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In my incredibly important position as Disney Blu-ray Ambassador *cough*, I get certain perks.  A rather fab one recently was a nice parcel containing the specially released Toy Story… …and Toy Story 2, newly released in Disney Blu-ray The first thing I’ll say that, as always with BluRay, the quality is AMAZING.  We were constantly fascinated by the little details, like the weave on the...

So this is cool.  My lovely friends at Disney have asked me to tell you all about their new campaign to search for the very first UK town to win the honour of being twinned with Walt Disney World in Florida!  This is the very first time that the British public have actually been able to get involved and nominate their town for consideration, before it gets judged by a panel. But hang on, I hear you ask,...

So since we bought the two new pullets at the Mullagh Fair, Hubby’s new project, the Great English Towers Chicken Coop Extension, is going quite well.  There’s been plenty of drilling and hammering (and swearing), but the finished item will double the size of their roosting/nesting space and hopefully stop Minnie, who was once the lowest in the pecking order and has now morphed into some sort...

Okay, so obviously as usual I have to maintain the mystique which means you don’t get to see ALL the shots (email me if you want any more), but I’ve picked out the best moments of our day for you to see.  From the top, then: Mable the Merc gets a pink moustache (thanks Moon!): Moon and Ali being very silly, part 1.  It took me about 14 increasingly cross texts to get them out of the pub, too: The...

So as you know Disney very unwisely made us Blu-Ray Ambassadors, and revelling in his title a bit too much, #1 has decided to take over today’s blog post with a little review.  Jonathan Ross eat your heart out: WALL.E is a funny and exciting film for people of all shapes and sizes. The story begins when a small, garbage cube-making robot called WALL.E, who, after hundreds of years making cubes of garbage,...

Onwards and upwards, then, the ovenbus led us merrily on to Disney’s Hollywood studios: Hollywood Studios Rock’n'Rollercoaster The Tower of Terror High School Musical street celebration Hollywood Studios street scene American Idol The...

So we’re all feeling a bit celeb here at English Towers since we got appointed as Disney Blu-ray Ambassadors and *gasp* the new Blu-ray player arrived (poor Bernard the postie hasn’t been the same since - being mobbed at the doorstep by an over-enthusiastic gang of Englishers must be very disturbing). We’ve had a movie-watching frenzy and, in the interests of research (all for you, dearest...

The little man’s school doesn’t allow any form of pre-packed sweets or snacks in their packed lunches.  That means no crisps, no sweeties and absolutely no chocolate bars.  Now I’m not an ogre, and while a healthy sandwich, some carrot sticks and an apple might be the way to go, it’s a bit bloody boring, frankly.  So I like to slip in a small something to perk up his lunch a little...

So diverting my attention from the food for a moment, I thought I’d give you a little taster of what we, the intrepid Disney 7, put ourselves through just so we could report back to you about what it’s like to experience Walt Disney World at close quarters.  See, the things we do for you? Typhoon Lagoon Crush’n'Gusher Storm...

Congrats to fellow Irish blogger, K8 the GR8 and new hubby TAT on their big day - pop over to K8’s blog and have a look at the kids in their wedding outfits.  Adorable. Stuff to see and do: Check out Disney 7 member Linda’s fabulous new blog, havealovelytime.com   All about travelling with kids, there’s hotel reviews and day trips and a certain guest blogger might even have an Irish hotel...