When you get to my age Christmas (and associated presents) start to change in our household. Gone are the silly fripperies and fancies and the gloves, thick socks and slippers seem to expand. Activities such as theatre trips or days out are chosen instead of knick-knacks and ornaments. This is mainly due to the…
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Last year was a strange year. It had some amazing highs and some spectacular lows for everyone, including my family and I. I thought it would be interesting to look back over the twelve months, choosing my favourite picture(s), my favourite memory or adventure. But of course you can’t have the highs without remembering…
Continue readingFor Christmas this year, the husband and I decided to have a joint main present and so went halves on the new bit of technology, The Amazon Echo. Now, if you haven’t seen one of the numerous adverts, the Amazon Echo is a tubular 360 degree speaker that is interactive and can do a…
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Well this year we decided as a family that we wouldn’t be buying lots of knick-knacks 0r physical presents. This is mainly due to all being adults, with full time jobs (apart from Little Chick, the feckless student) and are quite capable of buying whatever we want or need during the year. However, this…
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As many of you know I went down to London recently for the (cancelled) British Plus Size Awards as I had been nominated for Best Plus Size Blog. I had saved up all year and had really pushed the boat out when it came to the hotel I had chosen. Booking several months in…
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