Carole's Music Alphabet · Life · Music

Carole’s Music Alphabet ~ P is for…


Poison by Alice Cooper First up - apologies for the huge break. Now, this song. Where to start? It's Alice Cooper, therefore it's awesome. Then it got covered by Groove Coverage and was everywhere in the clubs when I first started going out on the town. So many memories involve this track pulsing in the… Continue reading Carole’s Music Alphabet ~ P is for…

Adventure · Board and Picture Books · Books · Children's Fiction · Reviews

Max The Flying Sausage Dog: Book Two ~ Children’s Book Review


Max the Flying Sausage Dog: Book 2 - Tails From The Pound by John O'Driscoll & Richard Kelley Illustrated by: Arthur Robins Series: Max the Flying Sausage Dog (Volume 2) Published: Words In The Works LLC, 2015 Edition: Paperback Print Length: 50 pages Narrated By: N/A Genre: Children's Fiction, Picture Book Where Did I Get… Continue reading Max The Flying Sausage Dog: Book Two ~ Children’s Book Review

Just For Fun · Life

5 Things You Need To Do This Autumn


Autumn is my favourite season but it has its ups and downs. Some days it is crisp and glorious, bright sunshine and misty edges filled with wonder and toasted marshmallows. Then other days it is dark and dank, foggy mornings bleeding into sodden afternoons and gloomy evenings of bad TV and cold feet. This mishmash… Continue reading 5 Things You Need To Do This Autumn

Art & Crafts

My September Project with Make It Coats UK – Success!!


I have loved making this scarf - I know it was simple and as basic as you could get - but I found it very therapeutic and by the time I reached the end I felt confident enough that the prospect of trying something more complex next time isn't horrifying.    Knitting a chunky scarf… Continue reading My September Project with Make It Coats UK – Success!!

Food · Great Bloggers Bake Off · Life

Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015 – Patisserie Week


It was a tough choice deciding what to make this week - cream horns and eclairs are both favourites of mine. In the end though, I decided to chicken out of making puff pastry in favour of taking on an old enemy - choux pastry. If you were following this blog for previous Bake Offs… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015 – Patisserie Week