Amsterdam Day 22017 - Our Year OutRants and Raves by Mrs C - February 4, 2017February 13, 2017 Right now I'm sitting outside a cafe near Dam Square, Grolsch in hand, people watching and thinking about yesterday's visit to Anne Frank's House.People of all shapes and sizes, creed and colour are milling around and I can't help but wonder if any of them are feeling more anxious about their situation now that a certain racist, orange-faced, Shredded-Wheat haired objectionable buffoon is the Head Honcho
So We’re Taking a Year Out …2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - January 10, 2017 Ok so a New Year and a shed-load of exciting plans. (Silver Gap Year anyone?)Daughter 1 over at HelenasBlog has announced she's getting married in Santorini in May and we're all ridiculously excited. I can't think of a more idyllic place in which to get married although Manhattan 2004 was pretty incredible for us if I remember rightly. Daughter 2, the increasingly-exhausted Junior Doctor, is
The Sherwood HideawayTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 Just the two of us in a lodge in the middle of a forest? No coffee shops, no bars or restaurants, in fact nothing to spend money on! Just us and a posh lodge with our own Hot Tub! Now this might not be everyone's cup of tea but for us it was pretty much perfect. Accommodation The luxury lodges at The Sherwood Hideaway are second-to-none and can
Soar Mill Cove Hotel in DevonTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 I haven't been to Devon for years but this weekend Mr. C and I went along to stay at a real gem of a hotel not too far from Salcombe. Soar Mill Cove hotel lived up to and indeed exceeded our expectations and it's one of those places, that we both said, we'd have loved to have stayed the week in. A weekend really wasn't
Premier Inn George Square Glasgow RevisitedFood and DrinkTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - August 5, 2016 Ok, so whose idea was it to go daughter visiting in the School Summer Holidays? That'll be me! Never again though although to be honest apart from the horrible choc-a-bloc motorways, the bits when we weren't in the car were brilliant!As usual we set off on the trek to Aberdeen at 5.30 am which meant we could be the other side of Birmingham for a
A Weekend Break in LondonTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - March 7, 2016 What a lovely weekend we've just had. It started with a minor trauma but that's par for the course for accident-prone me. Mr. C dropped me at one of the doors of The Novotel London West before trundling off to park the car . We had decided beforehand not to park at the hotel as it was so expensive and the NCP car park around the
Helen Elliott Art – Simple, Colourful and Wonkily Perfect!Things For The House by Mrs C - January 4, 2016January 5, 2016 This calendar has got to be in the running for the best calendar ever! I was having a look around for a new 2016 calendar and I've seen nothing as vibrant and distinctive as this one by Helen ElliottYes it's £13 but to me that's a bargain as I know that as each month comes to an end, I'll be able to frame the image for
Scotland and The Lake DistrictTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - September 8, 2015November 3, 2015 Daughter 1 over at Helena's Blog needed a new shower so Mr. C volunteers his services ....and that's how it started - a spontaneous trip up to Scotland followed by a short break in The Lake District.We set off early from Cardiff and after a Pain au Chocolat & Costa Latte break, a wee stop and the compulsory browse at Tebay Services aka 'The Best
A Weekend Break at The Royal Garden Hotel LondonTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - August 4, 2015November 3, 2015 We've been to London for Weekend Breaks a fair few times now but I don't think any hotel we've ever stayed in can beat The Royal Garden Hotel for location.The Royal Garden Hotel is smack bang opposite Hyde Park and Kensington Palace and when we stayed there a few weekends back, we were fortunate to have a Garden Room with a beautiful view over The
A Spa Break at Careys Manor and SenSpaBeautyTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - February 24, 2015October 29, 2015 A few weeks back, Mr. C and I mosied on down to The New Forest for a Spa Break at Careys Manor and SenSpa in Brockenhurst. Check-in was in the beautiful, old building and I loved the fact that the reception desk had hand-creams and other lotions and potions from the SenSpa for us to try out before we'd even filled in the registration form.
