I can cross another “to do” off my 30things list - on Saturday we made the most of the unexpected sunshine by doing this Treasure Trail walk in St Annes on the Fylde coast in Lancashire. The walks from Treasure Trails promise to take you around the main areas of a town, showcasing all the highlights and generally providing a … Continue reading Weekend Walking: St Annes Treasure Trail
Today’s post is a bit different, as it’s all about “Hooked on Music” – a set of four online music-based games that have been launched by MOSI (The Museum of Science & Industry) in Manchester. They’re fun, addictive, none of them involve any music trivia (which is great for me as I have none) and … Continue reading Hooked on Music – Play and Help Science!
I bought this very cute parasol ice lolly tray from TK Maxx last week, and couldn’t wait to try out a DIY popsicle project. For my first attempt I went for a smoothie-based recipe, as I thought it would be difficult to go wrong! This made exactly 6 lollies (and there wasn’t any mixture to … Continue reading Summer Fruit Smoothie Ice Lollies
These products from the new ORANGEASM range by Soap and Glory were a birthday present, and I was quite excited to try out this zesty new scent. Soap and Glory are a cruelty free brand and love them for always having appealing packaging and quirky product names – this range is no exception. ORANGEASM body … Continue reading Soap and Glory ORANGEASM
This weekend I did something a little bit different - Breakout Manchester, a real life escape game based in Manchester city centre. After finally succeeding with challenge 1 (actually finding the place) we were briefed on what the game involves. Don't worry though - this post doesn't contain any spoilers! In teams of 2-5 people you … Continue reading Breakout Manchester
Here's just one more outfit post from my Barcelona trip. There aren't many shots of it but I wanted to share it because light printed trousers are one of my new holiday wardrobe essentials. Sometimes when the weather is hot and there's a lot of walking to do, curvier girls can suffer from, er, a little thigh … Continue reading Crochet Cami and Printed Trousers
So as promised here is my post all about my trip to Barcelona last week. It really is a fantastic city to visit, and like Nice (another favourite holiday destination of mine) it has everything you could want – beach, weather, shopping, sights, culture, food… the list goes on. We were there for 4 days … Continue reading Travel: Barcelona in Review
I've just got back from my trip to Barcelona, which was amazing! It's such a great city and I'll be posting about it shortly, but first here's a quick outfit post. This is what I wore one evening for a stroll along the beach to the Olympic Port. Barcelona has a MANGO and Zara on practically every corner (which … Continue reading Barcelona Strolling – Stripes and Florals
Watching musicals at the theatre is one of my favourite ways to spend an evening and my iPod is jam packed full of musicals soundtracks (and very little else), so this tag (seen over at Cocktails in Teacups) is just my thing. If you're a fan of musical theatre too why not take part in … Continue reading The Musical Theatre Tag
Dry shampoo is a bathroom essential for me - it's a saviour on those days when there's no time for washing and drying my hair and I need some urgent assistance. Until now I've been a Batiste user through and through because my previous attempts at trying other brands have been quite underwhelming. However... that has … Continue reading Lush No Drought Dry Shampoo
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