Williamson Tea

Tea that helps the habitat of elephants has to be a good thing.



There is a train of thought saying you shouldn't add milk to Earl Grey as the oil of Bermongment is citrus after all and will curdle., but the only way it will curdle is if you add in the milk before so add a spot of milk in after and everything will be



"Ticka Tea Boo "


Williamson Tea


Williamson Tea has a tremendous heritage they are 5th generation tea farming business  decimated to growing high quality teas which are sustainable





Earl Grey is cenormanous with Downtown Abbey well basically think of your favroutite old fashioned Auntie that that is where Eral Grey sits, certain Earl Greys can be quite frankly like an overpowering Po Pourri. I'm not really if I'm honest a fan of Earl Grey I much prefer a refreshing Breakfast tea or a tongue tingling fruit tea , but if I was presented with a Williamson Earl Grey I wouldn't turn my nose up at it just so long as it had a splish of milk in it.

Model : Rollie the cat , tea sent by Williamson Tea

The First Step To University

The First Step To University

We are just beginning our journey to the world of University and I promise you it won't be posts about empty nest syndrome I am not that type of person , and anyway I will be able to Facebook him , text him and so for * insert wink emoji ( to show hipness ) Really the journey to University starts before they get to 6th when they are seeing what avenues lay before they indeed you don;t have to go to 6th form to get to University it is one of the many routes that you can take.

The first stage is going to really get an idea of career straight after GCSEs but as in our case this has been subject to change , they need to have some idea as this will have a bearing on the A levels they will take. Initially with A levels they'll choose 4 subjects with the option to drop one after the first year of A levels , currently it is looking like J will be dropping Biology but we'll see after exam results .

They will have access to more information at school then they will tell you , trying to get any information out of a teenager is like trying to get blood out of a stone . Also there will be U C A S fairs where they will be bombarded with literature from various universities all scrambling for their attention. This is hopefully where your teen will finally decide upon a career or least a degree subject they wish to study .

We've just about finished the first year of A levels and been through the trauma of exams and it's bloody hard I tell you the whole family is on edge till the exams are finished , then they launch into the start of second year of A levels before summer.

And we've just started driving lessons that is a whole level of worry and expense at the same time but teens seems to have this inner level of courage and calm they can tap into !!

Upon A Field

Upon a field I stood looking at the stormy sky 

Pondering the shopping and the dust that belies the every busyiness of the every day 

Pop to the post office and back to flick around the dust oh why can't the dust stop !

The cat walks in and looks upon me , the husbands not there to give it treats you see ....

The teen has dusted , vacuumed within an inch of his life , I check if his soul is possessed no the grind of the books has spurned a yearn for normality oh what a ponderous site !

So today I stood before a stormy sky 

How wonderful life is dust and all 

Joseph Joseph Cook Stand And Keep Fit

Who says that a cook stand just has be for a cookery book !  it can be for your iPad / tablet as well proudly displaying those recipes for you to lovingly recreate.

The problem with most bookstands is their bulky size and awkward shape, which takes up valuable space when not in use. The unique design of Joseph Josseph's 'CookBook' avoids this, as it opens and folds exactly like a book, meaning that it can be stored neatly away on a shelf with other books until required.

When opened, the bookrests, page holders and back stand automatically fold out, providing solid, angled support for most sizes of book or even an electronic tablet device. A non-slip foot at the base of the spine keeps the unit in place on the work surface during use. When closed, CookBook folds flat, becoming no thicker than an average-sized book (approx. 20mm). Made from high-quality ABS plastic, it's tough, stylish and easy to clean.

The cost of the Joseph Joseph Cook Book stand is £30

We all love Joseph Joseph products in this household !

The cook stand can be used to hold that music for  your child's violin practice or even watching a film on your iPad for what I've just starting doing following a fitness workout on YouTube .

Disclosure : I was sent the cook book stand from Joseph Joseph , the cat and the Joseph Joseph draining board are my own .

Happiness Inside And Out

Happiness Inside And Out

I was thinking about songs the other day as you do , I had but for a brief fleeting moment a thought about sunshine . When you actually think there actually a lot of songs about rain , there could be more than there is about sunshine ?!

It's Raining Men > yes please 

Why does it always rain on me ?

Raindrops keep falling on my head 

It's raining its pouring 

April Showers 

I think to much !

I 'm beginning now to think about my outside space for the hot glorious summer we will have , if the days could do these consecutively that would be amazing . Last summer in my garden I placed a ladybird hotel in my garden and a bug hotel , now I haven't seen any ladybirds yet , not like you can knock on their door and ask ! In the bug hotel it looks like we're expecting leaf cutter bees which do exactly as their name suggests. I think these leaf cutter bees will emerge next Spring or so I'm told.

Isn't nature wonderful ! I'm looking forward to finding more discoveries in my garden .

I had no idea there were so many species of bee over 200 in the U.K ! and bees are indeed our friends , don't forget if you see a struggling Bee revive it with some sugar water solution .