Author: Alan Hooper
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Jorvik Viking Centre, York | The Ride, Exhibition and Video
As part of our Mother’s Day adventure, we headed down to York for the Day. It’s been a while since we were there last and even longer since we visited Jorvik. Our kids had never been there and knew nothing about what it was. In December 2015, the Jorvik Viking Centre was flooded by the floods…
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Vitality Life & Vitality Points – Life Insurance with Benefits
Vitality Life Insurance is exciting! Hopefully, I’ve managed to keep you from turning away to the next post about music or food. I’ll own up to being one of those people who hate insurance policies. If my washing machine breaks, I buy a new one. If the Telly packs in we find a better one.…
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Into the Woods at Tyne Theatre and Opera House
As I sat in my chair a tray of food in front of me, my headphones on, I started to watch the in-flight movie. We’d missed it in the pictures, but on the outbound flight to Florida “Into The Woods” was on. Perfect. Just as it started… “Daaaad? My headphones aren’t working”, “Daaaaad? My iPad won’t…
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Setting up a Hamster Cage & Keeping Dwarf Hamsters
When Christmas came we knew we wanted to surprise our girls with a special present. Abigail was Desperate for a pet (preferably a dog), Imogen Liked the idea of a pet, but wasn’t as set on it as Abigail. We also knew that whatever pet we were to adopt, it would end up being Catherine and…
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Casper Mattress Review & Unboxing
As part of our ongoing refurbishments, we eventually took on the Master Bedroom. We completely gutted it and decided to renew everything. One of the main items at the top of the list was a new Casper Mattress since we’d read a Casper mattress review. Our Previous pocket sprung one had lasted 7 years, with an…
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Understanding Diversity with Vampirina
The morning routine changes so subtly as the years go by. As the kids get older they are able to get themselves ready and help out in the morning rush. One change that took me a while to acknowledge was the morning TV. What was once my 15 minutes of bad news from around the world, turned into…
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Fifty Shades Freed Movie Review
I accidentally stumbled into the cinema and landed in the Fifty Shades Freed screening… honest! OK, it was slightly different to that. Catherine had booked tickets to see Black Panther and something didn’t log in correctly and we turned up at the cinema with no tickets booked. So Instead of heading home with now show,…
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The Greatest Showman / The Greatest Show?
We were looking for a film to see in between Christmas and New Year. Something that was suitable for the full family. One that stood out as I’d seen the adverts on a bus was The Greatest Showman. A Story about P.T. Barnum and a circus? I’ll be honest I knew nothing about it and…
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The Butterfly Cabinet Heaton Breakfast Review
For what seems to be 10 years we’ve driven past the Butterfly Cabinet Heaton and previously Belle and Herbs. Every time we went be there was a huge queue and we said: “we must try there one day”. It’s daft that it has taken so long to eventually getting around to it. Friends that have been had mentioned…
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Where Did January go?
It doesn’t seem to be that long ago that we were opening Christmas Presents, Singing along with Jules Holland and a gang of bagpipers, nursing a bad head and cleaning out the festive decorations. I appear to have blinked and we’re into the tail end of January. Don’t worry February is only 4 weeks and…