Brand new Horrible Histories show – Barmy Britain (it comes to The Lighthouse next month!)
Birmingham Stage Company have had huge success over the last eight years with their many different Horrible Histories shows both in London’s West End and on tour. Now comes the world premiere of Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain complete with all new amazing 3D special effects which is currently touring the UK and coming to Poole Lighthouse from 11 – 15 Nov (box office 0844 406 8666 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk) Can you beat...
Introducing Blue the Calamity – the family rottweiler who just gets… broken.
As regular readers (and Instagram followers) will know, our dog Blue is as much a part of our family as anybody’s dog is. I suppose, being a rottweiler, she’s considered by most people to be a huge dog – living with her you forget, and just see everyone else’s dogs as a bit on the small side… Thankfully she’s a huge character to match – a laid-back clown who bumbles through her days with the...
Grandparents Day. Do you?
I admit it, I used to think that grandparents day was just one of those invented excuses to make money dreamed up by the greetings card industry. I really did. But last year I was asked to review some items for Grandparents Day, and without really taking much notice I sent them off to the in-laws. Oh. My. They were loved and ooh-ed over. They were cherished, and are still in pride of place on a bookshelf. It’s easy to forget,...
The Boots App. Unexpectedly it’s SO handy!
When Boots got in touch and asked me to review their app I admit I was about “um… yes… but i’m not sure you want me to. I just don’t really DO shopping on my phone”. But I agreed to give it a go, and duly downloaded the Boots App (I’m on android, but it’s available in the App store for iPads/iPhones too). There are a few permissions you need to grant – nothing that caused me undue...
The Works – Utterly Bargainous Craft Supplies
Last Christmas, quite by accident, I fell over a website for a company called The Works. No, I know, I was probably the last one to hear about them, but just in case, I’m here to spread the joy. Because The Works are… a bargain hunters dream They really are. I snapped up so many deals last Christmas, and I continue to browse the site regularly; the stock is always changing and you just never know what you’re going to...
Long Distance Travel With Children? Here’s My Top Tips.
As I write this I am facing down the barrel of what will either be the adventure of the year… or a hellish month. Next week we are setting off in a Baileys Motorhome, and driving a round trip of over 3,000 miles in almost four weeks from Dorset through France and Italy via Venice, Rome, the Puglia Coast, the Amalfi Coast, Pisa and Tuscany, before meandering homewards again. See what I mean? Awesome… or nightmare. But...