Well, finally it happened this week! After much pondering, we’ve decided to bite the bullet and leave our shores for – shock horror! – a holiday.

Well the Christmas clear up continues, I now have everything back in see through plastic boxes (Homebase have them in the sale at the moment) and stored away until next year.

I love lavender. I must have over 20 pots on my balcony in chrome troughs with good drainage bought in Homebase.

These are little secrets and hinters that can help in day-to-day, domestic life. Some of the oldest ones are the most tried and tested.

The world is full of cables, well that’s what it looks like in our house and can I tell the difference between them in an instant? No.

Just seen his great offer from Amazon for Tefal Steam Irons. They are the best and cut ironing time down by half.

You know how I go on about keeping brown paper in at all times for wrapping gifts… This was Grant’s Valentines Day present wrapped in my favourite, simple and inexpensive way.

Black upholstery in the car and a big blonde haired dog – not a good mix! I’ve bought this really inexpensive boot liner on Amazon for £23.90 and it’s doing the trick.

A trip to John Lewis’ Haberdashery Department soon gave my sister’s poppy the bling factor!

I’ve just discovered this newly published and beautifully illustrated domestic self help guide.