Some time ago I was a test-case. Exciting as I have never been unusual in any way shape or form (Granny M would disagree because I am her baby and therefore very special and so on....*waves* Hi Mum!) But on that day I was unusual, a test-case, a trend-setter. Along with a dozen other bloggers from the food and parenting arenas, I got to try out the TOTs 100 latest brain child: the SEO summit. That day, people of the internet, and … [Read more...]
Quick Donut Cereal Crispie Nests
For children, the school holidays are a time of magic: a time of late nights, scraped knees and baking. There's nothing that reminds me more of childhood baking that the rice-krispie cake. So when the rain poured down yesterday, we girls got out the mixing bowls, and made some Quick Donut Cereal Crispie Nests. I recently saw a post on Maison Cupcake's site that made me think I could use doughnut moulds to make these nests. Rather than … [Read more...]
March 2014
1. The Girls try out their bikes on the beach promenade. 2. My American Uncle: a flying visit from the brother I haven't seen for three years, over in the UK on business. Too short. 3. Dimples and I made Bunny Ear headbands from plastic bottles 4. LBG drives the car. In the car park outside swimming. 5. I made a mermaid tail from a tablecloth. 6. A trip to London for lunch near Trafalgar Square for me. Then Parents' Evening. 7. … [Read more...]
How to make a mermaid tail from a tablecloth
I recently made a Mermaid Tail from a disposable tablecloth for World Book Day. Here's how. You need: a disposable tablecloth: mine was paper with a plastic back bubble wrap a few cupcake cases lots of double-sided sticky tape Velcro dots Firstly, I measured my daughter from waist to floor (length). And then I measured around her waist with a 15cm overlap (width). I cut a rectangle from the tablecloth using these … [Read more...]
Starting on the sitting room renovation, with Wayfair home
We have been working hard to update the cottage in the wood. The rooms that are finished, we are really pleased with: The Guest Loo The Entrance Dimples' Room LBG's room Family Room Kitchen But the Sitting Room is proving to be a challenge. It is quite large, you see, and I am at a loss as to how to bring the whole room together when all it wants to do, it seems, is eat furniture! As it is on the end of the house, it has three external … [Read more...]
Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Bunny Treat
There is, as far as I am concerned, always a reason for a Rice Krispie cake. And as our Easter holidays start today, these ones have an Easter vibe: Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Bunny Treat ! As I really wanted to get the details of the mould clearly, I first melted about 100g milk chocolate, distributing it easily between the four moulds, then tipping to get the chocolate to spread across the base. I left them flat in the fridge for the … [Read more...]
Tesco Mum of the Year Awards 2014
I have only one complaint about the Tesco Mum of the Year event at The Savoy on Sunday: there should have been more tissues. I started off well: I got all giggly catching up with blogging friends. I was thrilled beyond measure to be sitting with Lifetime Achievement winner Pam Clarke, and I *may* have done my best impression of a screaming teenager when I almost walked into Ronan Keating on the stairway. By the time I got to my table and … [Read more...]
