Life in the left hand can be tricky for children living in a predominantly right-handed world. If they are lucky enough to have a parent or teacher who is left-handed or that can help teach them how to do the…
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Talking Tables Talking Tables is a great name for a great company and as soon as I starting browsing the Talking Tables website, I was hooked. Designed with parties in mind, Talking Tables was set up to provide stylish accessories,…
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Croome is only a few miles from our house and we visited a few years ago and I fell in love with the beautiful house set in a swirling landscape where you could walk for miles and find something new…
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The screens are down, I repeat the screens are down. Switched off, packed away and only allowed for a very short amount of time each day. So determined am I to be rid of the screens, I have been looking…
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There was once a song on CBeebies called ‘Bonkers about Conkers’ and it kept coming into my head at our day at Conkers at the weekend. We certainly went bonkers at Conkers and it is only when I was looking…
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“A vacuum cleaner for windows??” My son was slightly aghast when my Vileda Windomatic arrived. “But you vacuum the carpets, not the windows!” He shook his head and wandered off but guess who was busy vacuuming the windows a few…
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I love kitchen gadgets and one that has been on my ‘want’ list for a few years is a bread maker. I rarely make bread or dough-based foods due to the time it takes with proving and kneading, so the…
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I have become a big fan of blinds over recent years, they are easier to maintain than curtains, they look neater and let more light into a room and they don’t cost a fortune either. The other bonus of blinds…
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Something that I do believe is worth spending money on is children’s shoes. Children need to have their feet measured regularly and they need good quality, good fitting shoes, especially school shoes, as they wear them for several hours a…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
Nikki
