I was searching for a gift for a much loved in-law a few weeks ago. I’d left it a while because I had been very busy and had not allowed enough time to have a good look round for inspirational ideas. Its so frustrating when you think about the event Read more…
Having enjoyed a super family holiday away cruising around the caribbean, it is so hard to think of the winter time that has hit us like a brick. We now need to gear up for christmas and all the present and gift buying – what to get the chaps who Read more…
When we think of giftware, there is everyone’s most unloved present, the gift voucher. I personally like these as I can choose exactly what I want, instead of receiving something rather ghastly and not at all fitting in with my household or wardrobes. At least when you receive a valid Read more…
The summer can be a very funny time to be organising large homewares, and o an extent, larger items of giftware. With so much emphasis on family holidays, there is often a conflict oer the finances available. However, to ensure the perfect giftware or homeware can be obtained, particularly if Read more…
There has been no let up in the amount of gift buying this last week, that’s for sure. With the Coronation in full swing, the shops in London have been full of all sorts of memorabilia – some of it is of very lovely quality and actually look fantastic. I Read more…
This time of year is so exciting for every stage of adulthood. When at the younger end, there are the love tokens and flowers aplenty, leading a little later to weddings and then christenings, hopefully. When that phase is over, then the sorting out of that forever home comes into Read more…
I have had a most expensive 2022. Having decided for a new year resolution that I needed to tidy up my kitchen, perhaps improve the state of the old worktop . . . . Funny how that one thought triggered an entire sunami of activity. I went in to one Read more…
As we approach the holiday season it becomes apparent that I’m not as organised as many other folk. I like to buy things specifically for the recipient but several of my friends and relative buy in a bulk lot of bits and bobs throughout the year and decide who’s having Read more…
As the summer has been and departed, we are left with the reminders of that scorchingly hot period. so many excessively sunny days! I am old enough to remember the one onme ’76. There were water shortages well before the ones introduced this year. We had to not use hosepipes Read more…
We all love to think of hot sunny days down by the beach don’t we . . . well we think we do. Lately though there has been such an surge in the take up of uk based holidays that the popular beaches are pretty much crowded from dawn until Read more…