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Tragically Beautiful

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PyroPets are a selection of animal shaped candles, which are beautifully made and almost origami shaped, which reveal and surprise inside. They were originally funded by thousands of Kickstarter fans, they make beautiful ornaments with a dark secret. When burnt they bring a great ambience to any home, with the flame standing tall and burning the down the candle gradually, to reveal an aluminum skeleton. Make sure you burn them on a heat proof candle plate though, as each candle burns down differently, they advise at least a 25cm diameter plate. We are reviewing the Kisa Black which is also available in grey and pink which measures at 17cm by 7.5cm by11.5cm and made from paraffin wax a cotton wick and an aluminium frame with a burn time of 20 hours and sell for around £25. We were also lucky enough to have a smaller citronella Bibi bird to try and enjoy. I absolutely adore the design, we've burnt ours for many hours and no issues, except when it set the smoke alarm

Bonding Rabbits

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Importance In the wild rabbits live in groups and even domesticated rabbits thrive from company of their own kind, there is nothing like another rabbit friend, once bonded, so it is highly important that if you are considering getting a rabbit that you also consider getting an already bonded pair or are willing to find your rabbit a friend. Age and size doesn't matter when selecting a friend for your rabbit, as they all speak the same language, although it is important to stress that not all rabbits are compatible so your best option would be to take your rabbit to a rescue centre to help find the perfect bunny for them or have a plan B if your rabbits don't bond. Remember: Rescue centre rabbits are already vet checked, vaccined and neutered. Best match Although most rabbits get on when they are younger, as soon as puberty hits, they can become very aggressive towards each other and fallout. So, it is important to get both your rabbits neutered for physical health,

Woburn birthday celebrations

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For my belated birthday my sister had arranged for us to go to Woburn Safari Park, this was the first time I have been on a safari, but I love animals and the Zoo, so this was a real treat!  She arranged for her and her partner to pick my partner and I up, on Saturday morning around 9am, then we set off for an hour drive to the park. Upon arrival we decided to do the drive safari first and saw many animals, including a bear that walked right in front of the car! As we went around we took lots of pictures and had a good laugh, we parked up and found a bench where we had lunch, that my sister had prepared for us. Was lovely apart from the amount of wasps that wanted to join us for lunch. My sister and her partner enjoyed a ride on the swan pedalo whilst my partner and I sat and watched, enjoying the sun. Once they were back we went and saw the noisy otters being fed, muscles and vitamin pellets, then behind us was the Birds in action show just about to start, although one o

Pickin' Chickens Game

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Picking Chickens is a Drumond Park game, designed for children over the age of four and for 2-4 players and retails at around £19.99. You will receive:  A game board - with a fox in the centre that pops up, surrounded with 12 yellow chicken coops that can be removed. 4 double sided chicken cards - one side with four white chickens on, on the reverse there are four different coloured chickens, as there are two different levels of play. 16 chickens - a variety of different coloured chickens. (4 of each colour) 1 farmer card - a card with a farmer on. and an instruction sheet. The aim of the game is to save four chickens first, don't let the fox catch you! Level 1 -Young Chicks game To be the first player to collect four of any colour chicken. Level 2 - Older Chicks game To be the first player to collect one of each colour chicken. Each game starts with the fox pushed down and the tree trunk closed. Each player has a card, with four chickens on. Take it in tu

Oscar's First Birthday

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Birthday celebrations with Oscar This gorgeous blue eyed, little man, is my nephew, who turned 1 a couple of days ago. Unfortunately we do not live that close to his family so we travelled up at the weekend to celebrate his birthday. He grows so much every time we see him and I can't believe it has been over a whole year that this little man has now been on this planet, he is such an angel and started learning to walk, so his walkers that he received as gifts from others went down a treat! We celebrated with playtime and a barbecue outside in the glorious Yorkshire sunshine, with great company and some lovely food, Oscar sat in his new pool with his toys; giggling and playing - his laugh is so infectious, until it was time for more playtime and time to explore the garden. I created his card with a 6x6 inch blank card and envelope, some brown kraft card for matting and layering, 3 gorgeous decorative sheets of paper, some ribbon from my stash, Hobbycraft's self ad

