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Happy Monday everyone Hope you’re all doing ok on this rather colder than usual day. I’ve actually swapped the day I’m working this week- working today and having tomorrow off instead- and wow I’m all out of sorts haha. So, this weekend gone, my husband and I actually...

Hello! Happy Tuesday from a lovely Autumn morning in Stoke, unlike the grey drizzle we’ve had for the past couple of days! Last weekend it was the Stoke v Derby fixture in the football, my mum’s side of the family are all from Derby so given the family rivalry, we all...

Happy Mond-yay to you all……Force of Nature here aka Emma Tice.  And like the proverbial Eminem classic – “I’m back again!”  I think you can tell a lot about a person depending on what reference they use when indicating that they have returned.  Let me explain.  There...

Hey up, it’s Philip Pearson-Batt here with his latest weekly blog. There isn’t much going on in the world of the Pearson-Batts at the moment. Let me think…The biggest updates are that Benji has settled into his new chair and I went to see Othello at the RSC in...

Hi everyone Here comes another week- how are we already nearly in November!! Or dare I say it…. C C C Christmasssssssss! Something which I CANNOT wait for! So a few highlights from my past week: My little Hallebean turned 1- yes 1! I’m not crying, you’re crying! Not...

Hello hello, Alex here (or am I? ooo!) By the time you read this I will hopefully be on a beach with a cocktail in hand and honestly, it can’t come soon enough! I’m shattered and have been feeling under the weather all week, it’s been a struggle. Me and husband are...

So….we came, we were shortlisted but we didn’t get the award – that was the headline for our Thursday evening last week.  However, we had a bloomin’ fabulous night, truth be told much more wine consumed and giggles had than last year when we won our category and 2am –...

Guten tag! As they say in Austria. There isn’t much to report on our upcoming trip, we booked it in a flurry and then seem to have gotten sidetracked with improvements to our house. These improvements come in the form of a new(ish) kitchen. We’ve had new cupboards...

Hi everyone, happy Tuesday! It feels like we have truly entered the Autumnal season…and although this might be a jarring thing to hear…I am soo here for it! I love the cosiness, having to wrap up, feeling no judgement in wanting hot chocolate at any point of the day…...

Hey! Happy Monday all.  Hope you all had nice weekends. At the end of last week, I went to watch McFly, for about the 14th time I think! Me and my friend have been going since we were 15, and we love them BUT I can’t say I loved Thursday. We got absolutely soaked!...

Well, well, well – its me Force of Nature, Emma Tice here reporting for duty…and what a coincidence on such a windy and Autumnal day.  What is your view on the closing of the summer season and the coming of Autumn?  I am torn, and whenever I am torn about anything,...

It’s me (Philip Pearson-Batt). Hi. I’m the lawyer its me. Welcome to my latest bloggings. We start with my personal life and well, any number of exciting things have happened in my personal life recently. Most importantly, my husband Paul & I recently celebrated...

Hope you’re all doing ok! Last week was my first 3 day working week and WOW did I hit another level of exhaustion. This working mum stuff is tough right! Funnily enough, though, I am actually on annual leave this week. But you’ve only just started… and your only...

Hi all, Alexandra MacAskill here. Hope you’re all ok and surviving (or thriving?) during the summer break. I must admit I have enjoyed a bit more of a slower pace in August so far, it’s nice not having to get up super early to sort uniforms, lunches and the school run...

Hello, hello, hello, it’s Emma from Precept…and what a busy few weeks I have had!!! Phew….you will have seen our successful horsey/dancing trip to Aintree a few weeks ago where we truly brought the Precept bonkersness to the horse-world.  Since then, we have…ready for...