Author: Cat Hooper
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Rosemary Chicken Bake with vegetables
AD-This is a sponsored post In these uncertain times using up stock cupboard ingredients has never been more important. We have been urged to shop only for the essentials, but still want tasty home-cooked food that is nourishing for all the family. We were approached by Aldi to create a go-to recipe to celebrate Stop…
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Aladdin at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Ad-We were gifted complimentary tickets to Aladdin Sunday afternoon was here and another pantomime for us to enjoy! This time we had the treat of watching Aladdin at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Westgate Road. We loved Cinderella last year, so knew we would be in for a great show. We were pleased that Charlie…
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A Festive Afternoon at Alnwick Garden
Ad-we were gifted admission into the Garden Last Sunday, we left Alan at home with the dreaded lurgy & headed up to Alnwick Garden with my parents. It had been a few years since we had visited & I couldn’t wait to get out in the fresh air to blow the cobwebs away. My Dad…
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A Weekend Urban Adventure driving an Electric Car #whynot
#AD – This post is sponsored by Go Ultra Low NE Last weekend we were given the chance to take an Ultra Low Emissions Electric vehicle on an urban adventure. Our car for the weekend was a Kia E-Niro which was kindly provided to us by Lookers in Newcastle city centre. We have previously toyed…
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A Tipi sleepover party with Party Pantz
Ad-We were provided with 4 Tipi tents for the evening in exchange for an honest review As the Summer holidays came to an end the girls had one more treat in store before their return to school! A rose gold themed tipi party from Party Pantz! Gone of the days in the 1990s of an…
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The joys of a last minute break: Jupiter Albufeira, Algarve
This morning I’m jetting off to Albufeira in the Algarve with my Mam & the girls. This holiday was only booked a month ago, when my Dad was sick of hearing me moan about the lack of summer sun (as it was we did hit the 30 degree heatwave on our week in Scarborough ha…
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Junkyard Golf Liverpool
#AD – We were invited to play at Junkyard Golf Club by Visit Liverpool It’s always a bit tricky navigating an unfamiliar city & despite looking on the directory & google maps we had a few detours to find Junkyard Golf Club. As you can see from the photos it’s accessible from the ‘zig-zag’ stairs…
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Museum of Liverpool: Double Fantasy | John Lennon & Yoko Ono
On our last day in Liverpool, we decided to pop into the Museum of Liverpool as I’d spotted a John Lennon exhibition taking place that was free to visit. As we’d already done the British Music Experience & The Beatles Experience, we thought we’d continue the theme of the weekend. The Museum of Liverpool is…
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British Music Experience, Liverpool
#AD – We were gifted entry via Visit Liverpool As we were pulling together our Liverpool weekend itinerary the British Music Experience caught my attention. I really enjoy a bit of social history & music is a great way to tell the story with politics from a period of time. The Cool Britannia Brit Pop…
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Sunday Lunch at Barluga in Gosforth
The suburb of Gosforth isn’t really an obvious culinary destination for the region’s foodies. Unless you live in the surrounding area there is little to draw you out of the city centre with its wide range of cuisines & trendy pubs. However, as we discovered when we started pulling together our guide to Restaurants in…