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 Cheltenham
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…
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Valentine’s Day 2017
Happy Valentine’s day or ‘Galentines’ day or Happy Tuesday. Whether you’re celebrating today or not or if your single or in a relationship, I hope everyone has a good day. Ryan and I don’t celebrate much, we’re having a quiet night in watching a film (likely Deep Water Horizon), Ryan’s cooking lasagne as we’ve not had it in ages and I’m providing dessert. I’ll probably have some heart shaped napkins…
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5 ways to keep fit without going to the gym.
I enjoy going to my classes at the gym, but sometimes life gets in the way, I don’t find the time to go or the class gets cancelled – the instructor is away, they can’t get cover etc. In cases like these, I’ll try to exercise at home or around my estate. 1. Wii Fit (or other work out video games) I’ve had a Wii Fit and the Wii Fit…
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Snowboarding at the Gloucester Ski and Snowboarding Centre
This evening Ryan, his brother, his sister-in-law, a couple of friends and I had our first snowboarding lesson at The Ski and Snowboarding Centre in Gloucester – which is a dry slope, meaning no snow but it was very wet due to a downpour. I’m proud to say we all successfully completed level 1 and the first part of level 2. It was an amazing experience, even if we did…
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Weight loss and fitness – one month in
It’s been a nearly a month since I started my new weight loss / healthy eating journey. I started back at Weight Watchers in the first week of January and had my first weight in where I found out I’d put on half a stone over Christmas! Since then I’ve been following the Smart Points plan religiously, only going over my daily points allowance twice. Weight Watchers believe in 80:20,…