Dear H&M

I love you. You make really nice clothes for my little girl – and that’s what she is, a little girl. Please don’t think you exclusively have my love, but this week you do. While I’ll still wince inside as I see your stores with their blues and greens and browns to one side, and […]

things we like this week

the new Celia Birtwell collection at Uniqlo – Wandsworth had a decent selection in store, so I got a t-shirt which is pretty cool… plus I picked up a Mr Potato Head t-shirt for Shaun as they had the Pixar designs still in stock. The two Very Hungry Caterpillar iPad games that Night & Day […]

Review – USB Cup Warmer and Instant Heat Pad

Okay, it sounds a bit daft, but I’ll let you in on a secret. Actually, it’s no secret, I moan about it (quietly) all the time – I have the coldest desk in the office at work* – and I’ve been feeling it a lot lately. Short of wearing a slanket at my desk (I […]

Beanies – Croydon

Once upon a time I owned too many records (actually I still do) so often made the trek to Croydon – taking some of those records to the famous Beanos – a huge second-hand record store which was over several floors. Eventually Beanos closed and reopened as a cool shop called Stuff which had loads […]

Llama’s Baked Bites Review

Okay, so now I’ve got your attention, allow me to draw your attention further to some new snacks launched recently, Llamas! They’re made from whole-wheat and are oven baked for plenty of crunch – then finished off by being a llama shape, which amused the toddlers no end. There’s three flavours – BBQ, tangy cheese […]

Peppa Pig Meets The Queen

On Monday 4th June we’ll all have a Bank Holiday in the UK. On Tuesday the 5th we will too, as the Queen has been kind enough to have her Golden Jubilee and give those of us who work on Tuesdays an extra day off. Seeing as things are all set to go a bit […]