With the restrictions to normal life that lockdown has produced, it’seasy to lose all regular routine and envelope a lazier and completely unhealthy lifestyle. So, what to do. . . . Online videos are a superb way to get back into a routine. Lots of folk don’t want to go outside, fearing catching of the […]
We all need something to cheer us up at various times in our lives. At this moment in time . . . that very hackneyed phrase . . . we do indeed need to have all the love that can come our way. The current pandemic is the most serious challenge to our entire country […]
Ahh yes this can be a prarticularly tricky time of the year for the naive gift buyer. February used to contain one day that would spike the carefree gift buying intentions of the average boyfriend . . . All he’d need to do to keep his lady friend sweet would be to buy a couple […]
This is a seriously busy time of year in my family. We’ve endured the annual ritual of the christmas pressie fest with all the excesses that entails and now, one week in to the new year I am faced with buying several birthday items. One selection will be vital to get right. A sibling’s has […]
Getting that perfect gift can sometimes seem overwhelmingly difficult. Mothers and aged aunts are so difficult to buy for. Usually they drop hints throughout the year that they need help with this job or item and when you offer to arrange that help, they suddenly lose interest or get in a state of panic over […]
One of the nicest gifts I’ve received lately was a glass necklet with a pressed flower inside. It’s absolutely deflightful and I wear it at every opportunity. There are a few suppliers of gifts specifically geared towards mums and daughters, or for that matter, grandmothers and grandaughters. Their sites have excellent gifting tips on how […]
The upsurge in online buying has brought the world to our own front doors. The choice of what we wear, where we buy it has now meant we just go online and find exactly what we want and it arrives within a day or so and all the traipsing around shops seems to be becoming […]
We all like to have some special gift for our birthdays and possibly for Christmas too. For most men this point is a matter of crisis when they want to please their lady wife, or lady friend. Nothing is more unsettling for the poor chap though than not being sure that he’s on the right […]
I did a small favour for a daughter the other week. Whilst dog and house sitting I tackled the baine of her life – the ironing mountain. . . . My daughter was of course very grateful and protested loudly that I should never have tackled such a grim job. I reassured her that although […]
I’ve just spent this last weekend looking after my neighbour’s dog. This was so the whole family could go off to a family wedding some miles away. Usually one of them stays behind to look after the hound. I had a fab time and so did the furry friend. We went off for very early […]
With the restrictions to normal life that lockdown has produced, it’seasy to lose all regular routine and envelope a lazier and completely unhealthy lifestyle. So, what to do. . . . Online videos are a superb way to get back into a routine. Lots of folk don’t want to go outside, fearing catching of the […]
We all need something to cheer us up at various times in our lives. At this moment in time . . . that very hackneyed phrase . . . we do indeed need to have all the love that can come our way. The current pandemic is the most serious challenge to our entire country […]