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Disney’s Wicked Women – A 1,000 piece Ravensburger puzzle.
In the build-up to Christmas last year we started to put together a Ravensburger Jigsaw with the kids. It was a relaxing, bonding moment that lasted for just over a week. On a night time we would group together for an hour and we all sat focused on our own little sections. As the kids […]
A Snowy Photoshoot with Mandy Charlton
When I spotted local photographer Mandy Charlton on Instagram stories last Friday offering 15 minute photo shoots in the snow the next morning I couldn’t resist. Mandy has been taking pictures of the kids (and even did a family shoot for us) for around 7 years so the girls are perfectly at ease & love […]
St Mary’s Inn Stannington, Northumberland
Disclosure: We were invited on the break for the purpose of this review however all opinions are my own Last Saturday, we really were living the dream. Spending the night away from the kids, eating lush local food & relaxing on a giant bed! The day hadn’t been without it’s stresses brought about by the […]
Newcastle Magic Circle Entertains
Before the rumors start and get out of control… I’m not a member of the Magic Circle. However, there have been many times that I would have loved to have been. Tonight was simply about fun and entertainment, for Members of the circle and their friends. I’ve know the guys at Magicbox for years and […]
Mimi’s Ice Cream Parlour, Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Being only 4 miles from Newcastle city centre and 20 seconds from the A1, Great Park isn’t exactly cut off or remote, but as seen with Mimi’s Ice Cream any local new place is certainly met with excitement! Mimi’s is also owned & operated by local residents who have researched the area and know there […]
Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition 2019 | A Life in Drawing, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
This is an advertisement feature On Sunday afternoon we headed to Sunderland Winter Gardens to see their new exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. The exhibition marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, and is part of a nationwide event across 12 venues, all showing different drawings from the […]
Redecorating our Tweens Bedroom
It seems like only the other month that I was decorating Imogen’s bedroom. However it has come around again to do some updating in her room. This time she wanted to drop the purple and go for the “on trend” rose gold and grey. Her room wasn’t that bad decoration wise. However a couple or […]
The Brownie Bar, Chillingham Road.
The year has started and we’re trying to get motivated to do stuff (outside of the house). Weather-wise it’s not helping with the wind and chilly conditions, I’d prefer to sit in front of the TV. So as a compromise we popped out for a little snack on Chillingham Road. Chilli Road has so many […]
A little bit of luxury at Crathorne Hall Hotel, North Yorkshire
Sometimes the best breaks are those left to the last minute, and this little sneaky romantic night away was the BEST. The week between Christmas and New Year is a blur of cheese, telly & sales shopping so we decided to potter off for the night. My parents kindly treated us to a night away […]
Turtle Bay, The Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne
We continued our festive Sunday out with an evening meal in Turtle Bay, which is on the outside of The Gate, next to the Premier Inn. We had been invited to try out the Kids Menu (and main menu). Alan and I have been in here a few times for cocktails & for an evening […]
