by admin | Dec 11, 2018 | Christmas, Days Out, Theatre
With the opening few minutes featuring a unicorn fairy and a song from The Greatest Showman, New Theatre Royal pantomime audiences will quickly be assured that the show they are about to see is very on trend. Topical references are littered throughout the production...
by admin | Dec 4, 2018 | Christmas, Days Out
Oh my goodness, how the year has flown! I usually manage to post my where to meet the man in red list in November but the chances to sit with my laptop for any length of time in recent weeks have been few and far between. We have, however, actually made it to a...
by admin | Dec 1, 2018 | Christmas, Photography
With the arrival of December the 1st hundreds of children will have been eagerly tearing open little cardboard doors anticipating the treat behind them whether sweet or otherwise. Not so our mini ones however as they’re having to wait until Daddy Malpi comes...
by admin | Nov 25, 2018 | Christmas, Days Out
For those of us who won’t have managed to have our entire Christmas list completed, wrapped and delivered, hidden or stored in the larder by the end of November there’s still plenty of opportunity to catch up with our seasonally smug friends. And what...
by admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Books, Days Out, Theatre
Always one to enjoy it when cast members run around the audience, Luke started enjoying a stage adaptation of Tabby McTat even before the characters took to the stage. It was Terence who made it up the stairs to introduce himself to those seated in the circle and his...
by admin | Nov 8, 2018 | Books, Christmas
Are you splashing out on a book advent calendar and need some suggestions to make up your 24 titles? Are you following the more frugal four gift rule of want, need, wear and read and would like to make sure each gift is extra special? Or are you just looking for...
by admin | Oct 24, 2018 | #Blogtober, Books, Theatre
“Tabby McTat was a busker’s cat with a miaow that was loud and strong…” In Julia Donaldson’s feline tale McTat is purr-fectly happy singing all day long with his best friend Fred until one day Fred sustains an injury whilst chasing a...
by admin | Oct 17, 2018 | #Blogtober, Halloween
Today’s #Blogtober18 prompt is in honour of Chocolate Week (October 15th-21st). Chocolate is definitely one of my favourite things in life and, as “the UK’s biggest chocolate celebration” is held in October, it seems perfect to pair it with...
by admin | Oct 16, 2018 | #Blogtober, Halloween
I got just a little excited at my first visit to a pumpkin patch last year (and the kids enjoyed it a lot too) and, even if supermarket bought, carving pumpkins has long been part of our Halloween celebrations. Sadly though, we have often contributed to the annual...
by admin | Oct 14, 2018 | #Blogtober, Art and crafts
Recently I attempted to enter a competition which challenged entrants to pose as the Lincoln Imp. I gathered together some craft supplies – including buying a rather generous amount of grey felt because the shop didn’t sell that colour in individual...
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