Make an Oh-So-Easy Holiday Scrapbook – careful, it’s addictive.
Jun15

Make an Oh-So-Easy Holiday Scrapbook – careful, it’s addictive.

Holiday photos are always special. I mean, ALL photos are, but there’s something about holiday photos, and their ability to transport you back to a time and a place, and oddly recreate that warm sense of happiness. But like all our digital content, how often do we stop and take a look at it? I remember when I was a kid, a rainy afternoon could always be filled by pulling the photo album’s off the shelves and poring...

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What Should You Stock In Your Family’s Medicine Cabinet?
Jun10

What Should You Stock In Your Family’s Medicine Cabinet?

When you have children you have to deal with a whole range of accidents and illnesses. Most of the time they are minor, and can be cured with a few hugs, but occasionally you’ll need to get the first aid kit out or offer an over the counter remedy. That’s why it’s so important to have a medicine cabinet stocked with all the things you need, so you don’t have to dash to the supermarket in the middle of the night...

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I’m running. Oh yes. Thanks to the Zombies…
May28

I’m running. Oh yes. Thanks to the Zombies…

I have tried a Couch 2 5k running programme 4 or 5 times. The farthest I’ve reached is week 8. Not because I can’t do it – Oh no, I know they work.But I get bored. The principle behind it is brilliant – take a non-exercising Couch Potato, plug them into some headphones and into a pair of trainers and get them out the door. Tell them when to walk, and when to run – in tiny baby steps which slowly increase...

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Forest Holidays – fancy a last minute tree house break?
Apr11

Forest Holidays – fancy a last minute tree house break?

Spring is the perfect time to enjoy a forest break for families, couples, and groups – tree climbing, hiring bikes, picnics, barbecues, archery… then enjoy your own private hot tub at the end of the day.  Last minute availability for an amazing Forest Holiday break here – and yes there is still some tree house availability, as well as the usual woodland cabins! I’ve always wanted to stay in a Forest Holidays...

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You’re Fierce. LOVING this Beautiful Little Enamel Pin.
Apr07

You’re Fierce. LOVING this Beautiful Little Enamel Pin.

Teens are ridiculously tricky to buy for – but oh what a perfect gift for your girl this is. Shakespeare said it first: “though she be but little, she is fierce.”. And how right he was. But sometimes your girl will feel a little fragile, and may just need reminding of her own fierceness. Which is, I think, where this beautiful little enamel pin from The Old English Company comes in. Buy it spontaneously, just...

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Top 5 things to do in Denmark for family holidays
Apr06

Top 5 things to do in Denmark for family holidays

Denmark’s always been on my ‘to go’ list. Of all the Scandinavian countries, it’s the one I probably know most about (thanks, Hans Christian Anderson) – I’ve always wanted to see the iconic Nyhavn harbour, plus the Little Mermaid statue obviously. But what else is there to do? If I took the family for a stay on Denmark, what could we do (beyond a lot of cycling, of course)? Turns out, lots…...

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