Simba Hybrid review– our real experience after months of use
Looking for an honest Simba Hybrid review? This is based on my adult son’s experience of switching to the Simba Hybrid … and then sleeping on it for four months. When it arrived, he was more excited than a 23-year-old has a right to be. But he’s been sleeping on a cheap memory foam mattress for five years – it had a Toby-shaped dip in the centre, and his young bones are creaking when he gets up in the mornings.I...
I replaced my 18-year-old Stoves Richmond range cooker with the new one – and it’s just not the same
Eighteen years. That’s how long I’d had my Stoves range cooker. It arrived when we renovated the kitchen during the toddler years, back when baby no.4 fitted in the kitchen scales and I thought a slow cooker was cheating. And despite a heavy-duty daily battering from four children, assorted visiting teenagers, and more macaroni cheese than is decent, it just… kept going. Until it didn’t. I won’t bore you with the sighs, rattles, lost...
What IS Shrek’s Adventure all about? | Merlin Annual Pass
It took a short while, but our group suddenly understood our flight attendant wasn’t actually a slightly odd member of staff, but rathr a properly funny character that I wish I’d engaged in conversation sooner. Seriously – fair play to anyone who can get a small group of baffled Brits hollering Shrektastic! at each other on a Thursday morning! We were visiting...
The London Dungeon with a 9yr old? | Merlin Annual Pass
Way back when our gurt big hulking teens were just little boys, we were on holiday camping in Yorkshire. We planned to spend a day exploring in York, and while there we had the grand plan to visit the York Dungeons – I mean, how scary could it really be? I had roughty-toughty-non-scarable boys, it’d be fun. Hmmmm. Within ten minutes (after ignoring the dubious warnings at the ticket desk) I had to beat...
Save Your Garden This Summer! | Hozelock Automatic Watering Kit Review
Planning for a holiday in a heatwave means any keen gardeners are worried about watering the garden while they are away. Fear not – we’ve got you covered. We did this Hozelock Automatic Watering Kit review a few years ago, and we pull out the kit every year when we go away in the summer: looking at the long range forecast, it’s definitely time for a re-share! We’ve already had our two week holiday this year; we...
The Triton T80Z Review – The Easy Replacement Shower
I know, a T80Z review may not be the most exciting thing you’ll read today. I get it. BUT. That’s up until the point you need a shower replacement, pronto. Because the problem with your shower breaking (apart from the wails of horror from the incumbent suddenly being doused in icy water) is figuring out what new one you can get. Because not all showers are made equal – and that’s exactly where Triton’s...