Books
Book Review – Robert Holden’s Success Intelligence
I thought I’d share a quick review of the book that’s on my bedside table right now. I’m reading Success Intelligence by Robert Holden PhD,
I thought I’d share a quick review of the book that’s on my bedside table right now. I’m reading Success Intelligence by Robert Holden PhD,
As we all know it’s National Pie Week in the UK this week (I hope you saw my blog post on my favourite pie recipes
As avid readers of this blog will tell you, I love tea. I am forever stopping half-way through a task to have a cuppa. It
Happy monday morning everyone! It’s half term and that means hubby has a bit of time off work so we will be super-busy this week
You may remember that last Sunday I was taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and I wanted to share the photos with you and
Yes, I’ve given in and given it a go. Despite not really understanding why I was signing up (really Pinterest gives you no clue when
Finally, it’s the last day of January and the month of grey weather and near-poverty after christmas has come to an end – well done
You may remember that I posted some pictures that I’d made using Doll Divine to make ‘pin-up’ girl versions of Cassiefairy and even of Amy
I was washing up this morning and my mind started wandering, thinking about the way I wash up, when I remembered how I first learnt
Well, the UK weather forecasters have been predicting a deep-freeze for a while now, with a freakishly low-temperatured cold-front predicted to hit the country this week
I am pleased to say that when I told my friends and family that all I really wanted for Christmas were books, they listened – and
Traditionally, festive decorations should be taken down by the twelfth night as Christmas comes to a close. There is a little confusion about precisely when the
Last year was really a significant year for my blog – I started writing more, taking more photos, chatting to my readers and other lovely
It’s finally New Years Eve and the time for making resolutions for the coming year has arrived. I’ve had a pretty awesome 2012 (the Olympics, the
I remember that not too long ago (well, in my lifetime at least) the January sales started on January 1st. We’d all have a proper
This year I went on a bit of a tour of the Christmas markets in the UK. It was a bit of a birthday treat
Hot chocolate is one of my favourite hot drinks during the festive season and I wanted to share a couple of photos and the methods for making
As avid readers of my blog will know, I’m very keen on thrifty craft projects and on sharing tasty recipes on Pieday Friday. As such,
I’ve been doing a mini-makeover on the living room of my new home this year and you may have spotted my previous blog posts about
This weekend I went to the Christmas Lights switch on event in our nearby town and this had become a bit of a festive tradition
Well, this Christmas is already turning out to be one of the best I’ve ever had – starting with an amazing visit from the Holidays
I am pleased to announce that my blog now has its own domain name! Yes, I must be a grown-up in the world of blogging now, because I
Now that bonfire night is over, I think I am completely justified in getting far-too-excited about the fact that Christmas is coming! This year I’ve
This week I treated myself to a book that I’ve had my eye on for a while called Crafting Christmas Gifts. I know it’s a
Over last weekend I went to the celebration event for the The Never Ending Mural project in Ipswich. This was a community-led project inspired by the
In fact, I’m not even sure how it’s pronounced – is it ‘pin-ter-est’, ‘pin-trest’ or even ‘p-interest’. Not that this even matters considering that I’ve
My new hobby is something that I’ve never been able to do before. When everyone else learnt to do it as children, I never quite
I was lucky enough to be in Preston during the town’s Guild celebrations. This once-every-twenty-years event included performances, art, processions, fireworks and music over a two-week
Faeries and Enchanted magazine is celebrating its 20th edition and their autumn anniversary issue includes a special feature on this year’s Three Wishes Faery Fest including
Here’s one of my favourite photographs from Andy Greenacre’s recent exhibition – check out his website here: www.Andy-Greenacre.co.uk This panoramic photograph was taken by the
Now, I’m not someone who is keen on camping. For a start, I don’t like being that close to bugs. And I hate getting dirty
Here’s a couple of stunning photos by photographer Claire Lacey, taken at Ipswich waterfront of an enormous piece of graffiti art and some peeling paint
Today is the opening event for the MA art exhibition at the University of Central Lancashire and if you get the chance, do go along
Its September and the new school term is starting, and for most of my life this has meant packing up my satchel (yes, I still
It’s that lovely time of year again when crops are harvested and lovely bales of all sizes can be seen in the fields – round
Check out this cute apron that I recently spotted in the gift shop on Southwold pier. It’s a sexy, hour-glass shaped ladies apron, and it’s
Just got back from one of the best weekends ever – I went to the races at Newmarket and had a fantastic day despite on/off
Today I’m off to Newmarket races for the day. I’ve never been before, and I have no idea what to expect and even less of
This weekend I went to the Ipswich Maritime festival and spent a scorchingly hot day wandering around the docks doing a spot of shopping, eating lovely treats and
I’m sad to say that the London 2012 Olympics are all over. This has been an amazing 16 days since the opening ceremony and I
I confess that I’ve got nothing done this week. I’ve seriously just been glued to my TV watching every event I possibly can and have
A stunning photograph taken this summer by Alex Clarke with a Cannon EOS 550D – great composition and amazing colours – enjoy!
