We were lucky enough to visit Disneyland Paris last October and got to see the park in all its spooky delight. Aside from hitting the rides and getting LOTS of cuddles from our favourite characters (personal highlight, meeting Jack Skellington), we got to enjoy some of their Halloween themed treats. Read more…
It’s Tasty Treat Tuesday for today’s Women in Horror Month Challenge. There are so many yummy treats I wanted to try but I got chatting to a friend about bread-making and it reminded me of the ‘dead bread’ we had while living in Ecuador. Guaguas de pan It’s a traditional sweet Read more…
‘Tis the season for all things yummy! Christmas is traditionally a time for feasting and I always enjoy sharing and trying friends and family’s favourite recipes. One of my personal favourite treats during December is mince pies. Overseas friends are always confused by the idea of ‘sweet meats’ going into Read more…
From chestnuts roasting, candy canes (not a favourite in our house) and corns for popping, Christmas is synonymous with food. We’ve been watching a lot of Disney recently and ‘Mickey’s Christmas Carol‘ from 1983 is firmly on our watchlist, with the wicked Scrooge McDuck and Willie the Giant as the Read more…
Ever since watching Lady and the Tramp, I’ve kind of associated dogs with Christmas. The gift of a dog seemed like such a romantic notion, but as we all know, a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. I like to make treats for the pup as I then Read more…
It’s funny and ironic but some of the loveliest Brits I’ve met have been one my travels and this is true of Lois. We both worked in Spain and would celebrate the end of a working week each Thursday (Feliz Jueves!) as we worked our way along Calle Laurel, tasting Read more…
We all love our pets don’t we? Whether they’ve got four legs, two legs or new legs they all bring something special into our lives and we wouldn’t be without then. The toddlers currebt favourite film is ‘Pets’ (have you seen it? What did you think? I’ve been securely enjoying Read more…
Since last year we’ve been trying to up our ‘good’ food intake and that includes the pup too. Talking to her vet during a routine check up, I mentioned that she had a bedtime ‘Dentastix’. While he said they were good for cleaning her teeth, they were very high in Read more…