Words for Wednesday…


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This is a collaboration with Swizzels. My boys [including Gav] LOVE Swizzels sweets – they were part of my childhood and everyone I know has a favourite. Mine are Rainbow Drops, Gav is Drumsticks, Jens is Squashies…even my Mom is Parma Violets [ick], you get the idea. We’re also huge fans of Charlie and the Chocolate…
I’m a smiler. It gets me into more trouble than you’d think. I can smile in any situation – even when I think I’m having a heart attack it turns out [onset of chronic pleurisy in late pregnancy] – I think my resting face might even be a smile. We take our boys’ oral health…
Arguably the most important meal of the year, Christmas dinner is the one time that we really try to get it right [read: perfect] in our family. Although we’re not turkey eaters [shhh!] and still prefer chicken [and so does our bank manager], we love preparing all of the sides and trimmings that we don’t…
Extra-curricular activities are a big part of a child’s life. It helps your child through many different areas, and will give them the confidence to take on all sorts of other activities. It’s hugely beneficial for kids, and will give them an outlet for them to pursue during school time and outside of school as…
My love affair with Gin is nearly as long as my love affair with my husband, and began (and nearly ended) at my 18th birthday party in March 1994. Raised in the Midlands on a weekend TV cocktail of James Bond movies (Saturday nights) and Formula One racing (Sunday afternoons), when I reached the grand old age…