If you still haven’t got a Christmas wreath (or table centrepiece) and fancy something original – you can try an easy DIY using a wreath base from a garden centre (a plain wreath made using fir tree cut offs). I’ve made my own…
Based on a Delia Smith recipe for vegetarian ‘sausage’ rolls, these cheese pastries are the most popular item of any buffet / party spread I ever put on (more popular then proper sausage rolls or mini sausages!). They disappear within minutes and quite often…
A couple of Saturday’s ago, I took Seren into London to see the Christmas lights and shop windows to help us get into the Christmas mood. We started at Trafalgar Square and meandered down the Strand, up through Covent Garden and Seven Dials…
A couple of weekends ago, just after everyone else had packed away their Christmas decorations for another year, Seren and I were transported back to Christmas Eve and the Land of Sweets … to watch an adapted production of The Nutcracker performed by Let’s…
September didn’t work out like I hoped. I was so looking forward to getting back to the old routine and having a (tiny bit) of time to myself and enjoying some late summer sun. But it was a trudge. It took us a…
My kids have been switching their IKEA Duktig play kitchen around for a while now. They get behind it and use like a food stall, serving food from the “hatch”. Before that I had been starting to wonder if it was time for…
I love this time of year – a whole fresh academic year for the kids and it always feels like a new start for me too. In fact, if only I had some new shiny shoes (why don’t I?) I would have joined…
Ice cream? Unicorn-inspired? Added fruit to reduce the sugar-filled guilt? Have an Unicorn Ice Cream Sundae – what’s not to like! The sunshine has come back for the Bank Holiday weekend! It’s the perfect time to indulge in summer-y treats before autumn truly…
There are some places that my kids will ask to go to time and time again. One of these places is Willows Activity Farm, near St Albans. The farm is running a Summer Spectacular event over the summer holidays, featuring an A-maiz-ing Maze,…
Hi there! Welcome to Hue Me Happy! If you read my post yesterday, you’ll know that I have decided to change the focus of my blog. I set up this blog 5 years ago, originally as a sort of online baby book when…
Well, hello! I hope this post finds you well. It’s been quiet around these parts lately. In fact I haven’t blogged in almost two months. Pretty unusual for me. The last time I took such a long break was in the early days of…
Here are the “reveal” photos I promised to post after our bathroom renovation a couple of months ago! It took us about 4 times as long as the actual renovation work to decide on the finishing touches. We are finally at the stage where we are…
If you are thinking about starting a course to expand your skills, retrain or get back onto work after a break, then read on! NCC Home Learning Award winning NCC Home Learning offer a huge range of distance based courses, for comparatively reasonable prices. Most…
I don’t know about you but the half-term holiday just flew by here. Maybe something about having the Monday as a bank holiday. I just can’t believe we are now into the last 6 weeks of Seren’s Reception year! The clock is ticking…
I went to the fabulous (or frabjous as Lewis Carroll would say) Alice Underground at Waterloo Vaults a few weeks ago. If you are in any way a fan of Alice in Wonderland or immersive theatre or just bonkers nights out in London then this experience…