Summer Party FunFood and Drink by Mrs C - June 18, 2021July 13, 2021 Summer is always a lovely time of year for us, more so now since the advent of grandchildren. Little Connie, one of two ‘lockdown babies’ born in our family will be having her 1st birthday party in August. I’ve offered to help with home-made bunting and invitations for that one. It's fun getting all crafty and making the birthday bunting yourself. You can even
Get Blogged?Other by Mrs C - August 27, 2020April 9, 2021 I’ve been working on websites for most of this century yet last week I found myself asking Mr. C what exactly the word ‘blog’ meant? I genuinely didn't know that the word blog is a shortening of web log! In other words a log (or diary) that is published on the web. Since 2005 I've written more blogs and website articles than you could imagine, so
Royal Ascot In A Global Pandemic!Occasions by Mrs C - June 8, 2020June 10, 2020 We've all been living in Lockdown for so long now that I've almost forgotten what life used to be like. Popping into coffee shops for a leisurely Flat White is one of the things I've been missing most. Our bank balance tells a different story. Who knew we used to spend so much money on nothing in particular! Even without a regular income we seem
The Pro Co SerumsBeauty by Mrs C - December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 I’ve been trying out some new beauty serums recently and to say I’m impressed is an understatement. Not only are THE PRO CO serums quite remarkable but they also come in sustainable plastic free packaging. Win Win! The Pro Co Vitamin C SerumI’ve tried vitamin C serums in the past and not found them particularly effective. The Pro Co Vit C Serum suits me down to
Ever Heard Of A Roof Tent?Travel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 As you all know by now, Mr and Mrs C love travelling. So much so that we took a year out back in 2017 to travel around the world. What a year that was, experiencing life in so many countries. Mr C had wanted to do Route 66 since he was a child so that was number one on the bucket list. We stayed in
What Is Square Meal?Other by Mrs C - July 16, 2019October 8, 2019 This was going to be a blog about a wedding but it's ended up being a paeon to Square Meal! So what is Square Meal? Read on ...Over the past few years the make-up of our household has changed significantly. Just over a decade ago we had 5 children living in our house on an on-off basis. Now with the youngest being
Lighting An Open Plan HouseProject House by Mrs C - July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Lighting your open plan home is a very different ballgame to lighting a more traditional house.In an open plan home, you need to think carefully about how you plan to light the space. This is because there are limited walls, so less places to put light fixtures. Also there's less opportunity to bounce light around the room. Below is some helpful advice from a
Our Doer-Upper So Far …Project House by Mrs C - June 17, 2019July 1, 2019 So Project House is underway but I’m afraid I haven’t got much of an update yet. Things have slowed down a bit on our new Barry Island house refurbishment. Why, you may ask? Well firstly my Mum has moved to a smaller property which needed some serious updating. This has meant that Mr C has been laying laminate floors for her while I’ve
Smoke and MirrorsProject House by Mrs C - November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Ok so you know when you look at a house online and ooo-aahh over the photos? Love the lounge! Love the bathroom. Oh and look at the lovely shiny wooden floorboards?Well we did that. Saw our new house aka The Project on RightMove and booked a viewing for the next day. We guessed from the price that it needed work but Boy oh Boy were we
Moving DayProject House by Mrs C - October 29, 2018 Googling 'House Removals Cardiff' seems like ages ago and Mr and Mrs C's moving day has now been and gone. Here's how it went ...After months of people traipsing through our house with the estate agent and wondering if we'd ever sell, eventually we got an offer we were prepared to accept. Yes, the offer was slightly below asking price but our offer (also below
