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English Mum |
May 8th, 2012
Review: Barclaycard’s amazing May deals
So do you have a credit card? Not being fantastic with money, I’ve always resisted. But with the better weather on the way, we’re all tempted to splash out – maybe on a few new summery bits for the wardrobe, or even a nice holiday to grab some guaranteed warmer weather.
Barclaycard have announced a nice range of new offers. And as I don’t currently own a credit card, I was tempted...
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English Mum |
Apr 30th, 2012
Review: Blogging by Erica
I am pretty blessed. I have a great bunch of friends. I’m rather proud that my friends are all clever, funny, incredible supportive and all very successful. Take Erica, for example. I first met Erica on my first ever blogging trip – we’re both members of the ‘Disney 7′. We all bonded over mojitos and have stayed firm friends. At the time it was such a big deal that...
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Apr 13th, 2012
Review: Getting Personal with personalised presents
So with both the Death Wish Dude’s birthday and the Mad Prof’s coming up in quick succession, I was rather pleased when the chaps at gettingpersonal.co.uk asked me if I’d review their lovely website. Here are my top picks for personalised presents that are fabulous pressies for boys:
First up for the Death Wish Dude, chocoholic extraordinaire, I thought this personalised chocolate bar would be spot on:
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English Mum |
Apr 10th, 2012
Fabulous new cookery books for Spring: epic tomes and fresh flavours
There’s a real sea-change in my cooking at this time of year. I want brighter, fresher meals and newer, interesting flavours. And while the weather over Easter left a lot to be desired, it also left me a bit of time, while waiting for my slow-cooked lamb, to wade through the enormous pile of new books I’ve received recently, to find the best ones just for you (you’re welcome).
First up,...
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Mar 18th, 2012
The New Legoland Hotel, Tim Minchin, dragon cake and horrendous hangovers
WHAT a weekend. There were so many great (and funny) moments I hardly know where to start.
First up, the the lovely chaps at Hertz UK offered to lend me one of their new Family Collection cars to go to the opening of the new Legoland...
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English Mum |
Mar 14th, 2012
The February roundup: this month I have been loving…
Notonthehighstreet.com
I love all their personalised gifts, LOVE the fact that they have a whole section of ethical gift ideas, and also love love love the fabulous memo board they sent me, which now takes pride of place in my office and is practical as well as beautiful.
Still on my WANT list is the wall mounted herb rack and all the lovely gardening bits and bobs (I’m determined to have beautiful,...
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English Mum |
Mar 4th, 2012
Review: The Village Gate, Wendover, Bucks
We’ve had a bit of an up and down relationship with the Village Gate. We went there en famille (and we’re a grande famille, trust me) for my Mum’s birthday last year and had an excellent time. The place is absolutely gorgeous: a typical village pub revamped in a really clever, stylish way. The menu was great – creative and varied, the service fast and friendly and the food was as...
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English Mum |
Feb 22nd, 2012
Review: Bread Revolution by Duncan Glendinning and Patrick Ryan
There’s an awful lot of hype surrounding bread at the moment, what with the ‘Fabulous Baker Brothers’, Henry and Tom Herbert’s recent TV show (and the shock news that one of their loaves sells for over twelve quid – I kid you not – over £20 if you want it couriered), and lots of people reverting to the more traditional kitchen skills of baking their own bread, making butter,...
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Feb 17th, 2012
Review: Cartmel Village Shop Puddings
I get sent quite a few things, and generally my neighbours are very good at taking parcels in for me if I’m not around. The agreement is reciprocal and often sweetened by the odd freebie here and there. Today, though, when I dropped round to my neighbour, clutching my ‘your parcel has been left at number 2′ card, he seemed rather reluctant to...
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Feb 14th, 2012
A night at Pizza Express – thank you Tesco Clubcard
So you know when you shop at Tesco you get a Clubcard, right? And this Clubcard gives you points and those points give you vouchers? Well, this time, when we got our Tesco Clubcard vouchers, we decided to check out Clubcard Deals, rather than just use the vouchers to pay for shopping (I know some people who save them up for big celebrations like Christmas and Easter too, which is a good idea).
What I didn’t...
