Hotter Shoes Mystery Boots Review

Last night I was invited to the Hotter shoe shop in my city of Derby for a Blogger event. This Autumn Hotter shoes are inviting you to fall back in love with their Hotter Originals: handpicked by their founder Stewart Houlgrave as the much loved styles are the true embodiment of their Comfort Concept.

They are Shake,Sugar,Tone,Leanne,Whisper,mystery, Jewel, and Lance.

We were allowed to choose a pair of shoes or boots and if we choose a pair that  came from the Originals range were allowed to have a bag too. Now I don't usually use a handbag as I reserve the for high days and holidays but now I wouldn't be without my bag. The other day we all went out to the garden centre as a family : my husband patted his pockets and yep he had his keys or so we though. My son and I hadn't taken our keys as we thought my husband had so after a lovely trip to the garden centre completed with a Holly Bush and cake we arrived home to find that what my husband thought was his keys was in fact change. And neither or my son had keys after much deliberating and shakes of fists at the world we had to pay £69 for a Locksmith to get us back in ! SO now I will alway take a small back with me in which my house keys will sit !

The Asher handbag which is leather and priced at £65 

Hotter is the UK's biggest shoes manufacturer - making a pair of shoes every 20 seconds.

We were welcomed with drinks and nibbles ( *calorie free ) *might not be true 

In February 2010 there were 5 Hotter stores- today there are over 80.

Hotter shoes taking care of Sonia ( Mummyloves blogger ) on her birthday !

Secret #ComfortConcept features in every pair include cushioning, flexibility,lightness & wiggle room for toes.

The soles of the shoes made in the Hotter factory are filled with millions of air bubbles.

Hotter started making slippers now they make shoes as well as comfortable slippers.

Hotter shoes have #comfortconcept features in every pair include wiggle room for toes.

Perfect Hotter Shoes box for Jack !

I decide to take my review Mystery Boots out for a walk in my local woods and they didn't disappoint me with their comfort.

The Mystery Boots are £89 and have a full zip for easy wear.

Head back past the farm catching sight of my favourite short of traffic jam ~! A tractor jam ! 

Disclosure ~ I was invited to an event where I as Mentioned got to choose a pair of Boot and matching handbag, The cat is my own .

Twice Baked Apples Stuffed With Blackberries

I was fortunate enough to be send a hamper of sugar for baking with , as Autumn is just about upon us now we usually find ourselves in search of soul food that fills us up and keeps us warm through the Autumnal nights. Food that is just enough to take the edge of the coolness of the breeze that whistles past our faces and our feet crunch upon slightly crunchy leaves. A walk that leads to the joy of blackberry picking that is nothing better than foraging.

I had two lonely cooking apples left the others had been baked in an obligatory first Apple and blackberry crumble.

Ingredients

Two or more cooking apples or any large apples cored

Light Brown Sugar (I was using Whitworths Light Brown Sugar)

Handful of blackberries

Method

I sprinkled 2 teaspoons of the Whitworths Light Brown sugar into each apples you can increase or decrease this according to personal taste.

I preheated the oven to 180c then placed the apples in a suitable roasting dish for 20 minutes.

Whilst the apples were baking the placed the two handful  of Blackberries in about a table spoon and a half of Whitworths Light Brown Sugar.


After this time take the apples out of the oven and place equal apples of the sugared blackberries  in each apple. Then place back in the oven for about 10 minutes.

After this time take the apples out you will noticed the blackberries have  created a blackberry sugary syrup which you can spoon over the apples once they have been placed into serving bowl.

Serve with your choice of cream, ice cream or custard or just enjoy on its own.

SO I hope to encourage you  to get baking and encourage have your own office bake off! Whitworths produced a bespoke Facebook app with a creative ‘all you would need’ #GOBO tool kit, please use this to launch your own office bake-off and encourage your colleagues to get involved!

Disclosure I received a hamper of sugars in order to develop some recipes and will receive a fee for doing so.

The Glad Game

I'll defend how am I .


Happy or sad.



I am not the world's great optimist nor do I think I should be otherwise ; optimistism is a tool I use to make myself happy. My gladness at time is not a state of mind but the result of practice, which becomes stronger with practice.


