Chatting this morning to the kiddies who live next door – I discover they’d just returned from their ‘main’ summer holiday – a week’s all inclusive in Ibiza.  Apparently they’re expecting to go away again before the beginning of the next school term.   The kiddies were highly excited and said everything was fab,  the flight… Read More Online Shopping A Boon For Holiday Returnees

I have a young relative who has set up home with her partner – using the bank of mum and dad to get on that mortgage ladder.  There is so much to be acquired when setting up home together for the first time.  Although they both had gear left over from university, most of that… Read More Savvy Buying Online Equals Mastery Of The Budget

I live in a fairly unexciting town that had one sole industry – literally, they made shoes.  Thousands, in fact, probably millions , including for the army in the first and second world wars.  The whole of the town seems had connections with the industry the huge numbers of factories connected with shoe making meant… Read More Gift Buying Online Substitutes For Disappointing Outlets

Getting those extra gifts for the best family in the world  –  that is always a challenge isn’t it.  The shops in those gorgeous holiday villages always make their giftware look so enticing and to a certaine xtend I like to shop in each and every one of them, just to help them in their… Read More Browsing For One Off Giftware Proves Painfree Joy

We usually think of Christmas time as the main present and gift buying season – this of course starts just after Easter as far as the shops are concerned.  There never seems to be a gap between the seasons now and just as soon as one event has come upon us, and all the organising… Read More Needing Ever Expanding Giftware Choices

There are so many times in a year when  you suddenly realise that it’s a special birthday or notable anniversary approaching.  This calls to mind a few years ago when the grandparents  were celebrating that amazing Diamond 60th anniversary  It is some time ago now.  So much so that it was still considered unusual enough… Read More Celebrations Call For Gifts Of Distinction

When a couple decide they’re doing ok and one or other decides to pop the question, it isn’t always the “will you marry me” kind.  These days of very expensive living and high deposit house buying the question is often one of just knowing if you can move in with each other.  This is the… Read More Ensuring Homeware Gifts Are Always Welcome

After months of planning and organising, the summer holidays eventually arrive – the excitement is exactly the same now as it used to be when we were youngsters.  The wonderful freedom of being on the beach, not for us the hot sandy beaches of far off lands.  We used to holiday where the beaches had… Read More Success In The Giving Department Takes Practice

A colleague was recently mentioning the difficulty encountered when trying to organise a ‘1940s’ Tea Party for elderly relatives celebrating a very significant anniversary.  The problem had been in acquiring exactly the right style of tea plates and matching cake stands of the correct design for the times.  There are very few second hand shops… Read More Successful Homeware Gifts Need That Expert Supplier

These days there are celebrations of all kinds, faith, non faith, family anniversaries, birthdays and of course, Christmas.  The need for giftware of some sort has never been stronger.  The time to  search, compare, purchase and wrap the chosen article is by contrast, shorter than ever.  So many families are under the cosh time and… Read More Getting To Grips With Giftware For That Most Special Occasion