La Cour Carrée – brilliantly chic boutique hotel in Bordeaux
Last week we had the pleasure of a short city break, staying in a boutique hotel in Bordeaux. For only the third time in over seventeen years of parenthood, this one was without any kids. Oh Yes. Just us. The Grown Ups. I know, right? Ridiculously exciting and worryingly abnormal, all at the same time. (NB don’t fret, we didn’t just abandon them – a grown up moved in for a few days to make sure...
HP Sprocket Portable Photo Printer from John Lewis |Father’s Day Gift Ideas
We love this little gadget, such a cool idea and we are sure it will make the most fab gift for Dad this father’s day too! You can use this fab portable printer from HP the Sprocket to turn your most memorable moments stored on your smartphone into photo stickers that you can attach to your bedroom wall or add to an album. This device is small enough to fit in your pocket, so you can take it with you on a night out with friends...
Luxury Brecon Beacons Cottage | Tyn y Coed Review
I closed the door of the woodburner and settled back down into the huge expanse of sofa, listening vaguely to the muffled murmurings of the teens in the hot tub outside. It was a damp and windy Welsh night out there, but happily ensconced in hot bubbles they didn’t seem to mind, and I certainly wasn’t complaining as I curled up with my book, glass of wine at my elbow. As always, the first day of the holiday had been a very...
Aqua Floral Printed Duvet Cover #MothersDay
How about this lovely offering from Joules for Mum on Mother’s Day, we think you will agree it’s a bit lovely. An Aqua Floral Printed Duvet Cover….Gorgeous yes! Add a big floral statement to the bedroom with this all-over hand-painted duvet cover. Bold, beautiful and designed to add just the right amount of colour to the bedroomFloral all over print. With a floral all over print and a grey geo print to...
7 Reasons To Love A Skylight
I’ve always had a rather romantic notion of a skylight (lots of dreamy teen ideas about stargazing from my bed in a turret room *may* have influenced this thinking, I’ll admit…). But then we had a holiday in a cottage on a welsh mountain – and there, above the gloriously huge double bed, was a skylight. Right there! Just to one side of our heads. We could lie in bed after a long day, skylight wide, listening to...
Talking Vaginas With My Daughter
A few weeks ago I returned for Bedtime Pt II (totally normal for us – part one ensures teeth/pj’s/hug/under duvet settled with book, part two is actual lights out, goodnight kiss and hug for reals 30 mins later) visit, and found an agitated girl. Thankfully, she’s a pretty open book. Bear’s ten tomorrow, actually, and over the last year or two there has been a slow and steady awareness of the fact that...