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We got Dwarf Hamsters for Christmas!
After nearly 2 years of looking into a pet for our girls, we eventually decided to surprise them with Dwarf Hamsters. I’ll add that this was one of their Christmas presents, but that wasn’t the reason we got them. While deciding a Dog wasn’t going to fit that well into our lives we felt that Dwarf…
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UK Blog Awards 2018 | Shortlisted Finalists
2018 has started on a high already. We were just starting to turn around from our holidays to getting back to work mode when an email landed from the UK Blog Awards 2018. UK Blog Awards 2018 Finalists We’ve been selected on the Shortlist for the final judging panel for the UK Blog Awards 2018…
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Enchanted Belsay – English Heritage
Belsay Hall is an English Heritage Property not too far away from us in Ponteland. Like most English Heritage properties the Hall is a shell of a building and often used as a gallery to house art installations. The last time we went to the property was in 2009 when Stella McCartney had her glass…
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A Family Night at Newcastle Eagles
It’s amazing what can happen in a year. I’ve gone from a hater of sports to a lover of Basketball. Watching such a fast-paced game is entertaining and can be exhilarating. Over 2017 I think we have been to see 5 home games of Newcastle Eagles and every time we’ve seen them win. We’re sort of like…
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A Year of Home Improvements
Everything seems to hit at the same time and sometimes it’s intentional, while other times it’s just bad luck. 2017 in the Hooper House was one project after another. Some projects had been put off, some had been planned for and others were just pure luxury wants. Upgrading the Wifi and Creating a Data Point! We’d…
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Snow White & Seven Dwarfs Review – Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Another December weekend, another pantomime for the Hoopers. It’s a good job we love them so much. This time we had the treat of watching Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Westgate Road. Although we enjoyed last years offering from Newcastle Panto Company, we were excited to…
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Enchanted Parks 2017-Saltwell Park Gateshead
For the second December running, we braved the cold to head out to Saltwell Park for their Enchanted park Inventor’s Ball. It really was a freezing night and we will all look like the Michelin men the number of layers we had on. We booked a 7.30pm slot on the Friday evening, as I knew Alan wouldn’t…
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Dosa Kitchen, Jesmond – South Indian Canteen
Sometimes the inspiration from a night outcomes from know where sometimes it right under your nose. We visited Dosa Kitchen in Jesmond on their opening night. I’d been working on the signs for the kitchen and it was only upon the day of installation that I thought we should try it out. Dosa Kitchen Jesmond Dosa…
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A Family Games night with Randomise
As the nights draw in, we’ve been getting that trapped in the house feeling. Abigail had started to show an interest in the games console, Imogen became more glued to her iPhone. Our once social night in with the kids started to become separated. When in Scarborough we dug out a word game and split off into…
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The Bryherstones Sunday Lunch, Burniston
On our recent weekend in Scarborough, we headed to the Brytherstones Country Inn for Sunday lunch. My parents and Nana had come down to spend the day with us, so thought I’d better book somewhere in advance. Our first goto site was TripAdvisor and we were swamped with options. We’re always looking for somewhere new…