A few weeks ago, I opened an e mail to find a lovely invitation from Stena Line to travel on one of their ferries as part of their National Ferry Fortnight celebrations. We hope you’ll agree that for families with children, ferry travel can turn a typically stressful journey into a fun and pleasurable one for all involved. With lots of room to roam and plenty of distractions (including the amazing view of the open sea!), travelling on Stena Line is fun for the entire family. How could I not say yes to a promise like that?The only weekend we could all get time off together was the weekend … [Read more...]
Saturday is Caption Day….
I've never joined in with this before but when I took this picture last weekend, I thought it would be perfect for my first entry. So here you go, I've provided the photo and now you have to provide the caption for it by leaving me a comment below....Check out the rest of the posts in the Saturday Caption linky here ;-) … [Read more...]
Selling on eBay – Your questions answered….
Hands up those of you who have used eBay at some point to sell your unwanted things? If you haven't, you're missing out on an easy way to make some extra cash! I wrote a guide to using eBay before Christmas as a guest post on the lovely Melaina's Transatlantic Blonde blog and I've also mentioned eBay on here a few times so I often receive e mails and tweets asking me questions about how to use eBay to sell unwanted items and make some extra money. The most common questions are below with my answers but if you have any other questions (or answers), please feel free to let me know in the … [Read more...]
Easter craft ideas for arty kids….
[Photo by fotologic] Easter is a lovely time of year, the light nights are here, the weather is perking up and nature is alive with flowers, birds and bunnies. Why not celebrate by giving friends and family some pretty handmade gifts this year? Chocolate is lovely but let’s face it, you can have too much of a good thing. Many people will appreciate a keepsake instead, especially if it’s been made by a niece, nephew or grandchild. Children adore cutting and sticking and it’s good for developing their fine motor skills and giving them a sense of achievement when they hand over the finished … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Turkey Meatballs….
Sunday - Turkey meatballs with spaghetti.Monday - Macaroni CheeseTuesday - Quick tea for the kids as I'm off out I think so they'll be having Fishfingers, chips and minty mushy peas.Wednesday - Homemade chilli with sweet potato wedges.Thursday - Spicy sausage and bean casserole.Friday - Picnic party tea I think as the kids were gutted that they were too poorly to go to Maxi's birthday bowling night.This weeks family friendly frugal meal is turkey meatballs with tomato sauce and pasta. Turkey doesn't usually feature on our menu plans as it's something I always think … [Read more...]
Convenience gone mad….
I couldn't help but laugh when I went to Tesco tonight and saw their new 'Easy Home Bake' range. The range consists of ready mixed ingredients for chocolate brownies, Victoria sponge cake and gingerbread among other things.They're like packet mixes for posh people!The Victoria sponge mix costs £3.50 which seems like a massive amount to me for a bit of flour, sugar and butter and a couple of eggs. Miss Frugal can whip up a Victoria sponge on her own and from memory in no time at all and it must cost less than a pound to make!I'm guessing that there is a market for these … [Read more...]
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