Spring is coming, which makes this a great time to think about home and garden improvements. So, we’re going to look at ways of tidying, smartening and just generally sprucing up your surroundings to get you and your family ready…
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Any mum will understand how easy it is to spend any spare pennies you have on new shoes, or clothes, or toys for your kids. Yes, we have a designated day to honour all our hard work, but I’m here…
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Sponsored post The car we used during our time in Florida was a very fancy GMC Yukon. We had booked a package holiday which included the hire of a car suitable for all seven of our party. Unfortunately, hiring a…
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SANTA! I KNOW HIM! That was the one line from the film that I hoped to hear on the stage and I wasn’t disappointed. However, if Buddy the Elf hadn’t said it on the stage at The Lowry, I’m…
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Robot and I have just returned from seeing The Bear at Waterside, a beautiful little theatre in Sale, Manchester. Based on Raymond Briggs’ book by the same name, Pins & Needles theatre company have created a captivating production which takes…
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There’s something really special happening at Tatton Park in Cheshire this Christmas. Their 12 Days at Tatton experience is now open and it is phenomenal! There is lots to see and do between now end the end of the year….
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Carbon Monoxide is a deadly gas that killed just under 400 people in 2015. As avid campers, we know a thing or two about keeping warm at night, zipped up under canvas. We’re careful, we use layers and hats as…
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Last week Squidge and I went to his very first theatre performance. Aside from sleeping through Cirque du Soleil at 8 months old he hasn’t ever been to a live show. I figured the afternoon could go one of two…
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There’s a new kind of activity centre in town and it’s a cut above the rest. An amalgamation of trampolines, assault courses, football skills, climbing and more, KICKair has something to suit all tastes. Trampoline parks seem to have saturated…
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This evening we were invited along to The Octagon Theatre in Bolton to watch one of the first performances of A Christmas Carol. Octagon is a gorgeous little theatre where the stage is in the centre of the room, with…
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