How many of you speak a second language? How many of you are completely bilingual? Perhaps some of you readers speak three or more languages. I loved learning languages as a child, French was the most natural for me as we spent a significant amount of time there whilst I was growing up and that […]
Spa days can be such a wonderful way to relax, and going with someone else can be a great way to spend a day. Perhaps it’s a day spent with a group of friends, or a day spent with a special friend as a way of catching up? Perhaps you fancy spending a spa day […]
Remembrance seems so present in the month of November with poppies everywhere and Remembrance Services popping up in every neighbourhood. The British Legion are behind the original poppy appeal. The British Legion was formed on 15 May 1921, bringing together four national organisations of ex-Servicemen that had established themselves after the First World War. Launched with […]
Soft play centres on many levels are truly an amazing creation. There are tons of centres across the UK these days, although some areas are blessed with many more than others. We’ve always been totally spoilt for choice with regards to the number of soft play centres near us, and even in the last year […]
What’s your view on Christmas jumpers? I don’t know whether Christmas jumpers have, like Halloween, just become more of a thing in the last few years, or whether I was just totally oblivious to it all in the past. It certainly seems to be a ‘thing’ now with Christmas jumpers in most clothing stores. We’ve […]
Any parent of a fussy eater will know how stressful it can be to try and get fruit and vegetables into children sometimes. Often really fussy eaters will have one thing they are happy to eat loads of but try anything else and you are met with a major meltdown. Strawberries or cucumber perhaps go […]
I keep seeing countdowns to Christmas everywhere, so I’ve finally given in and started to put together a Christmas gift guide. I don’t know about you, but there are always some people I find it really easy to buy for and others I struggle with each year. I’ve put together a bit of a round […]
Are more or less people sending Christmas cards these days do you think? The number of people over the last few years that have said things like “we won’t be sending Christmas cards anymore, instead we will be donating to our favourite charity “, is quite significant. I think that is genuinely the case for […]