Kitchen Hacks – Make your kitchen work for you

The kitchen is now the family hub in so many homes, and because it’s used so often it can be difficult to keep it tidy and organised. But with a few simple tricks you can keep your kitchen under your control. Food If your pantry and freezer is organised you will see...

Go to the Movies (without leaving home)

We have Movie Night every school holidays, and winter is the best time for this when you’ve got children, because we don’t have to wait too long for the sun to go down. You don’t need a dedicated home theatre in your house; you can just get an inexpensive...

Book Reviews – Truly, Madly, Guilty and more

Her millions of fans all over the world have been waiting with baited breath for Liane Moriarty’s new novel, which hit the shelves last week. So what’s it like? And are there any other good reads out there for avid booklovers? I’ve been doing the hard yards looking...

Party Favour Ideas for Children and Grown-ups

I love the idea of getting a goodie bag at the end of a birthday party, and I have to confess that when it comes to my children’s birthdays I tend to put more thought into their loot bags than I do into the planning of the actual event. But I also think it’s fun to...

Winter Garden Ideas

Ah, I remember London in winter. Leaving for work in the dark, arriving back home in the dark, all the puddles turned to ice, finally realising that beanies, scarves and coats are not just fashion accessories but actually have a higher purpose. It was a shock. And my...

How to find time for yourself … and why it’s important

‘Self-care’ is a concept used by mental health professionals which refers to a plan for self-help used by person who is vulnerable to mental health difficulties. Often self-care is implemented when the vulnerable person is feeling well and good; it can be a way of...

Tips for easy, quick, inexpensive and impressive birthday cakes

There’s a trend nowadays for truly amazing cakes. I have friends who are like Michaelangelo with fondant. I’ve seen a cakes that look for all the world like a gremlin, like a teacup, like a perfect pale blue Tiffany box. Of course, if you’re not gifted with icing you...

She Sheds

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I’m very taken with the idea of a ‘she shed’: the femimine equivalent of the man cave, a place for the woman of the house to be creative, catch up with friends or just a cosy place to read or knit away from the bustle of the family home. I...

Prosecco – history and recipes!

Today our friends at Zonin Prosecco have provided a history of Prosecco and some delicious cocktail recipes you might like to try … Prosecco leads the thirst for sparkling in the world and Australia The Italian Prosecco is leading the world thirst for sparkling...

What would you do for your pet? (Win a book!)

A few weeks ago I fell down a rabbit hole of internet searching. (From memory, I had a writing deadline so I scrolled through my Facebook feed looking for interesting articles to procrastinate with). I ended up listening to a podcast about the presenter from NPR’s...