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Newcastle Eagles kicks off BBL Championship 2017 season
Friday night and excitement was in the air in the Hooper household. Thanks to Northern Print solutions we were heading to the Newcastle Eagles first home game of the season in the BBL Championship league. The girls changed into their sports gear and tracked down the foam finger from the 2016 season-which I’m sure is…
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Passport to Adventure : Disney on Ice
I probably start all Disney based posts with this line… As huge Disney fans we couldn’t resist the chance to go and see Disney on Ice’s current touring show, Passport to Adventure. Last year we went to see Frozen on Ice and loved it. This show was to Feature 4 classic Disney stories and lots of…
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Annie Sloan Kitchen Cabinet Transformation for £400
Around this time of the year we start getting itchy feet for a new home project. Summer holidays are a distant memory and Chrismas is around the corner. September is the perfect time to get the house in shape in time for Santa coming. As our budget was tight a plan was made to paint the…
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Crashing a boat on the Norfolk Broads
Every other year we head down to our friends The Speeds at Great Yarmouth. Every other year we looks to do something different. We’ve done the beaches and pleasure parks, so what’s the plan this year? I suggested going on the broads in a boat. Ideally stopping on one over night, but apparently that isn’t…
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Sunday Lunch at the Badger in Ponteland
It has been ages since we’d last been to the Badger in Ponteland. I think it was probably when Abigail was around 1 year old. Yet for some unknow reason we’d not returned. There was nothing wrong with the place and I totally love the concept. The only reason I can think of is that…
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My Best Family Holiday Ever in Barcelona, Spain.
We’re continuing with our Best Family Holiday Ever series today. Todays reflection is from Han-Son Lee. A Dad blogger who blogs about the ideals and ambitions of a modern day Dad. He has been writing his blog for just over a year at daddilife.com. Creating a useful space where other modern day dads can reflect…
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Our Girls build the Meccano Off Road Racer
Meccano has been around for years and although I remember it from my childhood, it is something I’d never built. Spin Master offered us the chance to test out and review the Off Road Racer kit. I thought this would be a great chance for our Girls to try out something totally different. Abigail has…
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A Day of Discovery at RSPB Saltholme
The journey towards Teeside from Newcastle takes us along the A1 and across on the A689. Both roads are pretty uneventful. You get used to the beautiful scenery we have in the North East and take it for granted. Hills, fields, trees, dual carriageway embankments and the occasional flyover! It sort of becomes part of…
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Best Family Holiday Ever in Craster, Northumberland
We continue our series of My Best Family Holiday Ever. This week Samantha Rickelton shares a cozy Winter getaway in Craster. Samantha has been blogging for 6+ years now (full-time self-employed for 2 of those). She set up Mrs Mulled Wine last year as she is a huge Christmas fan and Christmas posts were always very…
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Autumn Book Recommendations
You know the Summer is nearly over when the nights start drawing in and it’s dark at 8pm!! As sad as that is it’s also nice to get in from home and chill out with a good book. No need to feel guilty about not making the most of a nice sunny night. Here’s a…