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  • Win a Canvas from Victoria Crossman Kids worth £35

    From India to Paris to London I’ve always been a fan of travelling…. When I was planning on redecorating my daughters room a few weeks ago I was going to go with white with red accents (pillows, curtains, bedding) so I chose this delightfully bold cushion from the India collection from Victoria Crossman Kids.  I…

  • Things you didn’t know you could recycle

    Clever Products Made from Recycled Materials For anyone who knows me I’m a rather curious soul, almost verging on annoying, spending hours trying to find the answers to things and get increasingly frustrated if I can’t work it out. I love weird and wonderful facts.  Did you know bananas grow pointing upwards, the average person…

  • Easy Oven Baked Sausage and Tomato Risotto

    Stir Free Sausage and Tomato Risotto Everyone is a sucker for a photo of a cute puppy, right?  Don’t worry it will all make sense soon. I don’t often make Risotto as I don’t have the time or patience to be standing at the cooker for 40-50 minutes stirring.  However, I came across this recipe…

  • Win two Halloween Outfits from the Nutmeg Collection and a £10 Voucher

    Here Comes Halloween! Like most other kids, my 6 year old has always loved getting dressed up.  She will wear fancy dress to parties that aren’t even fancy dress.  I distinctly remember last year her turning up to a party in fancy dress, on more than one occasion, and the other parents couldn’t help but…

  • Things to do near Birmingham during the school holidays

    Warwick Castle, Warwickshire During the school holidays we were heading to the West Midlands Safari Park near Birmingham for a day out so we thought we’d make a mini break of it as I had a few more days off left. On route to Birmingham we stopped at Warwick Castle for a few hours.  We…

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