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Summer 2017 in Squares
Summer officially ended for us on Wednesday when LM went back to school. I’m fairly sure actual summer ended weeks ago since the weather has been rubbish since the start of July. Typical isn’t it? As a summer round up I’m going to share some of my favourite Instagram photos from Little Miss’ summer holidays as well as a round up with what we got up to. I can’t believe 6 weeks are over already! I don’t know abou other parents but it definitely went way too fast for me! Distant Adventures At the very start of the summer holidays we headed off to visit Bee and her family. We…
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Where in the World? – La Dimora dei Cherubini, Florence*
Over the last 5 years I’ve done many a Wanderlust Wishlist and Italy always stays in the top two places I want to visit. One of the places in Italy I really want to visit, along with Rome and Venice is, Florence. If I’m planning a trip to Florence I want to stay somewhere that represents the beauty of the area, just like La Dimora dei Cherubini. This luxurious B&B is in the heart of the city close to the Santa Maria Novella train station with a beautiful view of the cathedral. Or why not try the sister B&B, La Dimora del Centroa few steps from the Donatello’s Column of…
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Back to School
Tomorrow it’ll be a year to the day since Little Miss started Primary School. Today we walked hand in hand back to school for her to start Year 1. Summer went two fast, for both of us. We love being together, just the two of us and every day we grow even closer than I ever thought possible. Even though you’re no longer the youngest year at school, you still looked so small as you stood in line with all your peers. Maybe it’s the uniform that I deliberately bought to last the year, or maybe it’s the genetics on my mum’s side that means you’ll always be on the…
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GiftsOnline4U Personalised Port Gift Set Review
This isn’t the first time i’ve mentioned Christmas on the blog this year and it certainly won’t be the last. This year i’ve vowed to shop small so I’m hopefully going to be sharing some fantastic smaller online retailers on the blog over the next few months. Today I’m starting with GiftsOnline4U who contacted me earlier this month asking if I wanted to review something from their wonderful gift range. Of course I jumped at the opportunity to pick something out for one of my parents who are notoriously hard to buy for. A little background information on GiftsOnline4U, they are an online gift shop with more than 4500 personalised…
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5 Reasons You Should Get the Disney Dining Plan at Walt Disney World*
Wow, a Disney post on Cocktails in Teacups? It’s a rarity but I am trying to keep the magic alive on this blog and not just Livvy Bird Adventures. On occasion anyway. Last October when we headed out to Walt Disney World we had the Disney Dining Plan for the first time ever and after three tips without one I’m not sure I go without ever again. It was awesome knowing all my food was paid for before even arriving. When we head out in May we have one week where we have the DDP where we’ll do all our character dining and a second week without as we’ll be…
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5 Things to Avoid When Driving Long Distance*
The summer holidays are coming to an end and we’re rolling into the bank holiday weekend. The roads are going to be busy most days due to people heading away for a last minute break before school starts or coming back at the end of the summer. Some families travel miles to camp, attend festivals or even visit family and once you get out of the cities the scenery can look the same for miles on end. It’s easy to start feeling tired, or the kids to start getting bored. Today I’ve put together 5 things to avoid while driving long distance to help you have the most comfortable and…
