For plenty of years, people have accused red meat of being bad for your health for not one but a plethora of reasons. Many of those who were once meat lovers and proud carnivores have even bought into the statements that highlight the negative traits of red meat and as a result, they converted to veganism and resorted to a diet that consisted of vegetables, fruits and anything but red meat. The question that still stands is: is red meat really bad for you as many have portrayed it to be? Is it really something that should be cut out …

December Degustabox | Subscription Box Review
Receiving the December Degustabox was like receiving an early Christmas present full of surprises. Only this particular present, I had to share. As usual, I was keen to tuck in as soon as it arrived! There was a good mix of food & drink, and both sweet & savoury inside, just in time for Christmas. Enjoy 10 to 15 surprise products, many are completely new to the market! Receive your Degustabox every month filled with goodies. All for much less than you would pay in the shops! So what was inside the December Degustabox?

Our December favourites | Parties, crafts, and food
Knock knock. Whispers.. Is anybody there? Hello my loyal readers – long time, no speak! Or should that be write? Anyhow, it’s been a while. A very long one. I don’t think I’ve written ‘properly’ for over a month. I had planned to get everything crammed in before Christmas (was it a good one, by the way?), and then have a few days off, but neither of those plans went to, well, plan. But, I’m here now. I realised when I came to write this that for the first time in 18 months; since I began these in fact, I …

Around the world in 2018 | a luxury travel bucket list
Photo by Christine Roy on Unsplash Though the title says, as much as I would love to travel around the world in 2018, it most definitely is not going to happen. In fact, we haven’t even travelled out of the UK for almost ten years. So the boys have never been abroad, but I would love to broaden their travel horizons and give them some amazing experiences. Even myself, I’ve only been as far as the Canary Islands, and that’s when I was a teenager. So yeah, quite a while ago… The lovely people over at Destination2 have asked me to put together a travel bucket list …

Festivity with Prestige Flowers | Review
One of my favourite sights in my house is a bunch of flowers on display. I think it’s such a welcoming sight for guests, and you can’t beat the smell of a fresh bunch. I don’t get bought flowers very often (hint, hint, Husband), so I usually buy them myself. Alternatively, I make my own display with cuttings from the wildflowers in the garden. My usual floral display around Christmas time is a poinsettia plant. I just love the colourful reds and golds of the festive season. A few weeks ago though, the lovely people at Prestige Flowers sent me a bunch …