Author: Alan Hooper
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Sunday Lunch at the Astley Arms, Seaton Sluice
We have started on a mission now. Finding the North East’s Best Sunday Lunch. Who would have thought there was so much variety in the same set up of ingredients. Meat, Vegetables, Yorkshire Pudding, and gravy. Today we went back to a Carvery Lunch we used to go to a few years ago to see…
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Disney Themed Sunderland Illuminations 2017
As a young Little Alan, I recall visiting Sunderland Illuminations on the way home from visiting my Auntie in Seaham. My dad would drive along the sea front and we’d gaze out at the strings of bulbs hanging across the roads. Something similar to Blackpool’s Illuminations but in a smaller scale. Turns out that Sunderland…
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Making Bath bombs with EXPERImake Scent-Sational Spa
We’ve tried all different DIY science experiments and so far we’ve not had a lot of success. Our biggest repeat failure is slime production. So until we know exactly what we’re doing, Science kits are the way forward. This week the Nickelodeon EXPERImake Scent-sational Spa kit landed at our door for review. WOW! Make your own Bath…
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A Cheeky Zapatista!
We’d been invited to the Basketball Game as guests of Zapatista this Friday. For the past 39 years I really thought I didn’t like sports, but after watching 4 games with Newcastle Eagles, I think I’ve been converted. With tip off at 7:30pm we had a tight schedule with sorting out a meal. So, we…
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Evan’s Bistro – A Family Sunday Lunch in Whitley Bay
We were looking for some where different to go for a Sunday roast dinner. For some reason we always seem to miss out the coast. Which is a shame as the Tynemouth Market, Fish Quay, Whitley Bay Sea Front, there is lots to do and you could easily fill in a day. Anyway, we had…
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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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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…