Cookery workshops are a relatively new idea for joint gatherings like hen parties and girlie functions. A couple of former colleagues in a previous existence were recently moving from a company to start up their own enterprise and instead of a leaving Read More
A distant cousin was getting married the other year. Plans had been announced a good 2 years before the big day – save the date texts received all round. Time aplenty for getting help with wedding present ideas – cookery workshop perhaps, Read More
One very noticeable change has happened in the high street in the town next to mine. At once time there were lots of charity shops and the odd stationers and newspaper outlets. I noticed the other week that there are lots more Read More
There was a gathering of senior ladies in our village the other evening. A veritable group they were too. The function was an twice yearly get together of local village groups belonging to a well known national federation specifically for women. This Read More
Back in the 1960s this family went to a local secondary school that was brand new – so new that we had to wait for the developers to get off site before the first class could entere the segregated playgrounds. I was Read More
A niece was getting married a year or so ago. Invites were received in good time and then came an unexpected additional one, to take part in some of the activities for the hen party(s). This phenomenon from the States, requires the Read More
There is a plethera of home restyling programmes on the tv just at the moment. These range from the basic formula of showing a couple around a nice cottage or house in the country as they are now thoroughly disenchanted with city Read More
Using lounge furniture as additional sleeping space needs a lot of careful thought. If hordes of visitors descend on the family home at Christmas and other high days, are any of the going to be using the lounge area for sleeping quarters. Read More
Getting the kitchen into some sort of order before the Christmas and new year festivities take hold is a good idea. Perhaps in the summer holidays when all the windows and doors can be thrust wide open, there is more interest in Read More
Memory foam is just a low cost, easy care support filling. However the stronger, large-occurrence kind may experience softer, and difficult, low density foam drops faster with continuous use. Large-tough (time) foam is somewhat more costly but much more comfortable and long Read More