Love is in the air .....

Why not break with tradition and give something than the proverbial roses and chocolates for valentines why not some  of these.... I think they are fun and quirky .

Sizzels Mathlow has produced just 100,000 vintage style tins that are destined to become a collector’s item. The tins are available nationwide at a recommended retail of £1.99 while stocks lasts.

£1.99 cheap for the price of love !

• Love hearts mini roll bags are available nationally for £1.

• Give love Heart 4 pack are available nationally for £1.09.

Giant Love Hearts

To buy a range of Love Hearts sweets and gifts visit:

www.lovehearts.com

Bye Bye Capello....

I would seem that the position of the England manger is a cursed chalice as is the position of England Captain , many will hark  back to an age when the game of football was a true gentleman's game, My husband uncle was an England player Sammy Crooks and in his day was a manger too though never for England.

We were lucky enough to go to an England game and sat a cat whiskers away from Capello We were in  VIP Club Wembly seats. It was The England v Spain game.

Capello the now ex manager of England.

To my mind he looked very involved during the game   , it was an England game that we enjoyed as a family you couldn't have wished for a better game. To sit in VIP seats to live how the other half lives if only for a minute. Those with the fame have the money it is a burden ! but it how you deal with it!

Capello having a laugh.

Capello no longer smiling.

I don't know why  Capello was talking to at this point but if you look at the photos he is no longer smiling I wonder why ? Does any know who he was talking to ?

What ever is going on now it was a game and day we enjoyed , I only hope now we can have a England manager  that brings back pride and stability into the game will permeate all levels of the FA.

Magpie Monday Carnival Glass

The vintage carnival glass is more popular for its antiquity, and hence would be a priceless item in an antique lover’s collection. Carnival glass is an iridescent coated, pressed glass, due to which the glass has an attractive multicolour presence. During 1900’s, it was used as prizes in carnivals, and hence the name. Though carnival glass is still being manufactured today, and is as attractive as ever, however, the ’original ones’ that belong to the ’original period’ (1908 to 1930) are more preferred for their vintage antiquity value. Lettered carnival glasses, decorated carnival glasses, vases and tumblers were some of the popular carnival glassware made during ’the original period’. The contemporary carnival glassware include a huge variety like toothpick holders, bells, lamps, candlesticks, paperweights, water sets and pitchers etc. Contemporary carnival glass can be viewed under three categories; reissues, new patterns and fakes. Reissues are those that are made form an earlier original mould, new patterns are recently made ones, and fakes are those that are made to look much older and perhaps much more valuable than they actually are. Hence a lot of detailed study is essential while collecting carnival glass for their antique value. Due to its existing multicoloured attractiveness, coupled by its age old antiquity, collecting carnival glass will surely be an interesting hobby that can be maintained by visiting various online stores that deal with such product.


So imagine my surprise when I came across  a piece in my local Charity shop on Friday for the bargain price of 99p.

Beautiful Carnival Glass.

I love the hue of the Carnival Glass.

My Carnival Glass on display

Very Lazy Food Hamper giveaway

My first Rafflecopter giveaway so be gentle with me !

My time in Prison ...... Malmaison Oxford

Yes I have been to prison its not something I openly admit to except  in case it was pure luxury. I was luck enough to win a luxury night stop courtesy of Horse & Hound  at the Malmaison Oxford which is a prison...

 Malmaison hotel, Oxford

This Victorian prison has been converted into the lavish Malmaison hotel. Keeping in touch with its dark past, expect  solid cast iron doors, heavy large bricks, and the ever recognisable prison-like staircases. But, don’t think you’ll be missing an inch out on luxury. Four poster beds, mini cinema system and a host of services at your disposal. You know you’re in for more than a treat.

My prison bedroom at Malmaison Oxford

Luxury bathtime at the Malmaison Oxford

The open gallery at Malmaison oxford

Room with a view a Malmaison Oxford

We then went onto the Blenheim Palace  Horse trials and watched the action ( this was part of the prize ) 

Racing for the finish at Blenheim horse trials

And then of course I got to meet an true olympic champion Mark Todd.

Myself and family meeting Olympic champion Mark Todd

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Other prison hotels you can stay at .....

The lloyd hotel, Amsterdam

This building was originally built as a hotel before being converted into a prison during the second world war. Shortly after it was uses as a work shop for artists, until re-opening in 2004 as a hotel. The quirky contemporary interiors and rich character of this hotel is simply magnificent. And with 117 rooms, ranging from 1-5 stars, you’ll be spoilt for choice whatever your budget. The 5 star rooms are a definite treat, featuring a bed big enough to sleep eight, a huge fibre glass bathtub sitting in the middle of the room, and (no less) a grand piano to rock the jail-house tunes.

 four season, istanbul

This hotel is housed in a gorgeous mustard yellow, neo-classical Turkish prison. Its 65 rooms look out onto a breathtaking courtyard, and every rooms is spacious with a decor fit for royalty. You’ll feel far removed from staying in a prison one step inside these four walls.

 The långholmen hotel, stockholm

For the near prison experience without any discomforts, the Landholmen is where you’re going to get it. Rooms come by single and double cells, and the decor is kept to minimum. They have retained the tiny blue cells door for each rooms, giving you that authentic experience until you’re released.