Mum's List Film

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A heart warming, emotional roller coaster of a film, based on a true story, about the loss of a mother to cancer. The film switches between three different times, now, when Kate, the mother is no longer with us, from around the time she was diagnosed and throughout the treatment, and to around the time they first met when they were teenagers and first got together. When Kate first gets diagnosed, they have a positive outlook, as their son, who had previously been diagnosed, had a much smaller chance of survival and is still here today at the age of 5, they got through it as a family and that is what they intended to do again! We slowly see her deteriorate through having a mastectomy, to chemo and then radiotherapy, but the cancer spreads through to her lungs and bones, she is eventually hospitalised. We see the family coping as best as they can, after she has past, but just when everything goes well, those moments where you start to enjoy yourself and make a slip u

Woodland Walks

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I love a good walk, great for both physical and mental health, there is plenty to explore through Chiltern walks and nature reserves. Here are just a few photos I have taken when on a couple of walks with some spectacular views, you can see for miles. Watlington Hill

Netflix Series

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Netflix is an online streaming service which you can stream via most devices and sometimes even built in to your Smart TV.  There is so much choice, from old movies, to more recent, from comedies to horrors, even includes cartoons and Netflix exclusive films and series, with so much choice it is hard to decide what to watch! They currently offer 3 packages, ranging from £5.99-£8.99 a month, although they do offer a free months free trial for those that are not yet a member. All UK Packages contain the same content other than the amount of people that can be logged in at one time and HD and Ultra HD isn't available in some packages. Me and my partner love to sit down together when we get the chance and watch films on Netflix, being available on so many devices it is even great if we go away somewhere, as you can even download certain films and series. Here are some fantastic series I would highly recommend and we both enjoyed as a couple, please feel free to share yo

Lollipop Hamster makes

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Hamsters need a lot of enrichment, this is where you can get creative and make a variety of different toys and decorations. Just using some lollipop sticks, coloured and non-coloured sticks and some non toxic glue (this can be a non toxic glue gun or wet glue, as I used - Hobbycraft, Tacky Glue) you can make many different designs and structures and they will all match too! Using just 9 sticks you can create a basic structure that will be able to be turned into a house, climbing frame and even a swing.  Start with 3 sticks to create a triangle, then repeat and leave to dry. Then connect them together with 3 more sticks, as shown. This is the base to many makes. To make this structure into a climbing frame, you can create 2 panels, with 12 lollipop sticks, adding 1 either end. Then repeat and leave to dry. You want to ensure there are no spaces between them, so that the hamster doesn't get their paws stuck between them. You can then add cut down lollipop

Mini Giveaway - Silver earrings

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GIVEAWAY / WIN For your chance to win these gorgeous stud earrings... Enter via Facebook - Just Comment on the competition post Enter via Twitter - Just Comment on the competition post Enter via the Blog - Just Comment on this competition post. Competition starts on Sunday 12th March 2017 at 18:35 Competition ends on Friday 31st March 2017 at 23:59 All entries from all networks will be added up and one winner will be selected from all entries. You can enter on all three (3) platforms - maximum of three entries per person. UK Entries ONLY. Competition now closed. Congratulations Wendy Ward who has won the pair of earrings, who entered via Facebook. Thank you all for entering we had 97 entries in total, good luck for future competitions. Listed on Loquax Competitions

Sims 4: City Living

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The Sims is a game most of us know well and love, it has evolved and developed tremendously over the years with graphics, add-ons, different effects and furniture. There is so much to do on the Sims 4 - available on PC and Mac. This week on Origin, the third expansion pack in the series, The Sims 4: City Living was on offer at a whopping 55% off! As someone who has grown up with The Sims and has a partner who is also a Sim fanatic, this expansion pack sounded like a great change from the usual Sims style. You can rent yourself an apartment, have noisy neighbours which can drive you crazy, as well as being a social blessing and even added locations and jobs, not to mention the fab addition of lots of furniture, to design your own home. The Jobs include critic, social media, and politics - an hour before work your sim will get an alarm notification where you can choose to go to work, work from home and even take that day off. San Myshuno is the new location added with a