Travel Throwback - Venice

Oh Venice, venice you stole my heart I was only there for a week, but what a beautiful beautiful place, it truly is one of the most romantic places in the world and how I hope John, Mr A and I can go back as a family. All photos taken by myself, to see more visit www.lcsphotographic.com...

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Homemade Goodness

So we love to eat good homemade food, I cook pretty much from scratch with all our meals and I try to use as much organic produce as I possibly can (and afford). We usually have an omelette at least once a week - with mushroom and spinach omelette being our favourite but this week I fancied a change and decided to try out making a filling Frittata for the family. I have to say it was nice not having to make three separate omelette and instead cook everything in one flan dish. So a Frittata is similar to a spanish omelette although this one is from Italy and contains vegetables, seasonings and cheese. Our very yummy Frittata Ingredients 200g New Potatoes, peeled and cubed 75g Red onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic 1/2 Red Pepper 1/2 Yellow Pepper 1 clove of garlic 1 tsp mixed herbs 100g Feta cheese, crumbled 5 free-range organic eggs 100ml Organic Milk/Soya Milk 1-2 tbsp olive oil Preheat oven to 190.C/375F/GasMark 5. Boil potatoes in saucepan for 10 minutes, then......

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Discover the real valleys

Mr A with a view of the Rhondda Valley So with the MTV show The Valleys coming to a close I felt it was time to share my thoughts about the "real" valleys. First of all we are renting a small cottage just outside Cardiff, it takes us 23 minutes from our front door to the city centre, on a good day it can be even less, which I have to say to get from any house to the heart of a city is not bad at all, yet our house falls within "the Valleys" but on the show they make out like it's a 100 miles away! We are on the commuter belt, a lot of people who live in this area commute everyday to Cardiff, the are all "making it" in the city, but they often opt to live outside the city due to house prices. I am not going to sugar coat the fact that there are parts of the Valleys that are deprived, lack good transport links, lack good facilities, where ever second shop is closed down and areas that have drug and teenage pregnancy problems, but is there not a p......

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Forever Unique

Forever Unique has always has a reputation for designing glamorous dresses, taking inspiration from the catwalk and putting their own stamp on their designs. Formerly known as, Unique Boutique, the label was founded in Britain and is now running successfully both online and offline. Offline, Forever Unique is stocked in retail outlets all around the world. Their garments range from dresses, tops, skirts, cardigans and accessories for all occasions from a Saturday night out, to a wedding or Summer holiday. Online, Forever Unique is gaining a bigger and greater presence, with many associate website stocking the brand. Their official website is where you can find the latest trends, newsletters, blogs and customer satisfaction policy. The labels celebrity following is becoming vast, with soap stars, TV presenters, glamour models and reality TV stars wearing their stunning dresses on the red carpet of award ceremonies, photo shoots and TV shows. I love this -......

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