We love Orchard Toys and have been huge fans of their wonderful board games for quite a few years now. Regular readers may be aware of this and seen our previous reviews. We hope you all had lots of fun over the summer holidays and created wonderful memories. Now school is back in fill swing, …
Last week we took a day trip to the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, near Birmingham. The Black Country Living Museum is an award winning, open-air museum suitable for the whole family. It is one of the largest open-air museums in the country, set across 26 acres. Exploring history from the last 300 years, …
Our youngest daughter Ivy is obsessed with planes. Her bedroom ceiling is covered with Airfix planes hung on wires, she could sit for hours watching videos of planes in flight and is always plane spotting when out in the garden. It’s lucky that the Shuttleworth Airfield and Collection pretty much backs onto our house. We …
Wow, what a fantastic 6 weeks of Summer Holiday fun. It’s flown past so quickly. We have done lots of fun things, and we even saw progress in Jimmy’s much needed operation to separated his fused fingers. Last week, I received a phone call booking Jimmy in for his operation! We had just 48 hours …
Being the best parent you can possibly be in 2018 is not easy. There are more things than ever to worry about, and every decision you make has to be made with the kids in mind. This is why you have to think hard about the decisions you are going to make and try to …
Wow, is anyone else finding that the summer holidays are just flying past so quickly? They usually drag but this year has whooshed by in a flash. I’ve spent lots of time playing with the kids and stepping away from my laptop, which has felt awesome. Once the kids go back to school I will …
Not so long ago, being eco-friendly simply meant recycling your cereal boxes and milk bottles each week, but with global warming, high energy prices, and any number of environmental issues, these days, we have to do a lot more. Luckily, there are lots of ways you can protect the planet and save yourself some money, …
When it comes to owning a home and making it your own, it’s so important to make sure that you know what you want. Having a vision for your home can help. Now, we all have our own tastes and preferences, and it’s just so important to let this show in your interiors. When you …
Decorating your home can sometimes be fun, and sometimes be laborious and tedious. The thing about decorating your home is that you can’t just make your home a carbon copy of somebody else’s. Your home needs to suit your tastes and lifestyle perfectly, so only you can decide what is right for you and your …
It’s hard to ignore the effects of our obscene obsession with buying stuff. We Brits spend £358,000,000,000 (the zeroes mean billion) in the shops each year. We buy food which goes uneaten, clothes that never get worn and household items which just sit around and gather dust. All of it just wasted* . Our shopping …
On Saturday 4th of August the UK welcomes the Sea Creatures: Life Beneath The Oceans Tour opens it’s doors to the general public. Sea Creatures is a groundbreaking new exhibition that allows visitors to explore the secrets of life beneath the ocean waves through incredible cross-sections of marine animals. Full body specimens include whales, …
From washing up liquid and antibacterial wipes to loo roll and fabric softener, it’s likely that there are a whole host of products you use around your home on a daily basis. Because these must-haves are so well used, you might feel like you’re constantly repurchasing the same stuff, which can be bad news for …
We’re well into the thick of it now, summer is pounding along. The UK is especially being gifted or cursed, depending on your viewpoint, with a hot flash. Trouble is, this hot flash or heatwave has been going on for more than 30 days. So it looks like it will be the similar pattern for …
