Muv Luvs
Things & places that I luv…
Category: Blog
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So excited to be on our way to Wales for a holiday with some of my family – it’s a bank holiday weekend and the weather is going to be great! I’ll update this post when we arrive! Five hours later and we had arrived at our home for the next week! Our Airbnb holiday…
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A great app to help identify birds! Merlin Bird ID is one of my favourite & most frequently used apps! I discovered it a couple of years ago, after my son who lives in rural Wales (and is lucky to have a wide variety of feathered visitors to his garden) recommended it to me. The…
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Just before Christmas last year, I celebrated an ‘0’ birthday, and my lovely children gave a voucher for tickets for me & a guest to see Abba Voyage. I’ve been an Abba fan since the 70s and seeing the show was definitely on my list but something I’d not got round to doing. Of course,…
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15 years ago today, I became a Grandma (or should that be Grandmuv!) when my eldest granddaughter was born. It all felt a bit strange, I was 45 and wasn’t quite sure how to be a grandmother or even if I was old enough! I was very happy of course, but becoming a grandparent kinda…
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Weymouth is one of my favourite places, I’ve been so many times that I’ve lost count! It’s hosted many of our family holidays, from when my children were young to more recent holidays with my grandchildren. In fact, we visit most years, even if only for short break. So what is it, that makes Weymouth…
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This Chocolate cake recipe is an old favourite in our house, I’ve been using it for over 20 years, it’s easy to make & pretty foolproof. The kind of recipe where you stick all the ingredients in a bowl, mix it and then shove it in the oven. It tastes amazing & really is the…
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A warm, sunny weekend in the garden means it’s time to get the pizza oven out! We’ve had a Woody pizza oven for a couple of years and use it often during good weather. I make dough using a recipe for Classic Pizza Dough on the Ooni website, I cheat a little and rather than…
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Mr Fixit & I were lucky enough to get a couple of free tickets via Moneysavingexpert to visit the Ideal Home Show in Olympia last weekend. We’ve been before and it’s usually a fun day out, mostly looking at things we’d like but can’t afford (or don’t have a big enough home or garden for)…