Olympic legacy

Yesterday i watched the ITV program the real history of Chariots  and what good program it was ( just spoilt by the adverts really) It centered on the real life story of Harold Abrams and Eric Lidell Olympians from 1924 and they were featured in the film "chariots of Fire'




What I didn't know that Harold Abrahams was born in Bedford and went to Bedford School. I am from Bedford and i must have been living in a bubble not to have known this ! Also Harold Abrahams went to Repton School which is a village not far from me here in Chellaston , this is another fact that I didn't know.


And of course with Eric Lidell being Scottish ( I am Scottish too!) he was one of the greatest Scottish athletes ever to have lived. He was a a selfless religious man who held onto his Christian values and ran  in a unique style.


I love the film 'Chariots of Fire' it is the embodiment of the Olympic spirit the passion and the determination to succeed which should pretty much such as the mantra for every ones life.


The film's title was inspired by the line, "Bring me my chariot of fire," from the William Blake poem adapted into the popular British hymn "Jerusalem"; the hymn is heard at the end of the film. The original phrase "chariot(s) of fire" is from 2 Kings 2:11 and 6:17 in the Bible. And its this hymn that was sung at my wedding and its is one of my favourite hymns.


The Olympics should not be about over commercialism and elitism in this department but everyone should be able to have a piece of the action without having to pay the earth. For example yesterday I went to a well know sport shop to buy clothes etc for my for coming holiday. I spied a rather nice ruck with the obligatory Olympic team GB logo clutching  the rucksack like I myself had struck gold I enquired to a unhappy happy shop assistant...


"How much is this please  ?"


"£29.99" quipped the shop assistant !


"That's rather expensive " I replied.


"Its 2012 innit " said the shop assistant with the Queens English well in hand.


I sadly replaced the rucksack and when off to pay for my sons rugby boots that were £39.99 ( Don't go there !)


So the Olympics message and legacy shouldn't get lost and there is a central theme and message running through it  so please go out with determination and passion to succeed what ever you do in life.

The Olympic spirit is alive and well.

Silent Sunday #SilentSunday 1/7/2012

There's no smoke without fire ! (Super Salad Linky)

There's no smoke without fire well thats exactly how it is at my house. My oven blew up it fused the house while I was cooking salmon. I really can do without the expense of having to buy a new cooker but needs must.  I have to admit I don't have  great track record with cookers. When we lived at the old house the boiler blew, then the cooker blew which resulted in the glass blowing out.

So you see I am jinxed and as I have just come back from a blogging the timing is not the best. i am sobbing into my salad awwh bring on the balsamic dressing. I really don't want to subscribe to a living to ping to win ! Mircowave meals really aren't my thing long term. yes I have a hob but I really don't think I can survive much more than a week.

Tonight we had my sons macaroni cheese he made a school and it was rather good, my husband decided to cook some sausages and bacon to go with it. The bacon flavoured sausages were a taste I can ony describe as unique but perhaps my tatse buds have gone on strike? So I am in need of a new oven I really don't want the previous models that I owned.

So I think I am going to turn into a (SMEG )head a Red Dwarf referance there! I really fancy going for an item of good quality and I am hoping it will be a good decision. So A SMEG oven it is I look forward to many happy years of baking and I may even cook My first ever cake. I can see the look of shock on your face from here.

Or I can go hunt something (not really) and cook it round the fire and sing

I could cook round a camp fire!

So join me in my Super Salad Blog hop and save me from my tedium in my weeks or so without a cooker.

Waitrose Summer Cup Cake Kits review

New Summer Cup Cake Kits from Waitrose

Make your neighbours green with envy at your summer celebrations by presenting perfectly turned out cup cakes thanks to Waitrose.

New from Waitrose the Eton Mess Cup Cake Kit and the Buck’s Fizz Cup Cake Kit come with almost everything you need to make the perfect cupcakes. Simply add butter, egg and cream and produce the most deliciously different cakes for any occasion.

The Eton Mess Cup Cake Kit makes six delightfully rich vanilla and strawberry sponge cakes with raspberry jam and meringue pieces to decorate. Perfect for munching while watching Wimbledon or for serving at your very own garden party.

Alternatively, the Buck’s Fizz Cup Cake Kit makes six intensely zesty orange cakes with real fruit pieces and a buttercream and popping candy topping. Perfect for a Jubilee street party or summer celebration.

The cakes worked perfectly when I had my Jubilee party I found the instructions very easy to follow. The only thing  I would like to see is the price come down as at £3.99 I feel they are quite expensive. But they are one of the best out of the packet cup cake mixes I have ever used.

Eatons Mess Cup cakes perfect for  Wimbledon.

( I was sent the cake kits for review and my opinions are entirely my own )

Lying to your kids .. would you ? should you ? linky

We perhaps all lie in some form of other to our children after all they are only kids once be it from the  tooth fairy to Father Christmas. Though such things as Father Christmas there is an element truth to it I am not going to go into the history of Father Christmas but there is truth to him  of course!

The real Father Christmas in  Lapland.

Mums aren't supposed to lie  -- ever. But, of course, we routinely do. Our fibs can be damaging  -- or not. It all depends on how and when we tell them.


Little white lies


I suppose its a case of how you justify them ?


I remember my son was younger was watching the Simpsons ( I know don't go there!) And there was one particular sketch that involved itchy and scratchy and they basically killed the three bear behind the door cartoon style and the blood seeped underneath the door. So as a result of this my son asked me what was going on! So I replied to my son telling him that itchy and Scratchy had hit the door too hard and made the 3 bears spill their pot of jam So basically I was telling him a white lie to protect him as at the time he suffered from night terrors.


Honesty is really dependant on your child's age, but don't lie about something that will come to haunt you in years to come.


.Another example of me lying *white lie * to my son is when it came to sponsorship for a charity run at school where the money is going to help an Orphanage in Uganda and Sixth former s from my sons school going out for four weeks to help and embark on new projects etc. So I sold a phone that I no longer required  and invented lots of people that wanted to help with the sponsorship of course there was real people on there. But the majority were invented I did this not becuase there was a competition going on to raise the most sponsership ( as there wasn't ) but of out parental love to give my son a boast of confidence after being bullied at school. So all I know that in this instance this *white lie * has helped him with his confidence *


I have set a linky up which I hope you will take part if if you so wish. It would be super if you could link back to me but its not law ( except in Narnia ). Bare with me as this is my first linky I thought I would do it about lying, bit of an odd topic to do on a linky but thats me ! I would like to keep the lies linky within the realms of childhood as interesting a your blog post is likely to be about your *white lies * to your husband/partner etc about where that pair of Jimmy Choos came from in your wardrobe !


So it could be  a white lie you were told as a child, or one you tell to your grand children etc. So I hope you will link up. When I figure it out I will think about a badge !