This competition has now closed and the winner notified. I had planned to attend BritMums Live 2012. I bought a ticket. I got really excited. DH booked us a holiday. He got really excited. His expenditure trumps mine by some margin. So I have a BritMums ticket to give away. All you have to do is tell me how far you would go to get the ticket...would you serenade me in public? Would you beg mercilessly? Would you text me every day? The … [Read more...]
Mermaid Magic Fizz and Surprise Review
You may remember that Findmeagift.com very kindly sent me LBG a lovely gardening set last summer. It has been put to very good, almost daily use, at least until the recent rainfall. When they got in touch again asking if she would care to review something, LBG opted for the Mermaid Magic Fizz and Surprise. I assume she was entranced by the words 'mermaid' 'magic' and 'surprise', added to the good chance of something pink and sparkly. It arrived a … [Read more...]
Disney African Cats Premiere
You know when you watch a trailer for an upcoming film and, in a deep, booming tones, the voice-over insists that "if you see one movie this year, make it this one"? That's what I would have told the paparazzi last night had they stuck around long enough after the departure of Prince William and Catherine to ask me. … [Read more...]
Howards of Kent flavoured Vodka review
They say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. In Claire Howard's case though, she made Limoncello. From there it was but a hop, skip and jump to Howards of Kent, her flavoured Vodka business, which she runs from home around her daughter's school hours. Using real fruit from local sources as far as possible at least (lemons and cranberries are harder to come by in the UK!) the Vodka is made using Claire's special formula and … [Read more...]
Interview with Amanda Egan aka Mummy Misfit
I came across Amanda Egan, better known as Mummy Misfit, on twitter. I can't remember why now, but it made me follow her, and download her books to Kindle. I say her books- she's working on her third- because she wrote two of themthem in her car whilst parked outside the front of her son's school. Because that's where he needed her to be and, like any mother, she did exactly what he needed her to do- be there. And whilst she waited, she wrote. To … [Read more...]
Local Flavour: Kitchen Stars
If you live in the environs of South East London, by which I mean Beckenham, Bromley and Croydon, then I wanted to let you know about the awesome cooking classes that Dimples and I go to every week. Kitchen Stars is a small business set up by Mumpreneur Emma Rowland to encourage cooking skills in all children from ages of 2 - 16. My girls LOVE cooking. The moment they see me in the kitchen with an apron on, they dash off to find theirs, to … [Read more...]
Easter chocolates from Hotel Chocolat
I like chocolate. You like chocolate. Everyone likes Hotel Chocolat. And why not? They have taken the humble Easter Egg and ramped it up several notches to create the drool-worthy Ostrich Egg, the scale of which could surely rival any Big Fat Gypsy Easter Egg?? They have taken the standard Easter Egg, turned it on it's head and given us Egg and Chips. I love their quirky sense of humour. I love their packaging. I love their Chocolate … [Read more...]