Yesterday saw the first 20120 Olympic gold medals being won by Team GB and it was girl power in action as the winners of the
This past weekend I took a trip to Southwold and luckily enough I stumbled upon a lovely vintage fair that was being held along the
The annual cider festival is currently running in every Wetherspoons pub in the UK and this is the last weekend to celebrate lovely British ciders. I
Hi everyone! It’s a lovely day today with blue skies and the most amazing fluffy white clouds! This is the prettiest sky I’ve seen in
Look at this gorgeous wild poppy that I spotted growing outside an old garage recently. I’ve never seen a purple poppy before, so I quickly
This past weekend I went to a fabulous event – an open-air cinema screening of Mamma Mia! As part of the Ip-Art Festival a massive screen
Yesterday the Olympic torch passed through Suffolk so I went to our local town to see it go by. Although I’m always keen to join
Its less than two weeks to go until this year’s Latitude Festival, which is technically my ‘local’ festival, being held just up-the-road at Henham Park, near
Last weekend was Open Farm Sunday – a fantastic opportunity to visit your local farms and have a good nose around for free and it
I had such a hectic (but lovely) weekend over the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday that its taken me this long to recover and get back
Last night I watched the Channel 4 programme by artist Grayson Perry ‘In the Best Possible Taste’ in which he researches the British class system
Last weekend we attended the Alive & V-Dubbin festival hosted by VW enthusiast group Suffolk Bugrs at Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk. We visited the festival on
I’m really looking forward to enjoying all that my local area has to offer to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend! Today I’ll be
Here’s a few snapshots of my lovely staycation holiday in sunny East Anglia: We had a great time walking the coast, photographing beach huts, playing
I’ve just heard on Radio 2 that today is International Tiara Day! After a quick Google I’ve found out that this is the 2nd Annual
This weekend I’m off to the coast for a cheesy seaside weekend with my brother and sister-in-law! I’m really looking forward to strolling down the
I really love this close-up image of an old Ross Ensign camera in its battered leather case – taken by Alex Clarke with a Canon EOS
So the clocks jumped forwards an hour last night to British Summer Time and, as if by magic, the flowers woke up, the blossom on
Over the years, families develop their own Christmas traditions and this year I’ll be upholding our family tradition of new pyjamas on Christmas eve and my
I wanted to share with you my lovely little Christmas Tree. This is the first year I’ve ever had a ‘theme’ for my Christmas decorations
Until last weekend! And I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw two real-life reindeer for the first time in my life (which consists of
I don’t think I can beat last year’s Christmas tree decorations but I wanted to share this photo of my tree with you to show
This week’s WordPress weekly photo challenge theme is “Breakfast” so here’s my favourite photo of a breakfast we had recently – one of mum’s home-baked
This photo of the House in the Clouds in Thorpeness sums up this week’s WordPress photo challenge theme of “wonder”. The house was designed for Mrs Malcolm
This week’s WordPress photo challenge was on the subject of ‘Hidden’ and I was immediately reminded of this photo of my cat Cookie that I
We have a tradition in our family to gather together on a Friday evening for dinner together, and its always a takeaway, and I have
