If you find yourself at a loose end and you’re in Surrey or South London, then heading over to Sutton can be a good idea. Not only is is somewhere that I live fairly close by to, but there is plenty to do in the area. One of the best parts about the town centre
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Our Christmas Celebrations in the Peak District
We just got back from our Christmas celebrations with my side of the family in the Peak District. Being one of five myself, and there being quite a few grandchildren for my parents, the family seems to be expanding year on year. So somewhere for us all to fit is a must for our Christmas
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Festive Family Movie Night | Butterkist Big Night In
It is that time of year when you want to stay in, keep warm and start rolling out all of those lovely festive traditions that you have as a family. I like to bake my own mince pies, as well as deliver them to neighbours. Not to mention decorating the tree, putting stockings up, and
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Stop The Clocks: 5 Activities All Families Should Try
Family life is full of twists and turns, and you’ll never be entirely sure what to expect from one day to the next. Days and weeks seem to whizz past at the click of your fingers, and you can find yourself wondering where on earth the time has gone. When their children leave for college,
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Our Weekend Trip to Shakespeare County
Just after the half term a few weeks ago, the boy had an inset day at school, so we thought it would be a good time to do something while most other children were back at school. With Max being in school now and wanting to learn more and more about reading and writing, we
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Top Tips For a Family Picnic This National Picnic Week
This UK heatwave couldn’t have come at a better time this week as it coincides with National Picnic week (16th – 25th June). How very British. If you’re staying at home and having a picnic on the garden or out on a balcony, then it makes it much easier to just grab things from inside
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Lunch at Jamie’s Italian in Guildford | Review
With young children it isn’t too often that we get to eat out. But when Jamie’s Italian in Guildford invited us along to review their new Super Lunch Menu, it was a fab excuse to go and dine out (as well as visiting our old stomping ground, where we lived when the husband was still studying). Having Max
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Take A Literary Tour Of The UK This Summer
Cecil Rhodes is reported to have said that one should ‘remember that one is an Englishman, and has consequently won first prize in the lottery of life’. Whatever he may have meant by that, there are lots of reasons that one may consider themselves fortunate for having been born in what William Blake described as
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La Nouba Cirque de Soleil Orlando Review | Guest Post By Mr. U
I’ve always had a fascination with people who can bend, flex and contort themselves into seemingly impossible positions! The kind people at Cirque Du Soleil allowed us to see such amazing feats and daring acts up close and personal whilst visiting Disney Springs. La Nouba, Cirque Du Soleil’s show in residence at Disney Springs, Orlando,