There are certain things that can truly spend you spinning back in time. For me the aroma of a certain perfume can transport me straight back to a specific period or event in my life, and the rift of a certain song can often bring back memories of beautiful summers and holidays in my past. It would appear I am not alone. Cumbrian Cottages have put together a Spotify playlist of their best summer holiday songs, a sample of which you can see below. Do any of these send you back? For me "Rhythm of the Night" will always mean dancing my shoes off in Ayia Napa, and "Outer Space" will ...
Archives for May 2013
What bugs lurk in your bedding?
Are you a fan of creepy crawlies? Me neither. I cower behind the sofa at the merest mention of a spider and don't even get me started on my moth-phobia. Not pretty I can assure you. I am truly not a fan of bugs. So, I have rather mixed emotions about the following information that I was given recently by The Bedding Company. On the one hand...EWWWWWWWWW....there are bugs in my bed! On the other hand, phew, at least now I can start to take some action. Do you wash your duvet every six months? I didn't. I will now though. Might just start with a brand new one first ...
Fathers Day Craft: Create a Simple Memory Box
Below is a really simple Fathers Day Craft that I have made as a present for Mr B. It is an idea that I stumbled across on pinterest and have been dying to try myself. Mr B is a bit of an old softie and loves to hang on to memorabilia from our trips away and evenings out. A random search through his jacket pockets can reveal old concert tickets, aeroplane stubbs, ski-passes, restaurant menus etc. The trouble is we don't really have anywhere to store them away so I decided to make him a memory box. It really couldn't have been simpler. First I ordered a small wooden shadow-box from ...
Mondays Parenting Pin It Party #2
Welcome to the Monday Parenting Pin-It Party, an all new, pin-tastic linky. This linky is all about sharing your parenting posts and finding lots of other cool stuff to pin and boards to follow on Pinterest, whilst gaining some new followers yourself to share more of your own awesome stuff with. Last week was our first week and we were astounded at the amount of awesome stuff you guys linked up. Her Magnificence Mammasaurus will be displaying her favourite two pins from all of the entries this week so do pop on over to her blog and check them out. She would be delighted to see you. I ...
Best Ever Driving Song?
Carcraft are currently on the hunt for the UKs best ever driving song? I am sure this is a question most of you will find easy to answer. Me...not so much. Partly because I have a pretty chequered history of driving. It took me no less than seven attempts to pass my driving test. I MAY have crashed in one and there MAY have been a little but of vomiting in another but, like THEY say, seventh time's a charm. Don't they. I then drove for a grand total of about 12 months before deciding I hated it and sold my car. During that 12 months though I would never drive without music and I ...
Silent Sunday 26/05/2013
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Thirty-four weeks and counting
Thirty-four weeks into pregnancy number one I was so ready for W's arrival. Match-ready you might say. The nursery was freshly painted, cot assembled, drawers filled with clean and neatly ironed baby-grows and blankets. I had bottles and breast-pumps at the ready, hospital bag packed and the delivery suite number on speed-dial. Thirty-four weeks into pregnancy number two is an entirely different story. The 'nursery' is currently a wasteland of old and new mattresses piled in a massive mattress mountain atop a partly dis-assembled bed. A mountain randomly strewn with leaflets issued ...
Protecting Your Childs Hearing
Is there anything more precious than your childs senses? Were you aware that some relatively common sounds could be putting your child's hearing at risk? Me neither. Below are some ideas of when you may need to be careful and perhaps consider extra precautions such as earplugs to make sure that you are not putting your child's hearing at risk. Disclosure: This post is brought to you in association with earplugshop.com. ...
Mondays Parenting Pin-It Party!
Welcome to the first ever Monday Parenting Pin-It Party, an all new, pin-tastic linky. This linky is all about sharing your parenting posts and finding lots of other cool stuff to pin and boards to follow on Pinterest, whilst gaining some new followers yourself to share more of your own awesome stuff with. So, how does it work? Here are the rules people, the rules... 1. Pin up one, or more, of your own parenting/family posts. This can be anything you like but below are some examples: A family friendly recipe A child friendy craft Parenting tips or advice A post about a ...
Toddler ABC Hoopla!
Learning letters can be tricky so we made this game of ABC Hoopla to try and inject a little fun into learning. To make this you will need: 3 kitchen towel tubes Coloured tissue paper Sponge/felt letters or card letters A, B and C Coloured card Glue or double-sided sticky tape 9 old bangles 9 white sticky labels Black marker First roll three old kitchen-towel tubes in coloured tissue paper. Next attach a sponge letter A, B or C with double-sided sticky tape to each tube. You could simply cut out a letter from coloured card and glue this on instead. Draw and cut out ...