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A Letter From Santa via the NSPCC

December 21, 2015 By jbmumofone 5 Comments

A Letter From Santa via the NSPCC

Children’s charity NSPCC have been bringing Christmas to life with their latest activity, Letter’s From Santa and asked me to get involved – spreading the word keeping the magic of Santa alive. To this end, I provided them with information about my son William including hobbies, achievements, friends and siblings and then the wonderful people at NSPCC worked their own Santa magic to produce an incredible response to William’s information provided. And here it is... LFS NSPCC to William   There is still time to create one for your own children and print out ahead of ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: Christmas, Letters from Santa, NSPCC

Icon Wall Stickers…Too Cool For School

December 14, 2015 By jbmumofone 8 Comments

Icon Wall Stickers…Too Cool For School

We get asked to review A LOT of stuff on this blog, which is lovely, but I have really been trying to scale back on this a bit lately.  However, when I received an offer from Icon Wall Stickers and I clicked through...they had me.  Straight away. I spent literally hours on their site staring at their gorgeous decals trying to narrow down which one to try out. Eventually the dinosaurs won. The dinosaurs always win. So, introducing the newest addition to Casa B, aptly named by my daughter as 'Big Dinosaur'... He is so cool.  He was also surprisingly easy to ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Decor, Dinosuars, Icon Wall Stickers

The art of surprise….(or lack of)

November 27, 2015 By jbmumofone 6 Comments

The art of surprise….(or lack of)

Those following my Instagram feed may have noticed that Mr B and I have recently returned from a few days away in Rome. This was a particularly special trip as Mr B turned the grand old age of 40. Was it a surprise trip? No. I have been banned from booking surprise trips. Many years ago, and with an anniversary nearing, I decided to treat us to a last minute holiday. I spent hours scouring the internet until I found the perfect resort, Dubrovnik. Having never visited Croatia before, and Mr B the same, I was immediately taken with the beautiful coastlines, the old historic town and ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Hotel D'Inghilterra, Mr B, Roma, Travel

Cute Costume Ideas For The Holiday Season

November 23, 2015 By jbmumofone Leave a Comment

Cute Costume Ideas For The Holiday Season

Halloween has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we’re off the hook for costume parties! Themed birthday parties and wintry get-togethers await over the holiday season. Whether you’re planning to throw a winter party of your own or your child has been invited to yet another dress-up theme party, here are a few ideas to capture the spirit and magic of the holiday season.   Film-inspired costumes The holiday season is not just the time of year when we gather with friends and family for Christmas celebrations – it’s also the time of year when some major Hollywood blockbusters ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Fancy dress, Featured post, Funidelia

The Hottest (Coldest) Real Estate in Town

October 28, 2015 By jbmumofone 7 Comments

The Hottest (Coldest) Real Estate in Town

"For Sale:  Two highly sought after, desirable spaces within a harmonious and pastoral setting.  Nestled within a tranquil corner of a highly prestigious location and surrounded by tasteful, ornamental and timeless architecture these plots are sure to sell very fast so do not delay.  The neighbours are quiet." What are we selling?   My parents graves. No kidding. Having decided that they may well follow us in our move to the country my parents are now left with two highly desirable plots within the graveyard of their current hometown.  Plots ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Funerals, Sunlife

Hi, My Name is JB and I am a…

September 21, 2015 By jbmumofone 10 Comments

Hi, My Name is JB and I am a…

Hi, my name is JB and I am an obsessive compulsive...of sorts.  Or perhaps I am just a neat-freak.  Or maybe just a little odd. On arriving in the kitchen this morning I was faced with a sight that made me growl.  Actually growl, out loud.  The washing up sponge had once again been left perched midway between the two sinks instead of the obvious 'this is where I should sit, I am the perfect size/shape/everything-gap' above the left sink.     I turn around to find Mr B grinning. "You know I hate that." "I know.  But it's funny." It ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: OCD, Urban Wardrobes

#biteme

September 8, 2015 By jbmumofone 3 Comments

I haven't posted much recently.  It's not that there isn't stuff going on in my life, or life in general, it's just that what is going on is massively hard to articulate and not all of it is mine to share. Writing about the Syrian refugee crisis I was finding massively difficult.  There just aren't enough of the right words, or there are, I just can't put them together coherently.  Getting involved with the Save The Children appeal was for me a no brainer.  ANYTHING that helps has to be good and if my little corner of the internet can contribute then go us. The ...

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It could have been us #savesyriaschildren

September 4, 2015 By jbmumofone 1 Comment

It could have been us #savesyriaschildren

  "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke   For several days I have been trying to find the words to write this post.  Trying and failing.  We have all seen the footage, we have read the articles and the more and more awful it becomes the stronger the desire to simply look away becomes.  I know it.  I feel it too. Then yesterday a photo of 3 year old Aylan Kurdi emerged lying face down, drowned, dead on a Turkish beach.  His family having fled the Syrian town of Kobani, then denied asylum in Canada, ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Save Syria's children, Save the children, Syria

Relax dude, we’re on holiday…

August 12, 2015 By jbmumofone 12 Comments

Relax dude, we’re on holiday…

  Having embarked upon our last trip of the year Mr B and I were very much hoping for a couple of days of relaxation. We have deserted our Devon homeland in favour of his Brother’s Tuscan retreat to drink nice wine, soak up some sun and gorge ourselves on Italian deliciousness. What could be more relaxing? Oh yeah, that’s right. We’re travelling with the smalls. Two super tired kids who have steadfastly refused to either sleep or eat since we upped sticks 36 hours ago do not a relaxing holiday make. We had hoped our stay in an airport hotel the night before may improve their ...

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Clean and Lean: Spicy Cod Stew

August 6, 2015 By jbmumofone 3 Comments

Clean and Lean: Spicy Cod Stew

The following recipe has become a midweek staple meal here at Casa B. If you are not a fan of fish this recipe also works very well with chicken but would require more cooking with the chicken pieces being added to the pan at the very start. For more healthy recipe ideas why not follow me on pinterest? Follow jbmumofone's board Clean and Lean Diet Recipes on Pinterest. ...

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