I am not always cheerful but my willingness to play the "Glad Game " is a necessity in my world and although the gladness may take a while to wash over me , it is receiving to for it to do so. I am going beyond positive thinking , beyond me my very own happiness guru , I am more of a wellness adventurer.

The "Glad Game " which is from the beloved book Pollyanna is a perfectly sensible technique for finding happiness , this is a pursuit in mainstream culture academia and the like that has tuned into a bonafide obsession.

Perhaps happiness can be annoying to some.


I care not a frustrated frog !



I think the government had a happiness index and probably there is a Happiness mister  ?!


SO

after some hooligans decided to play football at 2 am near my house the other night, the cat got into a loud fight, the bank stopped my card ( fraud pattern Ocado ) and an possible Ebay swindle .


I am plying my "Glad Game " to the max as I 'll be honest it can't get any worse can get ( add in flight delay at start of week )

OOH look a dead mouse


Marvellous .


Let me glad it is not a gazelle.

A Week Without Tea

A week with out tea , hugs teapot and whispers " I love you "

I so love my tea and I was gutted not to have taken my English tea with me ! My tea is my explorers mark to declare this is mine where I stand or sit. They all say an English mans home is his castle but I say 

" A cup of tea is my own island "

I tried Spanish tea but alas it was the taste of doom , really it was like drinking rainwater with a side accent colour of rust !

My tea and I are estastic to be reunited in fact the love has only grown stronger .

A week without wifi and I'm ( shrugs shoulders ) ambiguous .

I've made 2 cups of tea my husband comes into the kitchen ....

And promptly whispers "I love you "

 to the cat !

It's ok I have already declared my love for a cup of tea ...

L'amour

Qualities and Traits I wish my cats had !

I love cats.

I love nothing better than tickling my cats tummy lovingly and expecting a purr in return only to be engaged in a vice like grip which I struggle to get out of , I cautiously pull back my hand and retreat to the house. I join my husband on the sofa and Jack just jumps up expecting his sweeties ( cat treats ) and with my husband intently watching more than likely some sport the cat lovingly nips his toes as he feels he is being ignored.

Now it's not only Jack that joins in with this nipping of the toes, we have found that Rollie has joined in with this annoying habit to ! they both have no problem high fiving my husband once they've got his attention and he's holding the treats. So I wish that Jack and Rollie had a quality of patience and not just expect things when they want , I say this as both of this have been doing a circuit of the house all day , which involves them going out the front door and out the cat flap and repeat x lots ! As owners we have probably made a rod for our own backs but I tell myself the exercise of having to keep getting up to open the door for the cats is good for me !

My sister in law has just embarked the kitten journey again with the lovely Lucy , we've all met Lucy she's a whirlwind bundle of fluffiness. I am definitely going to recommend that my sister in law watches this very fun and informative videos from Whiskers ! The main focus of the channel is to educate owners on how to care for their kittens and I love the mock university setting of it all .

My sister in laws lovely new kitten Lucy ( who is very playful! )

Rollies reaction when you ask him to do something !

Jack in play mode !

I think that my son would wish that jack and Rollie had a more playful trait  , Rollie does invite you to tickle his tummy but then runs away as you approach! Rollie can fit in with any environment he is the master at adapting when he wants!

Rollie thinking about being more patient !

While Jack will only play with a ball etc if it is within a paws radius ! in a nutshell he gets us to do all the work ! a very cushy life. Even though I have had cats since I was a child, I am constantly learning about a cats needs especially as my 2 are getting older Rollie is 7 and Jack is 8 and a website such a Whiskers is useful to me to help keep them happy & healthy.

Cat ownership is a joy , I wish these videos had been around when Rollie and Jack were innocent kittens shimming up my legs with theirs claws!

I certainly would have sent them to Kitten Kollege !

Rollie as a kitten !

I think Rollie will have the last laugh don't you !

“This post is a collaboration with WHISKAS®, but all thoughts are my own. Check out their website for more information on their cat food and their YouTube channel for fantastic Kitten Kollege videos.”