On Tuesday we headed to the British Ironwork Centre. It seemed the perfect stop off for our journey home from North Wales. A chance to stretch our legs outdoors and get a bite to eat. Entry to the British Ironwork Centre is FREE. When you first enter the park you drive by lots of large…
Cristina’s Kitchen
Wow. Just wow. Yesterday the wonderful Cristina’s Kitchen dropped off some of her very wonderful bakes for us to try and review. And I have to admit they were absolutely amazing. Perfect even. Cristinas attention to detail is phenomenal. Each individual bake was eye catching and tasty. You can tell Cristina really takes pride in…
Sweet and Savoury By Mary
The news is full of reports that we are due to have a heat wave, so it seems the perfect time to share our review of Sweet and Savoury by Mary, a Birmingham based bakery from home, so you can get your orders in. We were kindly given a box of their delights yesterday and…
The Cocktail Bros
This weekend we were kindly treated to some cocktails from the very wonderful Cocktail Bros. Have you heard of them before? Birmingham based, South Birmingham to be precise. Stephen is the man behind the company. Pre coronavirus the company catered for weddings, cocktail masterclasses, hen parties and private do’s. When the pandemic struck, with some…
Cherry Picking at Norbury Norrest Farm
We absolutely love being outdoors in the fresh air, so were really excited when we recently found out about the delights of Norburys Norrest Farm and cherry picking. We headed along on Sunday afternoon and were happy to see that social distancing was in place and that the field full of cherry trees was so…
Teddy Bears’ Picnic – a B’Opera Relaxed Concert
Our rainy Saturday morning was brightened by the very wonderful people of B’Opera. A morning filled with ‘magic’, games, old and new beautiful music by some phenomenal voices and pianists, all within the comfort of our own home. B’Opera live concerts are usually performed in a venue where children and adults alike are entertained within…
Wolverhampton Adventure Golf
This weekend saw the opening of the much awaited Wolverhampton Adventure Golf at Perton Park Golf Club and we couldn’t wait any longer to visit, so purchased tickets for today (Sunday 28th June). From the moment we entered the grounds, you could tell that this impressive 4500 square meter site had the wow factor. A…
AJ Jenks plays The Beatles
With music venues and theatres closed, a lot of us are searching for ways to listen to great music. Subscriptions to Spotify have increased and many tune into the National Theatre on Thursday evenings to watch old performances of some much loved theatre shows. Many of you will remember my 5 star review of Buddy…
Cotswold Lavender Fields
Yesterday, the beautiful Cotswold Lavender Fields opened their gates to the public and today we decided to head along to see how they were this year. Now open until 26th July 2020, these fields are so beautiful and well worth the hour drive from Birmingham to see them. Adults are £4, children aged 5 and…
National Trust during Covid times
Today we headed off on an adventure to Packwood House National Trust. We have been members since last August, but had never visited this house so were very excited to have managed to get tickets to go. Tickets for National Trust locations are now (during Covid-19) released on their website at Midnight on Thursdays /early…