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Free Costa Coffee on October 1st
To celebrate International Coffee Day on Tuesday October 1st 2019, Costa are giving away free coffee via their Costa Express machines (the type you get in supermarkets and petrol stations). Please note: Some stores will still require the coffee to be processed through the till. Remember to bring your reusable cup!
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Seaside Squad // Living Arrows [38/52]
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth” – Kahlil Gibran We just got back from a lovely few days at Haven’s Haggerston Castle resort. Much like when we visited Craig Tara, Lauren was enamoured with the Seaside Squad so we bought a professional photo of her and the gang to have as a momento. She insisted on carrying it on our walk today in case we bumped into anyone we knew – she is so keen to show anyone and everyone.
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Bringing the Restaurant Experience Home – Hosting on a Budget
It’s good to socialise with friends and loved ones, but at times the cost of going out for a meal can cause certain anxieties around trying to stick to a very strict budget to cover the costs of everyday living. This can be particularly challenging when there are kids growing out of clothes, or coming home from school with another letter about another school trip/ activity session/ fundraising event. Being short on funds doesn’t mean missing out on grown-up time with friends, though. Thanks to popular reality TV shows, the popularity of hosting dinner parties from home is increasing-eating at home is more comfortable for most, and with lots of…
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Creating a Light and Airy Home
The house that I am currently living in is the fifth home that I have owned, so I have had lots of fresh starts in terms of deciding how I wish to decorate. Each time I have moved, through trial and error I have gradually refined my tastes and I can now say that I am very happy with how my current home is decorated and furnished. I used to be into bold and opulent prints and colours (I still have a Cadbury purple 3 piece suite to remind me of that phase…) but now I am much more into a more basic, bright and airy Scandi style. I have…
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Birthday Pizza Party: Celebrating Lauren’s 4th Birthday
I’m not really sure how Lauren came up with the idea for having a birthday pizza party when her 4th birthday rolled around, but if I had to guess, Peppa Pig, Blaze & The Monster Machines or Paw Patrol must have had something to do with it. We knew it was going to be hard to top Lauren’s 3rd birthday party so we decided to do something totally different this year. We were keen to host it again at home (as we have worked very hard to create a lovely garden to entertain in) but instead of inviting her whole nursery class we asked Lauren to select a few close…