As ever, the email request was assumed to be rhetorical: would I like to review some brownies? Only if you can't give me this week's Lottery winning numbers... So imagine my utter joy when a parcel awaited my return from the school run this morning: DH must have signed for it and then departed for Bristol, so he's missing out. I am an admirer of beautiful packaging, so Blue Basil Gourmet Brownies had me mentally writing this review before … [Read more...]
BritMums Carnival: all things Spring!
Roll up! Roll up! Get your BritMums Carnival here. It's all about Spring, laydees and gen'lemen, at least in feory. So don't delay, pull up a chair and read all about it! Hurry! Hurry! Here are the highlights: … [Read more...]
Saturday Showcase
Here's some of the things I've been reading this week that I thought were worth sharing with you, in case you have a spare minute for reading this weekend. One fingerprint craft @ The Iowa Farmer's Wife I love the simplicity and effectiveness of this card idea. I just know that I'm going to use it lots. Once I find the missing ink pads. Two March Calendar @ Se7en There's a new one every month, along with a comprehensive list of … [Read more...]
How can Pinterest grow my blog?
How can Pinterest grow my blog? On Monday, I introduced you to Pinterest with my beginners guide. Now, I want to tell you how you can use Pinterest to drive traffic to your blog. Pinterest was small start-up business 18 months ago, yet by the end of last year it had grown seven-fold in the space of a few months. It’s unusual because 70% of its users are women- almost unheard of in the Web Services market. [source] Because it of its visual … [Read more...]
What is Pinterest? A beginner’s guide
What is Pinterest? Pinterest is an online pin board of ideas and inspiration. If you, like me, have a stash of pages torn from magazines in a corner of your house somewhere (they *ahem* might even be categorised and alphabetised) then this is the 21st Century format. It’s based on the age old premise that a picture tells a thousand words. And it’s a gift to those of you lucky enough to have a tablet, where images play a very … [Read more...]
Why you should swap houses
Here's why you should swap houses! When we told people that we were doing a House Exchange, the first reaction was one of surprise. "Aren't you worried that they will steal things?" "Don't you worry about other people rummaging through your things?" "I don't know how you could have someone stay in your home: they won't put things back where they found them." Of course, DH and I would have reacted in the same way had we been in their shoes, but … [Read more...]
No child should be left in the cold by rising fuel bills
LBG is home sick today: she has a temperature, a barking cough and has lost her voice. It's awful to hear her squeak. I know what it's like because I get laryngitis often enough. But when it's three-year-old, your three-year-old it's worse. So we are staying at home. I'm keeping her hydrated, dosing her with Calpol and Nurofen (following medical advice obviously) and have whacked on the heating to keep her warm. Because I can do that without … [Read more...]
