Monthly Archives: February 2012

Another driver in the family

Teen driving, Teen driving lessons, Teen car insurance,

Did you learn to drive  at the earliest possible moment? Did you get driving lessons for your 17th Birthday, slap the L plates on and give your Dad a head of grey hair overnight? I did. I was very lucky that my parents paid for lessons (with some minor contribution from own earnings), I was more »

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Do you Up-cycle?

Recyled shirts, upcycled shirts, repurposed shirts

No I don’t mean pedalling up hill, but re-using things that may be a bit worn out or no longer used in their current state? Gone are the days were up-cycling just meant unravelling a jumper to re-use the yarn. The inspiration on the web is amazing, and Pinterest is fuelling my ideas and good more »

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Film Review – Journey 2 The Mysterious Island

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Journey 2 Mysterious Island has just been released for the big screen and like Dolphin Tale is a great family film. Lots of action and adventure. It was like a more magical Jurassic Park mixed with the humour of Ice Age 3. My 7 year old loved that Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) plays a more »

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Once Upon A Wartime – Family Day Out

Imperial War Museum, Day Out, Family Days out, half term days out

If like us, you like to have a mix of get out and do days as well as some wind down days during half term, you may like to know about the newest exhibition at The Imperial War Museum, Manchester that launched this week and runs until 2 September 2012. We love museums as they more »

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Half-term film favourite – Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale DVD Box

How quickly has half-term come around? We’ve got there a day earlier than expected with 7YO being off school sick today. I’m not sure school believed we weren’t jetting off somewhere, as the secretary grilled me about what was wrong with her and then phoned back an hour later asking why she wasn’t in school more »

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