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
Author: Mrs C
In a nutshell, I'm a Mum to three gorgeous daughters and two step-sons who are gradually making their own lives and leaving Mr. C and I plenty of time to enjoy life just as a couple again. I'm a big fan of Afternoon Tea & Corrie and hate, with a vengeance, violence in films! I love reading 'proper' books though I concede that my birthday Kindle was brilliant on holidays.
What Is Square Meal?
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 House
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 …
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 Mirrors
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 Day
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
Our Summer Holidays 2018
This year Mr and Mrs C had a busy old Summer, including a river cruise in France, Yorkshire by Rail and ... Well read on ...It's September already and John Lewis has already filmed its Christmas advert. Elton John and Your Song apparently. The budget for the pre-publicity advertising the upcoming advert must be phenomenal. Remember this one? I'm no dog lover but it even
Downsizing? Nah!
Mr and Mrs C are 'empty-nesters' now so downsizing is on the agenda!"The kids have all left home now, so let's downsize' he said.So what are we doing? Moving from a four bedder to a five bedder, that's what! I can actually see some of you scratching your foreheads wondering if you've read that correctly. Well you have and yes I agree, we must be
Win an Ultimate Adventures Smartbox Worth £159.99!
How would you like to Win an Ultimate Adventures Smartbox worth £159.99 for a man in your life? It could be a driving experience for your husband, a flying experience for your Dad. Or it could be any sort of adventure experience for your children’s Dad? Of course you or your children may have a step-father or grandfather you’d like to treat. Whoever the father
Three Weddings And A Funeral
Last year my oldest daughter got married in Santorini and what a wedding that was! Very different to any I’d been to before but that’s what you’d expect of a Santorini Wedding isn’t it! Yes I was mother of the bride but without the hat and tights. So none of your traditional mother of the bride outfits for me. I wore what I’d wear out