Ideas for Winter Birthday Gifts for Him
Birthday party image By Studio Romantic | Shutterstock Winter Birthday Gifts for Him Let’s be honest, men are never terribly easy to buy for. But it can be twice as difficult when his birthday is at this time of year; with Christmas looming it’s hard to choose something useful and significant for both occasions. I feel your pain – I have two sons born 22nd December and 21st January. What was I thinking? If...
Love love love these Mustang winter boots!
Come on – we all need some lovely winter boots. and yes they need to be warm and practical. But they also need to be pree-tttyyyy. And just look at these Mustang winter boots (I spotted them over on Zalando)… The thing is, winter bots can be a bit tricky. Buying good ones is an investment, so many of us only get one pair; and that one pair has to try and work with everything. Jeans, leggings, woolly tights and a...
Spotted: Copper Thermos Food Flask
It’s that time of year again – it may still be warm, but there’s a briskness in the air which is crying out for some soup – and obviously a Thermos food flask. I know, I know. It’s not glamorous. It makes no attempt to woo you with it’s pretty wiles (though I’ll say unashamedly here and now that that copper colour is damned fine looking). And yet – nothing beats the Thermos Food Flask....
The Naked Guide to Wine Hacks – Perfect Dinner Party Success
I’m not sure we can say ‘staying in is the new going out’ any more – we’ve been ‘staying in’ for so long it hardly counts as ‘new’, does it? Most of us love to entertain our friends, and it’s fun to go to town and do it properly. The popularity of shows such as ‘Come Dine With Me’ and ‘Dinner Date’ shows there’s never been as much emphasis on...
Neal’s Yard Baby Barrier Cream. EVERY house needs it.
Honestly – I’m a bit of a bore on this. Neal’s Yard Baby Barrier Cream is one of my top ‘new baby’ gifts; this little blue pot is an essential in any house. Most Mum’s prefer anything that goes near their babies to be as additive-free as possible. So it’s no surprise that we love the Neal’s Yard range either! Natural products, beautifully packaged… of course we love them. But...
5 Essential Tips for Reluctant Readers (or ‘how do I get my child to love reading and books?!’)
While some children devour every novel they can get their hands on, you’ve somehow found yourself with a child who pushes books away as though reading were a chore – or worse, a bore. Unless it’s on the screen in their Minecraft game or in an action-packed comic book, they don’t want to know. Sound familiar? Don’t fret – help is at hand; we’ve talked with HarperCollins, and they’ve given us some...