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
Bottomless Brunch and Plenty of Gin Fun! (Oh and a funeral….)Cardiff and WalesFood and DrinkOccasionsTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - September 4, 2017May 18, 2018 So September is here and I've hardly blogged of late. Thank Goodness Mr. C has been keeping you all up-to-date!This Summer has been a bit of a mixed bag though. The highlight was undoubtedly Helena's wedding in Santorini but having spinal surgery in August and seeing my Dad die in July a couple of months after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer has been very difficult
National Chocolate Week Chocolate ExperiencesFood and DrinkGifts by Mrs C - October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 National Chocolate Week starts next week on the 10th of October. As a self-confessed chocoholic this can only be a good thing although in Kathryn-Land, not many days go by without chocolate in some form passing my lips! My other weakness is Afternoon Tea so I thought I’d died and gone to Chocolate Heaven when Mr. C told me that he’s booked us in for
Hendricks Afternoon Tea at the Park PlazaCardiff and WalesFood and DrinkTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - September 3, 2016September 4, 2017 Being time-served afternoon tea aficionados, we do love something new and different when it comes to passing an afternoon partaking of the old tea and cakes.This summer we pushed the boundaries a little bit further by trying the Hendricks ‘G&Tea’ at the Park Plaza Hotel in central Cardiff.None of those Assam vs Darjeeling vs Lapsang Souchon vs English Breakfast discussions here. Instead the teapot contained
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
The Thumbs Up to Bad Brownie – Naughty and Nice!Food and Drink by Mrs C - September 7, 2015November 3, 2015 My oh my! Bad Brownie make amazing brownies and they are simply oozing chocolatey naughtiness.I tried a few in the Summer after being sent some for my birthday and browsing the Bad Brownie website has become one of my 'guilty pleasures'....Shall I order the Salted Caramel (my favourite!) Or be adventurous and go for something 'totally out there' like the Bacon and Maple Syrup ones? Mind you
A Champagne Afternoon Tea Gift Voucher – What a Great Birthday Present!Food and Drink by Mrs C - July 23, 2015November 3, 2015 Although my birthday was back in June, we've only just got round to using one of my gifts. I was given a gift voucher from BuyAGift for a Champagne Afternoon Tea at The Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane . Unlike with most of these vouchers, this particular one offered two glasses of champagne per guest. How good is that!Anyway we were going to London
Afternoon Tea from DelimannFood and Drink by Mrs C - January 6, 2015October 29, 2015 A little while ago, we were treated to a real surprise - a courier basically turned up on our doorstep to deliver a gift of a Traditional Devonshire Afternoon Tea from Delimann!Nope? I'd never heard of them either but now I know who they are, they're going to be one of my go-to websites for ordering gifts which are a little bit different. To be
Brownie Heaven and Coffee HellFood and Drink by Mrs C - November 3, 2014October 30, 2015 I'd been seeing the name @BrownieHeaven everywhere on social media so wanting to find out what all the fuss was about, I ordered some of their brownies. Suffice to say, I now know why the company is called Brownie Heaven as the brownies have got to be the best I've ever tasted. (Although the Mum of one of my daughter's ex-boyfriends could make a mean brownie too,
The Cost of Living?Food and DrinkShopping and About TownThe Kids by Mrs C - July 9, 2014July 14, 2014I was reading an article the other day about how much it costs to bring up a child and I was thinking how absurd most of the figures were. To be honest, the overall cost, referred to, of bringing up a child from 0 to 17 was way more than many people would even earn over 17 years. Multiply the figure given by the number