I reviewed the Zara White fragrance after I picked up a bottle in Barcelona, and decided the price was ideal for an everyday perfume! So I was really chuffed when my Secret Santa from work bought me this new Zara perfume – Rose. Obviously I liked the look of it straight away because it’s all pink, … Continue reading What I’m Currently Wearing: Zara Fragrance
At the weekend I enjoyed a theatrical treat at the Lowry in Salford –The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, which is the newly-touring version of the National Theatre play based on the award-winning book by Mark Haddon. I’ve read the book in the past, and although I had forgotten most of the … Continue reading Theatre Review – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
I saw this tag over on Leona's blog, and because I love tea so very much I decided to take part! What was the first kind of tea you ever had? It was regular old English breakfast tea, and that's still the main tea I think of when I have cups of tea. What is … Continue reading The Tea Tag
Yes, I’m feeling them too! After a week and a half of long lie-ins, relaxing days, eating naughty treats without the guilt and having loads of time to see friends and family; the end of Christmas has hit me pretty hard. I love it when the Christmas build up starts in November, but I really … Continue reading 7 Ways to Defeat the January Blues
After being ill over Christmas I am determined to stay cold- and flu- free for the rest of the winter. I've also over-indulged for the whole of December, so today marks the start of a healthy January, and the first thing I did was blend up a delicious tropical smoothie using my Nutri Ninja and ingredients … Continue reading Tasty Flu-Busting Smoothie
You may have noticed my lack of posts since Christmas Eve, and that's because I've been ill for about two weeks all over Christmas and I'm only just recovering now! And although it's never nice to feel under the weather at the most wonderful time of year, I have to say I've enjoyed a completely relaxing holiday … Continue reading Merry Christmas and Happy 2015!
The Garden Kitchen at Holden Clough Nursery may be a little out the way, but its picnic table afternoon tea spreads have made it a very popular little tearoom. So when they started advertising the Christmas version of the afternoon tea for December we booked in right away! As you can see the novelty presentation … Continue reading Christmas Picnic Afternoon Tea at The Garden Kitchen
I saw this “things that make Christmas” tag on Sian Marie’s Beauty Blog, where the idea is to pick out 5 things that makes Christmas special to you. So here are five festive “things” that make my Christmas special each year: Christmas games! Like pass the parcel, the classic "sticker on the head" game (also … Continue reading Tag: The Things That Make Christmas
I read this book blogger tag on Oh! Leona, and kept it on my “to do” list for a rainy day. So here it is, inspired by my love of reading… Which book most recently did you not finish? It very rarely happens that I abandon a book I’ve started to read. Actually the only … Continue reading The Book Blogger Tag
I always like to get into the Christmas spirit fully, and often take part in multiple Secret Santa draws each year! I am now a real advocate of online Secret Santa Generators rather than gambling on the old-fashioned (and much riskier!) technique of pulling names out of a hat, so I thought I’d compare and … Continue reading The Best Secret Santa Generator?
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