Wanderlust
It was Day 1 and we were ready to embrace change. From the moment we woke up the sun was shining, the flowers were in full bloom and the baby had given us a full night's sleep! Day 1 Menu Breakfast: Whole Grain Cereal (Shreddies) Lunch: Butternut Squash & Spinach Pasta (recipe below) Dinner: 'Naked… Continue reading Day 1: Butternut Squash and Spinach Pasta
In the UK, we have been doing our household recycling every day for almost 17 years, so we obviously know what we're doing, right? We can tell our PTE from our LDPE, can't we? Anyway, all packaging tells us whether it can be recycled, doesn't it? The answer is almost definitely no! Since turning our… Continue reading Of course it’s recyclable… isn’t it?
When David Attenborough says the single most important thing we must do to protect our planet is to stop waste, you know what you have to do... Or do you? He doesn't just mean putting your recycling in the right bin. He means stopping all waste. We need to stop wasting food, energy, water -… Continue reading Waste not, want not
Things may have been a bit quiet on the blog recently, but our real life has been quite the contrary! We've been working hard on growing our own Whimsical World with the addition of baby Teddy (he's six months old already)! However, it is time to get back in the saddle, and what better time… Continue reading Our Whimsical World : Earth Day
No matter the city, station or even country, we always seem to end up in Starbucks! What is it that keeps us coming back for more? Let's indulge in a bit of thinking out loud as we explore 'what is it with Starbucks?!' So, is it the coffee? Nope! I don't drink coffee so it… Continue reading What is it with Starbucks?!
Another Sunday, another 'staycation', and this week we visited the stunning Stourhead House & Gardens. The 2,650 acre estate lies in the Wiltshire countryside, around 25 minutes drive south-west of Warminster. Gifted to the National Trust in 1946 by it's last named proprietor, Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, the property is steeped in history &… Continue reading A Sunny Sunday in Stourhead
During the spring & summer seasons, the minute you walk in to any newsagent you are confronted by a wall of shame. 'Why shame', I hear you ask? Shame because the likelihood is you went in to get something innocent enough and, despite being surrounded by magazines sporting headlines like "Get Beach Ready" or "Bikini… Continue reading How I Cheat My Way To A Holibob Bod
As a newlywed twenty-something, it has become apparent that life is full of expectations. As if the process of planning a wedding wasn't quite demanding enough, the assumption is that you will get a 'real' job, buy a house and create 1 of your 2.4 children on your wedding night. It's so cliché yet blazé it's… Continue reading Expectation VS Reality – House or Holiday?
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