticed how many village fairs, fetes and festivals there are. The village I grew up in had an annual fair called the Faffen Fuffen (still love the name), but I haven’t been to many fairs since I moved to university, so we decided to go to the Woodcote Rally, near the Oxfordshire – Berkshire border, to help them celebrate their 50th anniversary on Continue Reading …
