Our Top 5 Summer Kaftans – perfect cover ups for the beach!
We’re headed off on our first summery break next week – two weeks with a pool in the Dordogne. Being the end of May, we’re not expecting a glorious heatwave, but I’m well aware that the temperatures are likely to get high on the good days, so we’re going prepared!Naturally that means a spot of holiday shopping! Thanks to my ‘packing light’ policy we’re mostly covered; new goggles...
Teen starting DofE? What you actually need for your DofE Kit List; where to splurge and save.
It was once the realm of the toughest of young scouts, cadets and other youth organisations, but it seems schools have caught on, and ‘doing DofE’ has become a right of passage. In the last few weeks I’ve seen countless parents on my social media feed wailing over the cost of the DofE kit list. And you, as a parent, quite possibly never did it yourself, and aren’t really sure what you’re letting yourself...
Okay, I’m Calling It. Best Knickers Ever.
There was a time when I chose my underwear purely on the way it looked – was it lacy, slinky, flattering, prettily-coloured? Rarely did I think – is this functional?And then naturally I’d spent the next few months surreptitiously hoiking them up, wriggling them down, plucking them out… or simply passing over them in the drawer unless I’m dressing up for a night out. Modal Rich Flexifit™ High Leg Knickers...
Utterly Secluded in the Brecon Beacons – Patrishow Farm Review
We finally threaded through the last gate, switched off the car engine… and silence fell. As we eased out of the car, I think it’s fair to say we gawped a bit at the grand, stern beauty of Patrishow Farm, the farmhouse imposing itself on the land. When we turned to look down the valley we gawped a bit more. The view really was fabulous. We stayed at Patrishow Farm as guests of HolidayCottages.co.uk – they invited us...
FREE £100 Summer Beauty Box!
If anyone’s been thinking about a John Lewis splurge, now might be the time to go for it. They’ve released a summer-equivalent to their beauty advent calendar; only instead of buying it, you have to buy £100 of beauty products to receive the £100 Holiday Heroes box for free. Curated exclusively for ‘my John Lewis’ members, it has all you need for a beautiful getaway – included are brands like Bobby Brown,...
Are Last Minute Breaks Good For You?
Are Last Minute Breaks Good? Damned right! Sadly, spontaneity is one of the first things we lose when we become parents. Deciding on a whim to go out for dinner/see a film/go away for that Last Minute Break is much trickier when it’s followed up with ‘have you got the nappies/wipes/change of clothes/spare dummy/changing mat… or, frankly, the energy’.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a spontaneous...