VW Caravelle Road Trip – Forget Everything You Knew About Passenger Vans.
The passenger van, or people carrier, is a bit of a standing joke of a car, isn’t it?You only drive one when your family has grown so much there’s really no other choice. Oh, it’s alright if you simply fill the back with surfboards for a VW Caravelle Road Trip – THEN they’re cool. But for a parent to be buying a passenger van? It’s public symbol of a resigned acceptance of your fate, isn’t it?...
If you’re looking for a new phone… The HTC ONE mini review
When Vodafone heard we were embarking on our mammoth Scottish Road Trip for One Off Places and VW, they asked if I’d like to take along a new HTC phone to try out along the way. Seeing as my 6yr old Blackberry seems to think its job in life is to make phone calls and nothing else, I decided a borrow of a new HTC would be just the ticket, thanks very much. So a few days before we set off the HTC One mini arrived, and I spent an...
Fisherman’s Cottage, Cawdor – The Ultimate Family Highlands Retreat
First stop on the recent LittleStuff tour of the Highlands, courtesy of One Off Places and VW, was a stay on the Cawdor Estate, between Inverness and Nairn. Now if I were to close my eyes and imagine my absolute ideal peaceful family holiday retreat, I would actually be conjuring up Fisherman’s Cottage. Of course, I wouldn’t have known what it was called until a few weeks ago, and a few of the details would be different,...
When LittleStuff took on the Vanish 30 Second Challenge
We were recently asked by Tots100 to take part in the 30 second stain challenge using new Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder. Now anyone who knows me has probably just started laughing – I am no domestic laundry queen. I’m not. Separating whites and coloureds is about as far as my skills go – stain removal is possibly a step beyond my capabilities. Certainly instant stain removal is a skill that has thus far eluded me in...
Chiquitos Poole – Mexican food for all the family
When Chiquitos Poole offered us a voucher to review their local restaurant in Tower Park it seemed a perfect choice – the boy LOVES Mexican food! It was No.1 son’s 15th birthday a couple of weeks ago, and we wanted somewhere that was child friendly but not one of our usual haunts to take him out for a quick family celebration. When I rang to book I admit I was amused by the way the telephone was answered… *deep...
Perfect perfect sweater for Spring from Long Tall Sally
I do understand that Long Tall Sally is not the shop to be going to for a lot of women. But if you do happen to be over 5’8″, I can’t tell you how much you need to be stopping by and taking a look. As I’m nearly 6′ (hey, that half an inch makes all the difference, okay?) I’ve been a fan for rather a long time. So when I was asked to review an item from the new Spring/Summer range, I jumped...