School holidays, the time parent's country-wide dread! It’s not easy, or cheap to keep the kids entertained and whilst there are plenty of things you can do at home it can often leave you feeling rather stir-crazy after just a few days. Today marks the last day of the Easter break for us here in… Continue reading Panto Review: Peter Plank In It’s Bearly Easter
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Christmas Eve Family Night In Essentials
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, that day when excitement and anticipation have reached a fever pitch. Parents everywhere are trying to keep the kids as calm as humanly possible whilst trying to finish all the last-minute preparations. Needless to say, by mid-afternoon you’ll certainly have earned a chilled-out evening and what better way to spend it… Continue reading Christmas Eve Family Night In Essentials
Radio Times: Christmas TV Top Picks 2018
Last year I shared a post all about one of my family’s favourite festive traditions, flicking through the bumper edition of the Radio Times. From being a child, I can remember the anticipation of purchasing the weighty magazine from the corner shop and getting home to flick through and mark what we were planning to… Continue reading Radio Times: Christmas TV Top Picks 2018
My Favourite Disney Movies
Like many I grew up watching and enjoying Disney movies and a few months ago I uncovered my (huge) collection of Videos from when I was young. Despite no longer having a video player on which to watch them am loathe to part with them as they evoke so many happy memories from my childhood.… Continue reading My Favourite Disney Movies
New Family Film Releases – Winter 2018
Movies are like buses, you wait for one to come along and instead loads arrive at once. It’s always the same either a famine or a feast, there seems to be no in-between! That’s certainly the case for the next couple of months for Family film releases, I’m truly spoilt for choice and there will… Continue reading New Family Film Releases – Winter 2018
Review: Dave Gorman With Great Powerpoint Comes Great ResponsibiltyPoint Tour 2018
For years hubby and I used to buy each other the obligatory Christmas presents, you know the ones; socks, pants and smelly sets. That was until a few years ago when we decided to treat ourselves to tickets for a night out instead. Being busy parents our opportunity for an evening out without at least… Continue reading Review: Dave Gorman With Great Powerpoint Comes Great ResponsibiltyPoint Tour 2018
Blog Tour: Dear Mr Pop Star By Derek & Dave Philpott
When contacted a few months ago by author Dave Philpott he kindly told me all about his forthcoming book release Dear Mr Pop Star and I was immediately intrigued thanks to it's unique concept. Having agreed to take part in the Blog Tour for it's release I couldn't wait to get reading and it didn't… Continue reading Blog Tour: Dear Mr Pop Star By Derek & Dave Philpott
Christmas: The Snowman Tour 2018
It’s September and that means it’s now acceptable to mention the C-word, right? Well for me a complete Christmas fanatic who has had to bite her tongue for the last 9 months it is! I’ve been so excited to share today’s post and tell you all about a Christmas event we have been invited to… Continue reading Christmas: The Snowman Tour 2018
Review: FriendsFest 2018
Back in the 90’s my Friday Evening plans consisted of a large bowl of Haagen Dazs and a date with six New York singleton’s. Week in, week out, I ensured my diary remained clear so that I could be comfortably ensconced on the sofa and tuned into Friends on Channel 4, heaven forbid I should… Continue reading Review: FriendsFest 2018
5 TV Shows That Should Make A Comeback
It’s inevitable that TV shows like everything else move with the times to keep things fresh and draw in new viewers. Over time there are thousands of shows that have been cancelled, discarded in the virtual trash and resigned to life of reruns. I’m sure most of you have favourite shows that have suffered the… Continue reading 5 TV Shows That Should Make A Comeback
