The Perfect Lemonade Recipe
May28

The Perfect Lemonade Recipe

Provided by The Linen Works – for us, it’s the Best Drink Ever on a hot day… Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients ¾ cup of sugar 1 cup water (for the simple syrup) 1 cup lemon juice 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute) Method 1. Make a simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely. 2. While the sugar is dissolving, use the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough...

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Spotted! Oh-so-Pretty Owl Quilt
May28

Spotted! Oh-so-Pretty Owl Quilt

Not too pink, not too girly – but cool, and fresh, and oh so VERY pretty. We love this old fashioned quilt from Little Lucy Willow is simply beautiful – and another one of those items that will last long after childhood.

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Review: Brabantia Profile Line (or Very Fabulous Kitchen Stuff)
May23

Review: Brabantia Profile Line (or Very Fabulous Kitchen Stuff)

  My kitchen is not blessed with wall space. Or any kind of space, for that matter. But wall space particularly – one side there’s a window between the wall cupboards, one side there’s the cooker and hood, the third there’s an arch, and on the fourth there’s the stairs and the back door. Really – no wall space. So when Brabantia sent me a bunch of Kitchen Utensils to try, I sighed a little and...

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Spotted! Drop Your Pants!
May23

Spotted! Drop Your Pants!

Brilliant, no? Don’t think you need to know any more than that, really. The wooden Drop Your Pants laundry sign is a mere £8 from the always fabulous Jonny’s Sister.

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Spotted! Brilliant oilcloth tunic cover ups for toddlers.
May22

Spotted! Brilliant oilcloth tunic cover ups for toddlers.

What a fab product from the equally fab Messy-Me. They specialise in really very lovely products, all made from oilcloth (genius, no?) that’ll keep your small person (and your house!) just that little bit easier to clean up. And I love this tunic because we all know that they grow out of the bibs LONG before they grow out of dribbling food down their fronts. And even when they’re not eating this can be used for messy play...

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Spotted! Beautiful Belle & Boo Signed Print at Darling & Darling – 10% Off Too
May17

Spotted! Beautiful Belle & Boo Signed Print at Darling & Darling – 10% Off Too

Darling & Darling have this Belle & Boo print which is signed by Mandy Sutcliffe for sale with 10% off. To buy it mounted but unframed is £36. To buy it in a white frame is £61.50.Sigh. Just wonderful.

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