On Saturday myself and Fionn took ourselves off from the mayhem and into town for a couple of hours to pick up a few last minute items needed before we head on holidays this weekend.  He was in great form, we had our cafe stop which he relished, but as...

<p>I've never thought much about hand-held hoovers as it often was just as easy to pull out the real thing.  Now, however, I can't live...</p>

T photo credit: houseoftext My 3 primary school going kids got their book lists for next September a week or so ago and having learnt my lesson from previous years of leaving their purchase till August, I decided to get it all done and dusted...

Fantastic UK based printer. Great label design tool, best prices and I received tiny round gold labels in 3 days.

One of the presents that Oscar received for his recent 9th birthday was the Indiana Jones and the Lost Tomb LEGO set. Thanks to Auntie Emer, this was perfect as it combined his love of LEGO and the hype of the moment that is Indiana Jones. I love...

One of the best things about living in Ireland is the availability and choice of butchers.   This was simply not an option when we lived in the US and we ended up having to buy the dubious supermarket meat.  We've lived in three towns in Ireland now...

I bought a selection of wines recently from James Nicholson Wines Online as I was bored with the usual selection in my local off licences and supermarkets. I was interested in particular in some Californian, Chilean or New Zealand Pinot Noirs and...

Oscar bought this lego pack for himself last weekend. He recently got back into playing and building with lego and so after much of his imploringwe headed into the Art and Hobby shop in Douglas Court shopping centre last Saturday....

Everytime I use Tescos delivery service, I vow never again! This time - 2 hrs late, eggs broken &amp;&nbsp;incompetent staff.

This is now a perennial favourite in our extended family. Previously we gave a calendar to various family members and it consisted of 12 different staged photos of our children. Due to lack of time last year, we just selected 12 of the best pics of the...