UK Family and Lifestyle Blog
A while ago, I was very lucky to be whisked off to London to be treated* to a gel manicure, back massage and afternoon tea by Bio Sculpture. Up to this, I hadn’t heard of them before. Bio Sculpture started in 1988 by Elmein in South Africa who couldn’t find any premium nail polishes […] Read more…
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 hotel. There is a stunning bar area to the left as you walk in and to the right is the restaurant. The wooden tables are set […] Read more…
Last Friday we were invited* to Llangollen for their International Eisteddfod. Every summer since 1947 Llangollen has staged one of the world’s most inspirational cultural festivals. It is six days of singing, dancing, competitions, performances and international peace and friendship. We didn’t really know what to expect but were looking forward […] Read more…
Last year I was very lucky to be sent a Frankie watch from Jord wood watches. When they got in touch with me again, I jumped at the chance to review* one for my Dad. We were sent the Men’s Hyde Ebony and Iron. It is an absolutely stunning minimalistic […] Read more…
Having attended Geronimo Festival the last 2 years and camping for the first time last year I was looking forward to going with Lucas being older this time. The festival was well sign posted and the car park was well attended. We exchanged our tickets for wrist bands at a kiosk in the car park and […] Read more…
A couple of days ago I wrote about us finding a bargain dinner of 4 courses with wine for €14 at Ange and Lo in Villamblard. Today, we found another bargain 4 courses with wine for €14 in the neighbouring village of Jaure. L’Auberge is on the corner as you are going through Jaure and […] Read more…
| Food & Drink, Review, Travel
At the moment we are staying in a gorgeous gite a couple of miles outside of Villamblard in the Dordogne, France. We absolutely love it and I will write more when we are home but wanted to do a quick review of where we had lunch today. It was incredible and I love how the […] Read more…
Last weekend we were invited* to Down By The Riverside in Dolphinholme. We went on the Friday to camp and I’m going to get he bad out of the way now because I wasn’t impressed. There was one portaloo in the field we were in, no shower block or even a sink to brush teeth, […] Read more…
| Review
We are big fans of Brio having already got the builder deluxe set and Lucas can’t get enough of trains so when we were offered the Brio Metro Railway Set to review*, I couldn’t wait to show Lucas. The set includes a train, 2 carriages, a station, tunnel, 2 people, a […] Read more…
The lovely people at Summit to Eat sent* us a selection of their freeze-dried meals for when you are on the go. The selection that arrived included Pasta Bolognaise, Chicken Tikka with Rice, Chicken Fajita with Rice, Salmon and Broccoli Pasta, Scrambled Egg with Cheese and Morning Oats with Raspberry. The packaging is very clear on the […] Read more…