Dear Mummy, last week you visited Pizza Express in Festival Place for the South East Blog Circle Meet-Up. It was an event organised by the lovely Jenny at Ramblings for a Jaffa Cat who also looks after the local bloggers Facebook group and Twitter account @SEBlogCircle. SE Blog Circle is a great social network of... Continue Reading →
In the deep dark woods... Dear Mummy it's funny how some places just get better and better with age. The Vyne in Basingstoke is one of them. It's a large National Trust estate. We've been many times before and each time we visit a new memory is made. We've been in every season, Autumn is... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, it's not every day that you meet someone you idolise. I've grown up with Disney's Frozen. I sing all the songs and know the story inside out. All day I'm constantly singing "Let it goooooooooooo". In the early days I demanded to watch the film back to back and I was hooked from the very first snowflake.... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, we've had a really busy, but brilliant long weekend 🙂 Thank goodness, as we needed a distraction after an awful week. We've carved some more pumpkins and went to Wellington Country Park, outside Reading for their Halloween Event. While we were there we made spooky masks in the craft room, danced in the... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, we spent the weekend preparing for Halloween. From creepy painting to cake baking we had a fabulous time inside the house while the weather was frightful. However Sunday was a beautiful day so we ventured outside to Manydown Farm in Basingstoke. Manydown Farm Pick a Pumpkin Event When: 22nd October to 1st November, 10am-4.30pm... Continue Reading →
We've just heard of some special ‘spooky’ events coming up in Hampshire and wanted to share them with you. We're massive fans of Halloween so love participating in pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and dressing up. These are the places we will be visiting this October. 1) Festival Place - Basingstoke Spooktacular event –30th October –31st October 2015 Free... Continue Reading →
Top childrenswear picks from BHS AW/15 (British Home Stores). Dear mummy, when you were a child you used to shop in here all the time with Grandma. You remember a brand called Tammy Girl and used to love dragging your folks into the store. Times have changed and now the market is saturated with childrenswear brands... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, we've had a hectic week and have been enjoying the last of the summer sun. We've visited The Vyne (National Trust) a couple of times and played in their walled garden with the tractors and garden toys. We've been to The Vyne many times before and every time we visit we find something... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, I may be only small and still at nursery but we're still interested in all the back to school ranges which pop up in September, especially all the new stationery which is available in shops. Here's our Top Paperchase Picks from their Pony Party range, which is the design that we both... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, we finally visited the Lauren Child exhibition at Mottisfont, National Trust. We'd been waiting since the exhibition started in July to find the perfect weekend to visit. It's the first art show I've been really, really interested in....being a toddler and all that.The National Trust is looking back at the career of Lauren... Continue Reading →
New Forest Fairy Festival Review 2015 Dear Mummy, we're big fans of fairies in this house! I have numerous tutus and magical wands dotted around. It was a real joy to put on my fairy costume (in public) and join other like-minded folk at the New Forest Fairy Festival in Burley. It was the first time we'd visited and... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, the weather has been a bit hit and miss this week but we headed out on Saturday and visited Tinklebell and friends at Wellington Country Park just outside Reading in Berkshire. It was their Fairy and Pixie Party Weekend and we enjoyed watching bubble artists, playing in the pixie craft parlour and jumping on... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, you had a wonderful evening at the LUSH Store in Basingstoke recently. Having been invited down to a bloggers event to see some fab summer products. If you haven't heard of Lush (where have you been?!?) it is a highly respected and trusted cosmetic brand in the UK. It's renowned for its stance... Continue Reading →
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