The age of austerity may have drawn to a close (at least on paper) but it doesn’t mean that households up and down the country aren’t extremely conscious of their expenditure. Indeed, as we see in the new year, many families across the nation look to the new year with a sense of hope and anticipation. But also a great…
The kitchen is the hub of any home. It’s where the whole family gathers in the morning to get breakfast and where they all congregate in the evening to sort the evening meal and talk about their days. It is little wonder, therefore, that this is the room that matters most to prospective buyers when they come to view your…
The autumn tour of the spine-chilling murder mystery the Case of the Frightened Lady presented by Bill Kenwight’s The Classic Thiller Theatre Company arrives at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford, on Monday 5 November with performances until Saturday 10 November. Who doesn’t love a murder mystery? Widely recognised as the most popular writer of the early 20th century, Edgar Wallace’s gripping…
Christmas has been and gone for another year and now it is time to look forward to our summer vacations. If you are planning on going away this year then you should certainly consider visiting somewhere that you have never been to before in the UK. You do not need to go through the hassle of going abroad in order…
Working from home has become the norm over the last year or so, and this, of course, is largely down to the disruption caused by the coronavirus. Many of us have been asked to work remotely by our employers, and this is for obvious safety reasons. There are those of us who work from home anyway, perhaps because we’re self-employed…
Easter has been and gone, eggs have been eaten and hunts performed but do you still have lingering hot cross buns in your cupboard that you’re not really sure what to do with? This Easter my mum came up with an ingenious way of saving her stale hot cross buns from the bin, by making them into a bread and…
It is so lovely to be able to look out into my garden and see all manner of plants growing, flowers blooming and wildlife popping in for a visit. When we first moved into this house I wanted to start growing my own vegetables and herbs and I got as far as planting the seeds but I have to admit…
If you were to look through the physical books in my home and have a browse through my Kindle library you would see that one genre wins in the popularity contest hands down; detective stories! That’s right, from Jeffery Deaver and Peter Robinson to Kathy Reichs and James Patterson there’s nothing I love more than to delve into a world of…
For most of us, our life in beds progresses in a pretty standard way. We start out with a crib or Moses basket. We move up into a cot, then a single bed, and then eventually a double. Sometimes, there’s a toddler bed, or a cot bed thrown in. But, they follow the standard pattern of getting bigger as we…
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