Moving back in with your parents as an adult can seem like a huge step backwards, you may feel like you’re losing your independence and you may experience ridicule or teasing from friends or other family members. Luckily the latter hasn’t happened for me but I think I would miss living in my own place. In reality, moving back home maybe the last thing you thought you’d do, but you’re…
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MCM Comic Con Birmingham March 2017
This weekend was MCM Birmingham which is held in the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). We’ve been going to this convention since 2009 when it was the Memorabilia show! It was my 2nd ever convention back then and now the start of the convention year for me. We drove up to Birmingham early Saturday morning (about 6am) and arrived at the NEC just after 8am. With our priority entry tickets we…
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Weekend catch up and shopping trip
This weekend my dad and I spent some quality time together, just the two of us. We went for breakfast in Brogan’s (Swindon) and did a bit of shopping. The main reason for going shopping was so I could finish shopping for mother’s day presents. More on that in a couple of weeks (Mother’s day is 26th March in the UK this year). 🙂 We started our day off with…
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Dinner date to Piazza FontanaÂ
Ryan and I haven’t gone out to eat, just the two of us in a while – in fact it may have even been around this time last year! Now don’t get me wrong, we have a lot of lovely date nights in and have gone to the cinema and the theatre for a comedy show recently, but we haven’t been out to eat. We both prefer home cooking (or…
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20 years of Buffy the Vampire SlayerÂ
On March 10th 1997 ​the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired in the USA, that’s right – Buffy is 20 years old today! That makes me feel old… I’ve been watching Buffy since it first aired in the UK and have rewatched it countless times on VHS and DVD. I’ve had some great experiences because of Buffy, conventions, themed parties, acting out scenes from Buffy and putting on…
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Chris Ramsey at The Everyman Theatre CheltenhamÂ
​The Everyman Theatre is a Grade II listed building in Regent Street, Cheltenham. Home to various theatre productions, ballets, comedy shows and an annual pantomime. I’ve been coming to the pantomime with my family for as long as I can remember – it’s one of our Christmas traditions. There are two stages in the building – the 694 seat main stage and the 60 seat Studio Theatre, although I’ve never…
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Antipasti & Tapas date night
Inspired by the tapas selection we had at Toro Lounge in December, Ryan and I decided to have a antipasti and tapas date night. We went to our local Lidl and bought various meats, rolls and baguettes, some hummus, an olive selection box, and the great oil server you can see in the photo. I love the middle section of both Lidl and Aldi where they display home and ware…
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Cirencester Amphitheatre and Querns Wood
Today I went on a walk through Cirencester, mostly to catch Pokemon on the Pokemon Go game for Android(!) 😉 but also to enjoy some time outdoors. I like walking but it’s been very cold lately and I haven’t been able to go out walking much. Thankfully today was a lot warmer and perfect for a walk. I stopped off in town and had lunch in The West Cornwall Pasty…
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The Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
According to my mum, we used to go to The Cotswold Wildlife Park frequently when I was a child, and according to my Grampy I used to insist on the reptile house first to see the “gwanas” (iguanas). I don’t remember! The earliest memory I have of here is from near my 21st birthday when I visited with my mum and auntie. Seems likely though as my favourite part of…