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A date with Ollie: dog walking in style this winter

This is Ollie, our gorgeous border collie. He is a rather elderly gentleman but often forgets and acts like a puppy. He is wonderful with the kids who he tolerates marvellously, although I do wonder if he thinks wistfully about the quieter days in his youth. Ollie loves being part of a family and wants […]

Photo gifts and treasured memories with Tesco Photo

As I may have mentioned a couple of times, I got married this summer! I haven’t got around to making a wedding album yet but wanted to get a few pictures to display and give as gifts. Tesco Photo is our closest photo shop, situated in our local superstore and my parents have been in […]

What’s That Smell? game review!

The party game that stinks! What’s That Smell is aimed at ages 14 plus and requires 2 or more players. I think younger players could easily join in and one of the instruction suggestions is to team up (younger and less experienced noses may have trouble discerning the different smells, plus they need supervision so […]

The Warning by Kathryn Croft

Before starting my review, I have to note a trigger warning: this book deals with the death of a child and internet grooming. Oh my goodness, what a book! I was completely hooked right from the start. Zoe and Jake have had to face the unimaginable pain of losing their 14 year old son Ethan […]

A Love So Sweet by Addison Cole: review and giveaway

Being a fan of Addison’s Seaside and Bayside series of books, I was looking forward to this new series about the Braden family. These books are also Sweet with Heat so they are not explicit in terms of content or language. I’ll be perfectly honest, it took me a while to get used to the […]