Eating out with children in Lyndhurst New Forest
After a recent break in the New Forest, I share our experiences eating out with children in Lyndhurst for lunch and dinner
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How to make birthday party planning easier
I’m not a party planner. I’ve not even organised that many birthday parties. I’d probably rather have a smaller get together with friends, but when you have children you can’t get away from holding at least 1 birthday party. I…
10 things you should be buying from The Works
Ad – collaborative post I love to shop and have been a fan of The Works for many years now. Any shop that rotates stock like it does, and has bargains galore of the little things that can be bought…
From hoodies to crew necks – jumper fussiness
I always said that N was easy with clothes. He’s never wanted to choose his own clothes when we’re out shopping. Usually I just buy things I like and I think he’ll wear, and usually there’s no moaning about the…
How to buy the perfect pair of jeans
I live in jeans outside of work. Apart from dancing where I might opt for trousers because they’re cooler, it’s jeans for day or going out for me. The last time I had a wardrobe clear out, I had about…
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The benefits of children – usefulness at home
I never thought I’d have children when I was younger. I changed my mind over wanting them but I’m still not a baby person. And to be honest, some children are cute, funny or great for conversation, but most I…
Eating out at The Falcon, Warmington – review
While we don’t eat out for dinner every month, we do have a usual crowd we go out with on occasion. It’s quite a large crowd so sometimes you can’t go out with everyone, and the other week we decided…
Children’s birthday party convert
N doesn’t really do birthday parties. I love children’s parties because at the moment, most parents stay which gives me a great opportunity to catch up with mums I don’t get to see at school. But N isn’t usually a…
Should you use or lose your guilty pleasures?
Hands up. I admit it. I have guilty pleasures. Some of which are secret guilty habits. And truthfully, some of them I don’t feel guilty about at all. Some might call them vices, and I guess if you think of…
Cherry and chocolate meringue wreath
Whenever we go to dinner or lunch at friends’ houses, the women usually bring along a dessert. Yes, there’s always pressure not to have your pudding the one that’s hardly been touched. Meringue is always one of the first to…
Easy homemade food gifts including how to make candied oranges
Every year I make the family members homemade food gifts. Now we’ve all got children, we buy presents for the kids, and don’t bother with the adults (except the in laws). The rest I do family gifts, and that means…
