Fabulous Retro Swimsuit for tall women from LTS
I’m not very demanding where swimsuits are concerned. I have an innate horror of a two-piece (way too many curves to reveal, thank you), but I do need a one-piece that’s long enough for my 6ft frame, that won’t make me look like the back end of a bus (no mean feat). It needs to be secure enough to withstand swimming races and deep-end dives with the competitive teens, but be minimal enough for some sunning beside the...
Just the Best & Prettiest Kindle Fire HDX Case – Lente Designs review
When the 8yr old got a Kindle Fire HDX for her birthday, I kew it should have been a double-gift, and come with a Kindle Fire HDX case. Because it is utterly pointless anyone at all having a nice tablet if they haven’t got a nice case. Quite apart from the pretty-factor (let’s be honest, tablets are NOT attractive things), there is the serious issue of protection. Having an unprotected tablet around is simply asking for...
Spotted! I bloody love my cat mug
I Bloody Love My Cat Mug. And I do – bloody love it, that is. Isn’t it great? Just guaranteed to make you smile smugly, and reach for a stroke of a softly arched back while you wait for the kettle to boil (or at least not curse too loudly as you trip over the fur bomb winding around your feet whilst your sleep head tries to co-ordinate the kettle and the tap first thing in the morning). It even works on me – despite...
Trollbeads. Perfect. #EasterGiftGuide
I have had a bit of a thing for Trollbeads for quite a while now. I have always hated traditional charm bracelets – I love their sentiment, and their personality… but ‘charms’? *shudder* Trollbeads retain all that individuality and personal meaning… and manage to be so darn pretty too. Last week a special edition totally caught my eye – and I told them so, sighing jealously at its prettiness. So it...
Best Lip Balm. Ever. Fact.
I can’t tell you how many lip balms I’ve tried over the years. I’m fine in the summer, but the minute the central heating goes on, or (worse) I’m in a car with the heater on… Crack! My lips shrivel and crunch. And that’s it – I’m left battling the dry soreness for months. Lip balms come and go – I’ve tried most of them. Some are better than others, but I was always on the...
When nostalgia comes knocking…
Watching my No.1 son tower over me (which is no mean feat when your Mum stands almost 6′ in her socks), I can’t help but heave a sigh of nostalgia. I know we all say it, but how does it happen? How is it that you turn around twice, and that small blonde giggling boy who’s got “Lotsa Jobs Ter Do, Mummy” is now 6’1″, tripping over his size 12 feet, and terrifying you in the night when he looms...