Craft kits · The not quite right

Make your own bra – does such a gift exist?

To be fair a make your own bra kit would potentially just be a very nice present for myself especially based on the conversation I had with the wife (Josephine, who will want it cleared up that she has a husband too) who said that such a thing would be incredibly fiddly and more trouble… Continue reading Make your own bra – does such a gift exist?

Food, food, and more food · The unusual

Chocolate crackling, the ultimate bacon gift?

I’ve definitely taken the element of surprise out of the content of this post with that title but perhaps the idea of chocolate crackling is enough of a surprise as it is? To be honest this was a complete impulse buy when I spotted it in the farm shop at Battlefield 1403 in Shrewsbury. Perhaps… Continue reading Chocolate crackling, the ultimate bacon gift?

Food, food, and more food

Alcohol and cake (the perfect combination?!)

I can be a little bit of a hoarder when it comes to buying gifts and I also love a bargain. This means that the Christmas sales (I do know it is May) are opportunities for me to squirrel away gifts to give people later in the year. They still have to be something I… Continue reading Alcohol and cake (the perfect combination?!)

Visits

A visit to Saffron Walden (also known as a trip to find a gift for me!)

I feel like I am going to say ‘I love…’ about a lot of things in the posts on this website, but I am purposefully looking for things that make me feel shiny, happy, or crazy (or all three). This weekend I went to Saffron Walden for the first time, where I stayed with the… Continue reading A visit to Saffron Walden (also known as a trip to find a gift for me!)

The unusual

Shark gifts – because such a thing actually exists!

Prior to December 2015, I had little idea that shark gifts were an actual thing but when I started doing some research during that month I became very glad it was! Shark Week – the start of the shark gifts I like taking the casual remark, glance at an item, or mention of a thing… Continue reading Shark gifts – because such a thing actually exists!