It’s too damn hot – day out at Feast Waddesdon Manor
We spent a hot day at Waddesdon Manor Feast food and drink festival. Enjoying the stalls, food, shows and the National Trust manor house
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Tortilla desserts – alternative uses for tortillas
Anyone else have family who don’t get that excited about you trying different recipes? The OH isn’t a great fan of my new recipes, but sometimes you just have to try them, and they turn out well or not. For…
Easy peasy 3 ingredient mini muffins
I’m all for easy cooking. That’s probably why I’m a fan of Nigella’s cook books* (affiliate link), because her recipes don’t go wrong, even if you just throw a bit in of something and a different amount of something else….
Weird food combinations that taste great
I admit, I love food. Plain food, not fussy posh restaurant food. Good simple meals, good quality food, with too much sweet stuff. It’s my failing. (I do have some food vices as well, but we’ll pass over that quickly)…
Lost without my broken camera and how to fix them
Over the past few months I realised that my lovely mirrorless camera (*affiliate) had broken. I’ve just got it back from being repaired, and realised how much I really loved that camera, and how much I feel like I’d lost a…
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Making bamboo towel elephants with The Towel Shop
A year or so before N was born I decided I wanted to get a decent shower put in the bathroom, and change it all to white. Duly done, although it’s still a little unfinished (no blind, no splashback on…
Mediterranean courgettes recipe
I was never a fan of courgette as a child, and even now I’m not keen if it’s overcooked. Having it spiralised as courgette is delicious though and I’ll happily eat away on that raw with my bolognese. But my…
Bump on the head and what to watch out for
The worst thing when your children are at school or nursery, has to be seeing the school office number coming up on your phone. It’s happened a lot in the past. At nursery for permission to give calpol and various…
The key camping essentials you don’t want to forget
I’m a big list person. Without them I’d forgot a lot, so going on holiday definitely needs a list. But going camping for the first time in years, I was initially a bit stumped on what equipment I’d need. There…
What makes a successful playdate
I have to admit we don’t do many playdates. Mainly because I work, so N goes to after school club. And in the holidays is at holiday club or working with the OH would just wouldn’t ‘do’ playdates. He just…
Hotter shoes Spring Summer season event
Last year I attended a Hotter shoes blogger event at Banbury’s new store. This season it was the turn of Oxford to host a party for some of the Oxfordshire Bloggers gang. I love getting together with other bloggers, and…