If you’re anything like us then stationery will ALWAYS be on your wishlist, here’s our pick of the latest and greatest.
Growing up I remember playing garden games with my family late into the Summer’s evening and they bring back happy memories. Croquet was favourite game, my Grandad had a beautiful Wooden Croquet set on a trolley with large solid wooden balls. We had the perfect garden for playing out in as a family, it had a … Read more
My Grandad always used to say that you would never see me without a pen or a pencil in my hand as a child and he was right. I have always loved writing; stories, letters, postcards, lists, crosswords and of course now blog posts! I think Little Bean may just follow in my footsteps as … Read more
Haha, like I didn’t know THAT already?! When I used to work in an office, my colleagues used to joke that I was like Monica from Friends because I was so particular about the way that everything was kept. I like a nice tidy desk – my motto was “tidy desk – tidy mind” and … Read more
Ahhh I remember the days that I used to have a clear desk, be on time for appointments (ok maybe not all of them but definitely better than I am now), I would never forget a birthday or special occasion and I was like a walking phone book as I could memorize phone numbers of … Read more
Yes the Summer holidays really ARE drawing to a close. I have seen on my Facebook page that some schools actually went back over two weeks ago, it seems crazy how different some school holidays can be. So are you ready? Have you bought all the essentials to send them off to school in style? … Read more
I don’t know about you but I’m a complete sucker for ‘firsts’ when it comes to my Beans. It’s the reason I can’t bear to part with so many of their precious belongings as each one holds special memories for me and just one look at them takes me right back to that moment in … Read more
If there’s new stationery around, I want to know about it. It’s been my guilty pleasure since I was a child. I am a hoarder of stationery on a HUGE scale and so I was delighted to be sent a bundle of goodies from Smiggle.co.uk which are awash with bright, fun and funky colours. Being … Read more
If you have got little girls, big girls or even a few accessory loving ladies in your life then you can’t go far wrong than a trip to your local Claire’s store. A few weeks ago I was asked if I would like to take my daughter and a friend along to our local Claire’s … Read more
Where does the time go? It feels like only last week that the summer holidays were looming as I picked up the tiddlers from their last days at school and pre-school. Now here we are with just two weeks left before they go back again, although I have seen that some schools actually started back … Read more