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A Waitrose Recipe to Wow This Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day coming up, what better way to show mum how much you care than by dishing up a home-cooked meal. We’ve teamed up with Waitrose to give you a classic Persian dish to cook for her this Mother’s Day. If you love this Waitrose recipe, you will love learning to cook at one of Waitrose’s three cookery schools (located in Kings…
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Mothering Sunday originated as a Christian celebration to honour the Virgin Mary. Every year Mother’s Day is held on the fourth Sunday in Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter. Nowadays this annual celebration of mums is more about breakfast in bed, bouquets of flowers and handmade cards. With Mother’s Day approaching (11 March, you knew that) you are probably starting…
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Our First Ambassador Event – with Cake Boy
We recently announced that we’d started working with 5 blogger ambassadors, including Kip and Louise (more about them here.) For the occasion of our very first bloggers’ event, the pair help us bring together 9 other bloggers from all corners of the blogosphere, resulting in an eclectic mix of writers on fashion, crafts, technology, family, cuisine and more besides. We could think of…
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10 Things That Turn 10 This Year
If you are anything like us, we still feel as though we are 18 and like everything happened just yesterday. When we learned that Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane album came out 15 years ago, we were shocked by how far away our childhood had become. So, we’ve compiled a list of 10 things that turn 10 this year and…
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7 Reasons to Visit Manchester
Home to world-famous football teams, iconic bands, Coronation Street and chips and gravy, Manchester is Northern England’s diverse, energetic and creative hub. For anyone planning to visit for a weekend or perhaps thinking of moving north, read on for 7 reasons why you should definitely consider Manchester. We also have a few exclusive top tips from some Manchester based bloggers who love…
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The Bucket List – The Three Horseshoes Hotel and Spa
As part of our plan to help others #LiveALittle in 2017, we promised we’d celebrate #BucketListThursdays by providing one person (or couple) a month with an experience to tick off their list! And we’ve done just that. The Three Horseshoes Country Inn and Spa is located on Blackshaw Moor, near Leek, in Staffordshire. Offering panoramic views of rolling green countryside and…
