Being Mrs C

An insight into the things in life that make me smile

Vlogmas 2016 – Day 2 #vlogmas16

Vlogmas day 2 and I still seem to have something to tell you about. That may not last the whole month though... And if you're interested in what I say about Reclaimed Radio then you can listen every Friday night from 7 - 9pm UK time and you'll find me doing there social media either on Twitter or Facebook whilst the show's on air. The Reclaimed Radio hoodie comes from the wonderful people at Balcony Shirts. ... read more

Vlogmas 2016 – Day 1 #vlogmas16

Every day from 1 December through to Christmas Eve I will be vlogging about what I am getting up to in the run up to Christmas as part of Vlogmas 2016. Well, that's the plan anyway... So, before life gets in the way and I fail to complete the mission, here is Day 1 of Vlogmas. ... read more

Collecting Memories with Hope House Press

Cast your mind back to April if you can... Back in April the world seemed like a simpler place didn't it? Yes 2016 hadn't started amazingly, some celebrities had died but we had no idea back then that Brexit and Trump would be coming later on to make the world seem like the crazy, crazy place it is today. The other thing that happened back in April is that we all went off on holiday to the Isle of Wight. You may recall that last year I won a whole load of holiday vouchers in some little Facebook competition and so we were lucky enough to be able to book a more trips away than we might ... read more

Topsy and Tim’s sister AND brother – an update

This week has been one of those weeks where a comment left on one of my blog posts actually made me squeal with excitement. Literally. It can be so easy at times to write about something that you're really excited about or interested in and then you just get tumbleweed in response. It's a post that you think loads of people will want to say something about, but you click publish and it's met with silence. I had feared that that might be what happened with the post I published about Topsy and Tim's sister Tansy. Having seen how many people happen across this blog after searching on Google ... read more

Ollie’s Christmas Reindeer – Nicola Killen

I've been sat waiting to review Ollie's Christmas Reindeer since the publisher sent it out, but just couldn't bring myself to do so too early in the year. I've now seen the first house with a Christmas tree in the front window so I guess that means it's time to properly embrace Christmas! Ollie (who slightly confusingly, to me and Master C at least) is a little girl, that is woken from her sleep on Christmas Eve by a jingling noise. She follows the sound out into the snowy forest and is delighted to come across a lost reindeer. She climbs onto his back and together they set off on an ... read more

Topsy and Tim’s Sister?

Anyone who has read this blog before, or who follows me on Instagram, will know just how much I love vintage children's books. As well as collecting Ladybird books I'm also rather fond of old Topsy and Tim books. When I was a child I recall the small soft-back format that was published by Blackie and these are the ones that I look out for in charity shops and at car boot sales, although they are very hard to come by these days. Before these smaller format ones, Blackie actually published larger versions of the same books. With so many Topsy and Tim editions over the years I've always ... read more

Christmas at Aldi from 17th November

I love an Aldi bargain! I am utterly useless however at realising what is coming into store when though so often it's only when my sister gets in touch and tells me that I need to get there the next morning that I realise when certain lines are coming in. That's not the case with their Christmas range though. This is due in store tomorrow (Thursday 17 November) and I was delighted to be sent some samples from the range to try out at home. Now - the honest bit about being a blogger. I'm sat here today on what has to be the sunniest day of November so far in St Albans. Trying to test out ... read more

My The Works Crafty Christmas Wishlist

If you've been anywhere near a shop since Halloween you'll now that Christmas is now in full swing. It almost felt like a protest action when I came out of the supermarket yesterday with a packet of hot cross buns instead of a box of crackers and a Christmas pudding! I'm trying so hard this year to be organised for Christmas. I know that I say that every year, but I've been annoyed with myself these last few years for not actually managing it, so I'm determined that this year will be different. Especially as I'm hosting the family here this year. So, the first step of organisation has to ... read more

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