Reindeer Shaped Nut Cracker
/The Stellar Rudolph Nutcracker. Leave it out as a threat to Santa to show what you'll do if he doesn't bring the right gift! Get yours from Amazon or Palmers' Stores.
A Lidl Bit of Christmas Magic
/Last night my boys and I attended a Lidl Christmas launch event in James Streer South, Belfast. Lidl's top chef Ian Orr supplied us with a savoury and sweet buffet of delights, all straight from the supermarket shelves. He also served up a starter of crab claws, and a main meal with traditional turkey with roasted chestnuts.
The desserts all got a definitive thumbs up from little Michael. I've already a mental shopping list of the delights we tried made. The deluxe collection arrives in store around 25th November.
Do You Like Glitter? What about Taxidermy? How about Both Combined at a bargain price?
/Spotted in B&M Springhill, Bangor store. A cherry red, glitter encrusted stag's head, as part of their Christmas range. Also available in gold glitter or silver sparkle. The best part is the price, only £7.99 and it's the kind of decoration I would keep up all year, as my house is a zoo of real taxidermy.
It isn't available to buy through the B&M website just yet, but pop into your nearest store or email them to stock it if you love it like I do.
"Fancy a Bespoke Sofa for the Bridge, Dave?" HelloSofas.com Build You Your Futuristic Sofa for, 'Spaceship Home'
/I spend an awful amount of time on my sofa. So do you I expect. I'm writing this whilst curled up on our brown leather couch. It's worthwhile investing in a good sofa. Cheapy sofas won't last long, so you are better off spending a sensible chunk of money on something perfect that won't fall apart in two years' time.
HelloSofas.com make each sofa specifically to your measurements, with dozens of fabrics and colours to choose from. I picked my favourite designs that wouldn't look out of place in a space ship. Very city-living cool, or bachelor pad corner sofas for gathering round the XBox.
£2,499 for this super luxurious circular sofa
Juicy orange leather family sofa. Little bit Mad Men late 60s style
If that is too much orange for you, how about a splash of colour along with sleek white leather for £1,399
The Parma sofa comes in a variety of colours and pulls apart to make three soft stools
The ritz in red is £929 Would look super in a large kitchen due to its 1950s' diner feel
The Barcelona would look at home in an expensive boutique hotel
Green, my favourite. This one is completely Mad Menesque
Very sleek
What do you think of this one? A masculine feel, reminds me of Formula One racing car design.
Finally the Milan. Remember any colour combination and any size and numbers of seats you desire
The Blog Post in which I'm Really Late to the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Party
/I new I'd like the relaunch of My Little Pony for a few reasons. The manag-sequel reimagining of the 1980s' cartoon series of my youth is highly heralded as superb from young and old. The clever and funny themes explored in My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic has gathered the makers a rather unusual adult following. Male adults who are obsessed with the characters call themselves, "bronies" as in 'bro' and 'ponies'.
So with the Internet littered with Pony memes and macros, I assumed I would enjoy the actual cartoon. All that has stopped me seeing it until now is not having a Sky channel that shows it. This week Netflix added the My Little Pony Equestria Girls film, and loved it. I've a feeling I will get sucked into the series too, so I will have to get the DVDs.
I've left comments open on this post, for once, or you can tweet me if you want to share the love.
So next, do I buy myself a My Little Pony T-shirt?
or men's boxers?!
Or, a Build-a-Bear Workshop my little pony of my very own?
or just get myself some replica hooves? By the level of fandom I've discovered online for the ponies, I'm pretty sure this isn't the weirdest merch available either :-S
Hi BabyBoo! Be a Part of Yo Gabba Gabba's Creators' New Venture
/By now I'm sure you've heard of Kickstarter. You can pledge money to assist a creative project reach a monetary goal to produce content.
Hi BabyBoo! aims to be a video series and app for parents to share with their babies, with all the music and magic of Yo Gabba Gabba holds for their slightly older siblings.
You can back the project here.
Super Cool Snazzy Socks for All the Family
/For kids- including a newly launched design, top left, by Parker Jacobs,
And adult sizes too.
Tick Tock Stocking Fillers
/A kids' watch is always a useful stocking filler gift. We were lucky enough to be sent the Moshi Monsters Charm Watch and Hello Kitty wristwatch for ourselves. Check out the Watch Shop for all styles at the prices shown below, just click to enlarge each product. Learning to tell the time is still part of the school curriculum, despite most clocks on computers and phones being digital.
The Moshi Monster Charm Watch allows your child to pick and choose the decoration charms on the strap. You can buy extra charms on their site, and they'd be great as rewards for good behaviour.
little man especially impressed by the strap attaching via poppers, no fiddly strap
other adults, don't try this at home however. I have freakishly skinny wrists so it fits me!
