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I love making crepes but I hate trying to get the ingredients right. Year after year come pancake Tuesday I would head into the kitchen with the best of intentions to make amazing pancakes. First attempt, mix too runny. Second attempt, mix to thick. Third, fourth, fifth attempt… I would end up with a mountain […]
With Mother’s day only a couple of weeks away it’s the ideal time to start looking for that perfect gift. It can sometimes be tough to figure out what to get the most special woman in your life that you definitely haven’t gotten her before. If jewellery is something that is usually high on her wish list […]
An Irish production company are looking to speak to anyone who feels they may have been illegally adopted. In particular they are reaching out to those who were illegally adopted to the United Kingdom. They also wish to speak to any women who had their children illegally taken from them and later put up for […]
Watership Down is coming to Netflix this weekend. I have to admit I’ve never seen any version of the classic tale as my mother refused to let me watch it. A big part of this was because she was still dealing with the trauma of seeing it as a child. That and Chitty Chitty Bang […]
When watching modern children’s films I have one question, where is the trauma? Growing up with films from the 80s and 90s, there was no end of trauma. I’m sure it helped me build character but seriously, were they not allowed to release a movie unless it was going to scar you for life? I know […]
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The only thing that I regret about my wedding was that the day wasn’t longer. My husband and I got the day exactly how we wanted it, surrounded by all of our friends and family. While I was booking things I was very conscious of our budget, so I made a priority list of the […]
Avid knitter? The Rotunda needs you. The oldest maternity hospital in Ireland is looking for volunteers who can crochet tiny teddies for their neonatal unit. These teddies are used to provide comfort to premature and delicate babies. The post shared by blogger Blog-a-licious reads; “The The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin is calling for volunteers who can […]
This is adorable. The Grammy Awards took place last night and though singer Pink was nominated, she left at the end of the night empty handed…or so she thought. Little did she know that the best award of all was waiting for her at home. The mother of two posted this photo to social media […]
There’s no ‘I’ in ‘we’ but apparently there’s a good chance it means you’re really in love. Apparently couples who use the pronouns ‘us’ and ‘we’ are happier in their relationships than couples who don’t. This information comes after some extensive research from a team in the University of California investigated the effects pronoun usage has […]
Taxi! Popular taxi app MyTaxi has revealed that almost half of their drivers have assisted pregnant women during labour. 42 per cent of drivers have said that they have helped women during active labour get to the maternity hospital. The company also said that they are being used as an alternative to ambulances more and […]
Have you ever wanted to attend Hogwarts? Well this summer you can as one academy in Edinburgh is being transformed into the famous school of witchcraft and wizardry. From July 26-28 you will be able to enjoy all of the magic of the Harry Potter books and films in real life! The magical event will […]