Sometimes you buy a book that you just love and I have to say, I have studied every page of sewing modkid style in great detail (several times) and absolutely adore it! The clothes, all using knit fabrics, are exactly the sort of things my children love to wear and are really practical for everyday wear....
Last week Grace and I went to our local Pick your own farm to get some fruit. We really wanted some blackcurrants but time ran away with us and all that is left at our local farm this time of year is raspberries. Luckily, we love raspberries so we set about picking and ended up...
Weekends are all about shifting down a gear and usually involve something a bit different from the everyday cereal and toast for breakfast. Our all time favourite has to be pancakes in some shape or form (and with my dodgy pancake making they can often be in very strange shapes!). Recently we have been favouring...
Recently, I was sent some French wines to try and set the challenge of pairing them with food. You may remember that I did a similar challenge before and that I confessed to beng rather rubbish when it comes to knowing a good wine! Not wanting this to hold me back, I accepted the challenge...
I’m sure that Summer is just around the corner (if I keep thinking it, then it may happen!) and what better way to enjoy the great outdoors than with a stylish picnic hamper? Well, you’re in luck because you could be the proud owner of this gorgeous Willow Picnic Hamper worth £55 from John Lewis just by...
Last month for the Tots100 Film Club we chose to review The Secret of Moonacre. I have to say, it wasn’t a film I’d heard of before but it sounded like the sort of film the girls would like and I’m always in favour of them trying out new things. When the girls are watching...
This month I am really excited to be hosting Forever Nigella for Sarah from Maison Cupcake. I enjoyed taking part last month with the Afternoon Tea theme hosted by Fleur – check out her round up to see all the yummy entries. I had several ideas for this month’s theme and, whilst it might not...
We live fairly close to the Eastleigh Asda store and do visit it occasionally but, as a busy Mum of two and I always think that shopping in a large supermarket is going to take me forever. So, when the PR for Asda asked me if I’d like to try out the Asda Price Guarantee,...
I have been meaning to join in with the Forever Nigella Blogging Event, which is run by Sarah from Maison Cupcake ever since she started it. But, as with everything, I am rather disorganised and forget to blog the recipe or to actually make anything! Well, this month I was determined to join in, especially...
Today we held the third Eastleigh Clandestine Cake Club meet up. We are a small, but perfectly formed group, and today was great fun! After holding the first couple of meetings at home, I decided it was time to branch out and find a venue for us to try out. I had seen that Nicky...
It’s been a long time since we’ve made anything for Dale to add to the collection of lovingly made items in his office! And it’s been quite a long time since we’ve done some crafting. So, Grace and I thought we’d make a trophy for Father’s Day. After hunting online for inspiration, we found some...
These mini puddings are perfect to whip up last minute and cook in the microwave. We ate them with ice cream but they’d be fab with custard too. You can use any jam you like, but I always think cherries and almond are a winning combination. Shame we didn’t have any cherry jam in the...
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