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Oct 20th, 2011
Review: ‘Vax Voice’ consumer testing – the Vax Air Reach
I was delighted recently to be asked to become part of the Vax Voice team. Basically I get to try out Vax products and give honest feedback about them. I like this because I do find that sometimes brands are enthusiastic for bloggers/consumers to review their products, but not always as happy to receive honest feedback.
Today, I’ve been trying the new Vax Air Reach – now you know me, I’m...
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English Mum |
Oct 16th, 2011
Review: Giant Jenga from gardengames.co.uk
I do get some odd emails. The other day, I got one that said would I like to try out an enormous game of Giant Jenga?
Bring. It. On.
I have to say, despite not really having the weather for taking this game outside, we couldn’t wait until next summer and instead have had enormous fun with it in the house, and, if you’ve got the room, I can see it being a great party game too (I’ll let you...
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English Mum |
Oct 16th, 2011
Foodie news: what’s new?
Organic wild pomegranate balsamic vinegar
We adore this fruity pomegranate balsamic from Higher Nature. It’s gorgeous in salad dressings. Higher Nature supply vitamins, supplements and organic foodstuffs, but don’t discount this because it’s not in a posh glass bottle. A first class product.
1870 Mixers
Each of the seven varieties is made with pure Kentish spring water and flavoured with the...
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English Mum |
Oct 8th, 2011
Review: Pieminister – a pie for all seasons by Tristan Hogg and Jon Simon
We’re huge pie fans here at English Towers. I think I’ve missed out because I’ve never actually had a Pieminister pie, but they’ve come to the rescue and brought out a weighty tome of their wonderful pie recipes so we can all have their lush creations at home.
I love this book, not only for its creative ideas (canapies, anyone?) and wonderful sense of humour (try saying “‘Jamaica,...
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English Mum |
Oct 3rd, 2011
Review: The Village Gate, Wendover, Bucks
I’ve driven past this pub a million times in my lifetime, but it wasn’t until English Dad and the brevren popped in one lunchtime when I was in Dubai that we discovered what a little gem it is. They kept promising to take me and then, finally, when our anniversary came round and we were thinking of somewhere to go for a bit of a celebration, we remembered the Village Gate.
I was seriously impressed....
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English Mum |
Sep 13th, 2011
Declutter your old CDs, DVDs and games and help Breast Cancer Care
When we moved from Ireland, we had boxes and boxes of old DVDs, CDs and games. We donated most of them to a charity shop, which made us feel good, but frankly it was a bit of a pain. I’ve just recently heard of a great company called Music Magpie who buy all your old CDs, DVDs and games off you and what’s more, if you’re feeling generous, you can choose to donate your fee to a charity like...
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English Mum |
Aug 19th, 2011
The Xbox Playday – trying out what’s new for Xbox at Gamescom 11
So dawn on Monday saw a rare glimpse of the Englishes. Bleary eyed and a bit sweary, we piled into the car to sit in the seventh circle of hell (the M25) and swear a bit more whilst getting later and later for our flight. We were setting off bright and early to head for Cologne for one of the biggest gamer conventions of the year: Gamescom 2011. Everyone who is anyone is there in the gaming world (a lot...
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English Mum |
Aug 9th, 2011
Review: new Tesco Goodness range – and free Zoo tickets!
I’ve been checking out Tesco’s new Goodness range this week. It’s a change for me as some of the products in the range are chilled, ready-prepared meals. There are also healthy snacks and some nice little bits for lunchboxes too.
The whole range is aimed towards children, but unlike the usual ‘for kids’ ranges has been developed from scratch to be as healthy as possible, while...
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English Mum |
Aug 6th, 2011
Review: breakfast at The Akeman, Tring
With their latest Costa-bashing adverts (placed cheekily opposite the store itself) offering coffees (eat in or take away) for just a quid, The Akeman has been putting itself out there recently. We decided to head along for breakfast to check out the hype.
First impressions are, I have to say, rather fabulous. Having only ever been there for dinner and cocktails, the place takes on a completely different...
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English Mum |
Aug 5th, 2011
Thank you Interflora!
Interflora contacted me recently and asked me if I’d like some of their beautiful flowers. Seeing as we’re ‘squatting’ at my Mum’s until our house is ready, I thought she definitely deserved them. I chose their beautiful fair trade roses, which, as you can see are absolutely beautiful and smell amazing too:
Interflora have florists in London and across the UK, and of course if...
