Did you know Marks and Spencer’s have opened up some opticians? We were invited* for an eye test a few weeks ago. My Mum wears glasses so I decided to take her to try out the service. We … [Read more...]
Epic Pizza’s at Pizza Hut
Have you been to Pizza Hut lately? We were invited* a while back so Lucas and I took my Dad for some dinner after we visited Sea Life in Blackpool. We went to the one on Church Street near … [Read more...]
Keeping children safe and warm this Winter
The temperature has dropped and soon the nights and morning will be darker but that isn’t going to stop Lucas wanting to go out. I don’t want it to either, it was actually quite nice having … [Read more...]
How to help a child deal with grief
As parents, our natural instinct is to protect our children, from everything that’s wrong or anything that might cause them harm. Death and loss of life is extremely difficult to deal with for us … [Read more...]
Evoke a different country with your home decor
Last week I was invited to a bloggers event hosted by The Skirting Board Shop. There was a lovely prosecco brunch put on and we were given a canvas each with oil paints and crafty materials … [Read more...]
Afternoon Tea in Blackpool Tower Ballroom
A couple of weeks ago we spent the day at Blackpool Tower. Whilst we were there, we had Afternoon Tea in the Tower Ballroom for our dinner. I absolutely love the ballroom so I was so happy … [Read more...]
Easy ways to go plastic free
Gladson are running a campaign hoping to increase the "community spirit in 2018" and is encouraging everyone to use sustainable ways of reversing the harm that has already been inflicted on … [Read more...]
5 activities to teach children self control
Growing children need to be taught a lot of values which can include sharing, being respectful, having compassion and self control. We see a lot of adults struggle with self control, and if you can … [Read more...]
Wheelers of St. James, Liverpool review
Last Wednesday we were invited* to Liverpool to have lunch at Wheelers of St. James, one of Marco Pierre White’s restaurants situated in the four star Pullman hotel on Kings Dock. The … [Read more...]
Skip Hop bags review
I love Skip Hop bags, Lucas has previously had the Skip Hop Dino Little Kids Backpack and also has the Giraffe suitcase. When the lovely PR people offered to send* Lucas a new bag for … [Read more...]
The Brasserie, Lancaster review
On Wednesday we were invited* to The Brasserie in Lancaster. The Brasserie is the first part of transforming the Royal Kings Arms into a luxury boutique … [Read more...]
Preparing your house for selling
We are hoping to put our house up for sale soon so we have been looking at what we need to get done before getting valuations and marketing the house. The garden D is currently sprucing up … [Read more...]