It’s been a couple of weeks since the last post in my staycation series, Blogtober and Halloween kind of took over. But we’re back this week with the lovely Kelly talking about her home county of Somerset. Missed a post in my staycation series. Catch up here. 😊 Hello everyone. My name is Kelly and I run The Kelly Diane Report. I’ve previously run another blog but for various personal…
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The Flawsome Award
I was pleasantly surprised to be tagged not once but twice for the Flawsome Award. My first nomination came from Ross of Man Vs Adulthood and the second from Chelsea and Brian of Two of a Mind. Thanks guys! 😁 Be sure you check out their answers. Now I hadn’t heard of the Flawsome Award before being nominated, but love the concept. Also I love these kind of posts so…
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Flapjack & Brownie treats ft Emerald City Cupcakes *
Emerald City Cupcakes are a bespoke cake company run by the “2 Broke Girls”, at least that’s what we knew them as when we first met them. They were dressed up as the characters from the show and selling cupcakes after all. 😉 Their real names are Sue and Char. We met these two lovely ladies at MCM Birmingham comic con and love their flapjacks, cupcakes and brownies. Love is…
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The Autumn & Fall Tag
I did an Autumn tag earlier this season and have now been tagged in two(!) more. So, as Autumn is by far my favourite season and some of the questions are different, I’ve decided to answer both tags in one post. 🎃👻🍂🍁🌳 The Autumn Tag II First up is the Autumn Tag which Michael kindly nominated me for, you can read his answers here. What signifies the start of Autumn…
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Secret Ghoul 2018
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Tonight I’ll be donning some vampire fangs and getting through as many horror movies as possible. 😉 Until then I’d like to talk about Secret Ghoul, a Halloween themed “Secret Santa” and the brain child of Britt from Alternatively Speaking. I simply love the concept – Halloween is my favourite holiday afterall – and enjoyed picking out gifts for my Secret Ghoul over the past few weeks.…
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Halloween Stationery ft Little Pencil Design
I’ve seen this Halloween stationery mystery bag pop up on Twitter and Instagram quite a bit over the past few weeks and couldn’t resit snapping one up! It’s by Little Pencil Design on Etsy. First up are these Autumn themed cards. The pumpkin is definitely my favourite and they will come in handy for blog photo props over the Autumn period. Next up we have this pumpkin spiced latte design…
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Halloween Playlist
Whether I’m decorating the house for Halloween, throwing a Halloween party or waiting for trick or treaters I make sure to have a Halloween playlist with me. It always gets me in the Halloween spirit especially when it falls on a work day! I’ll often listen to my Halloween playlist on my drive to work. Halloween Playlist Dead in Hollywood – The Murderdolls Living Dead Girl – Rob Zombie The…
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Last minute Halloween costume ideas
With Halloween right around the corner it’s time to think about Halloween costumes! I’m going to two Halloween parties next weekend and have come up with some last minute Halloween costume ideas which I hope will inspire you. 😊 Happy Halloween! 🎃 Wednesday Addams My family and I had a lot of fun dressing up as the Addams Family last year. Wednesday is a very easy Halloween costume to put…
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10 Reasons you should visit Romania | Guest Post
Next up in my staycation series is Maria with 10 reasons you should visit her home country of Romania. Maria blogs at Pal Places which is a travel blog meant for people that travel without a car. Maria’s blog posts are from Europe only (for the moment). For each destination, she presents routes available by public transportation. Maria is based in Bucharest and loves to travel and discover other cultures.…