Cars 2. We like it. Sort of.
It’s a tricky one this. On the front of it, we sat down with the children (4, 8, 10, and 12), and they all loved it. They did. But me? Not so much. Everything that I loved about the original was gone. The first one worked due to it’s slow, easy, deep-down innate gentle GOODNESS. The sequel – which sidelines Lightning McQueen in favour of Mater – is a Spy movie. Inevitably this leads the plot down the action...
The British Military Tournament. Oh, what a night…
Last week we were offered seats for the Military tournament at Earls Court. Some of you may remember it as the Royal tournament – an annual TV staple of a winter evening, watching the bands and the PT formations and the excitement of the Gun Run? I’d never been, but the husband went as a child, and told me to snap fast at the tickets… and so we found ourselves with four excited children heading into London on Friday...
Kodak EasyShare – what a great little camera!
We needed a camera for the 8yr old. Something robust and sturdy, easy to use, not terribly expensive, and nothing too big or heavy for small hands. So when Kodak suggested he might like to try the Easyshare out, we snapped their hand off (snapped? Geddit? Oh, I make me smile sometimes…) This was, it turned out, a perfect choice! We didn’t really look at the whole sharing options for him (being 8, he’s not big on...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – a great smartphone for luddites (and teens), theVodafone 858 Smart. *sigh*
The biggest boy of mine – 12 now – has been *yearning* for an iPhone since he started High School. *YEARNS* for one, he does. Dream on, kiddo. But Christmas approaches, and his list looks something like this: iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone iPod iPhone I sensed that something must be done. Which is where those nice people at Vodafone stepped in, and sent him one of these babies to try out (not to keep, mind. they’re not...
Simply the Best Juicer For Your Kitchen, the Philips Avance
(Reviewed by Mr Laura – who is Head of Juicing Operations in Chez LittleStuff…) Now, as a man, I’m no a slouch in the kitchen. In fact I know my way round pretty proficiently, and am not afraid to tackle anything. As far as I am concerned the key to success in the kitchen is to be organised (Laura will often laugh at my precise way of laying out all the exact ingredients before I start, but she can laugh off… my...
How to choose a freezer…
(NB – this is NOT a sponsored post – I have worked with this brand before, but that’s sheer coincidence as the husband had no clue I had. This is genuinely an exact copy of the conversation we had.) So we looked at our HUGE harvest of apples, and we looked at our itty bitty little freezer space… and thought to ourselves “Something Must Be Done.” Naturally, my patience with freezer-geek is limited at...