BassBudsMusic and EntertainmentTechie Stuff by Mr C - December 5, 2012February 6, 2013What do you think of these? asked Mrs C as she passed me a rather jazzy-looking black and red box. Hmmm… my colour, my style, it said on the box. What more could I want? But what were these ‘BassBuds’?The box seemed too elaborate for them to be edible, so I put two and two together and used the word ‘bass’ to deduce that they
Remote Control CandlesGiftsThings For The House by Mr C - November 5, 2012March 2, 2016 Remote Control Candles - Well, whatever next? But hold on a minute, this ain't such a bad idea after all, what with conventional candles being the greatest cause of house fires in the UK and me having kittens every time Mrs C mentions the presence of a strange smell in the house. I've found burning candles between two wooden bookshelves on a couple of occasions and
An Autumn Break at Martinhal ResortTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - October 22, 2012January 28, 2016 We’ve just spent a lovely week right on the bottom left corner of mainland Europe. ‘Finisterra’ means ‘end of the world’ in the native Portuguese and when you look at the map of Martinhal’s location, that’s exactly where it seems to be (that’s South West for those with a sense of direction). But this doesn’t mean it’s inaccessible by any means. Less than an hour and
A Comfy Living FutonThings For The House by Mr C - August 7, 2012February 15, 2013When is a bed not a bed? You see so many people cussing and cursing their recently-purchased flat-pack furniture that you’d think manufacturers would have by now found the magic formula to keep furniture both easy to assemble and sufficiently well-built to stand the test of time.What then, were we to make of our new Comfy Living futon which was delivered a couple of days ago
Airport Parking and Hotels at HeathrowTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - July 10, 2012August 23, 2012Our recent break in Rome turned out to be one of the best city breaks we’ve ever had. It probably all boiled down to everything going to plan from start to finish.Due to our morning check-in at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 we decided to stay at a hotel close-by and take advantage of an inclusive hotel and parking deal at the same time. Airport Parking and
Our City Break In RomeTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - July 6, 2012July 20, 2015Several years ago Mrs C expressed a wish to visit Rome. Years passed and various holidays became yet more bars on the global gate until a ‘special’ birthday gave us the opportunity to arrange a ‘special’ trip to see the city she had wished to see for so long.There appears to be a rather common myth that Rome isn’t the easiest of places to get to
Osram Raystar and Cuby LED TorchesTechie Stuff by Mr C - June 25, 2012Many a comedian has observed that the keeping of a torch to hand the bedroom in case there’s a power-cut at night is somewhat futile, because of course you’ll be asleep anyway.However, old-school thinking and time-proved necessities have resulted in our ‘Torch Drawer’ still being a current item. There’s the time when a small screw has been dropped down behind a cabinet, or when you
Travelex Cash Passport – Avoid AvoidRants and RavesTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - April 12, 2012April 12, 2012When is a travel card not a travel card? When it’s a Travelex Cash Passport!Why would ANYONE choose to use a Pre-Load Travel Card? Come on, think about it! If you were about to go off travelling around the world to far-flung and exotic locations, where beautiful scenery, breathtaking, heartstopping experiences and lifelong memories are there for the taking, you’d want a system whereby you
The Thistle Grand BristolTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - November 9, 2011November 10, 2011Two agendas, three people, high standards required, central location essential, compromise forgotten... not too much then!Having used Thistle hotels before, we knew that it was unlikely we'd be disappointed by choosing the Grand Hotel in Bristol for a reunion get-together with an old friend.Situated on Broad Street, right in the centre of the City, close to lots of bars, restaurants, shops, theatres and all the
Chris Rea – Santo Spirito BluesMusic and Entertainment by Mr C - October 13, 2011November 10, 2011It's a long time since I last sat down and listened to anything by Chris Rea, but his new album Santo Spirito Blues was on the shelf and needed an opinion.The first couple of tracks didn't inspire straight away, but his 'On The Beach' album is still to this date one of my favourites so I felt there must be some magic to come. It