Rotunda, Birmingham In 1958 the architect James Roberts was instructed to design a building that would fit onto a small patch of ground in the centre of Birmingham. It wasn’t quite wide enough for...
Camaloon – a cool way to transform your travel snaps into fridge magnets.
XS size fridge magnets from Camaloon For all I like travelling, I’ve always been a bit hopeless with regard to souvenirs. As a child I brought home castanets and maracas from Spain and, unintentionally,...
Luxury Family Holiday at The Ickworth Hotel, Suffollk
Passing through the large gates and along the drive through the vast estate, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the car. We drew up to the imposing honey-coloured building, which we...
Macaroons and Mad Hatters
My life seems to be full of macaroons at the moment. If I’m not singing about them in rehearsals for Acorn Antiques, I’m tasting them in the rather gorgeous surrounds of the Royal Horseguards...
Mr & Mrs Smith’s new arrival: Smith & Family.
Amirandes, Crete, Greece There are some travel companies who do things just right. Mr & Mrs Smith have been specialists in boutique holiday stays over the last 10 years. They know what their discerning...
Review of personalised Valentine’s Day cakes by Baker Days
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. So, for Valentine’s Day this year why not buy him a cake? Cake shouldn’t just be for birthdays; there are so many...
‘Two’s a king, three’s another king…’
In the 1960s and 70s I remember my advent calendar was usually a piece of card featuring a snowy scene, lots of sparkly glitter and very tiny doors. The doors opened to a picture of a...