What have Skye Candles and Desperate Housewives got in common?BeautyGifts by Mrs C - April 30, 2014March 2, 2016 April's nearly gone and I've barely blogged all month - time to catch up then, albeit in brief! One of the things I forgot to mention back in March was the very lovely and special Mother's Day I had. My daughters spolied me with flowers, M&S vouchers, organic soap, the first season of Desperate Housewives and a rose-scented Skye candle.They've been trying to get me
Competition to Win a Year’s Supply of Bar Keepers FriendCompetitions and Giveaways by - May 24, 2013What is Bar Keepers Friend? BKF apparently owes its existence to rhubarb! Way back in 1882 a chemist from Indianapolis noticed how clean and shiny his tarnished pot was after cooking rhubarb. Using an active ingredient that’s found in rhubarb he made a cleaner and sold it to the city’s taverns. It worked so well that it was called ‘Bar Keepers Friend’! The blurb here says:
The Child Who by Simon LelicBooks by Mrs C - April 23, 2013April 23, 2013I really enjoyed reading The Child Who by Simon Lelic and will definitely be looking out for more of Simon's books! The book focuses on the 'aftermath' of a terrible crime committed by a young boy. The boy is just over the age of criminal responsibility and the question I was constantly asking myself is presumably the question on everyone else's lips when reading it. Should