I do sometimes wonder just how Ladybird decided which books to put in some of their series - in particular the Ladybird Leader series (737). Whilst they're all subjects where there is plenty to learn about, the list can seem a bit random when you first read it. From water to bridges, apes and monkeys to fruit, and deserts to coffee. Coffee is obviously a huge commodity in the world today and if anything the way people drink coffee has changed even more since 1977 when this book was first published. Now there are coffee shops every few meters (well in St Albans there certainly are) and it's ... read more
Show us your mugs! #MugTour
If you're a regular reader of Being Mrs C then you'll have realised by now that I'm rather nosey. I love the insight into other people's lives that social media gives you and it's just one of the reasons why I've become a big fan of Instagram. To me, Instagram is as the name suggests - a capture of an instant of time in someone's life. I don't really go in for the fully staged photos so much - mainly due to lack of time - and I'm far more interested to see real life in people's homes and the places they go than just stage-managed snippets. Over the last year or so Aly from Bug ... read more