Month: March 2015

• March 31, 2015

  How to Choose Better Sheet Maps (Maps Part 2)

  

  Something nobody ever talks about is buying a map. For city-hoppers, who fly everywhere, there’s probably little need for the various types of maps I’m going to talk about. If you’re driving from A to B, however, or you’re buying a map for walking or cycling, you need a good map so you don’t end…
• March 30, 2015

  Meat Free Monday: Pasta Scossese

  I am away in the Scottish Highlands until Friday evening. I will not be able to reply to or approve comments until I get back. My posts are all pre-set to go live Mon-Wed, I will not be posting Thursday/Friday this week. As it’s fitting with where I am when you’ll be reading this, I’ve…
• March 29, 2015

  Should you get a bunny for Easter?

  So there’s obviously a lot of topical debate at the moment about whether anyone should get a rabbit at all over Easter. I wrote a cautionary tale about impulse buying a rabbit and believing that a child has the maturity to care for one over a long period of time. I’ve also written about getting…
• March 28, 2015

  Hair: What do I use between the silver shampoos?

  To get silver hair, and maintain my silver hair, what do I use between the silver shampoo? It’s a good question because silver hair is REALLY high-maintenance and there’s a lot you need to do to keep it looking ethereal and shiny. First off, I need to explain something important. To look after your silver…
• March 27, 2015

  The Easter Bunny

  Trigger Warning: This story may trigger feelings that you need to help animals in some way, shape or form. My earliest memories are of my mother, my brothers and sisters. We had shared a womb. So comfortable and soft, I felt perfectly safe and happy with them. Sometimes we would push each other out of…
• March 26, 2015

  ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN THURSDAY: BEARD TUTORIAL

  So it’s ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN THURSDAY!!! That means… I can post about anything. Since I uploaded a youtube video today showing the world how to do a better makeup beard (I already did a more simple tutorial here for the less adventurous), I thought I’d share it with y’all since I know you’re all dying…
• March 25, 2015

  Wedding Wednesday: Why do you want a wedding?

  Starting off my new weekly Wedding Wednesday slot, I thought I would begin where people ought to – with questioning why anybody would want a wedding at all. Getting married for the right reasons is like doing anything for the right reasons – it’s a good, strong foundation on which to build.  For sure, we…
• March 24, 2015

  How to Buy a Better European Road Atlas

  Choose the right map 1: The big road atlas This post uses affiliate links.  By purchasing anything through them, you are helping to support this blog being able to continue.  All opinions are 100% my own and I am using the links to show you specific products so you know what I think is worth buying…
• March 23, 2015

  Meat Free Monday: Pasta Italiano

  So in the first of my new posting schedule, today’s recipe is Pasta Italiano.  It’s a dish inspired by my visits to Italy.  It’s a fairly simple one, but perhaps it’s a good place to start: (OBT) means Optional But Tasty. Notes: You can substitute the pasta for broccoli or cauliflower in this, if you…
• March 22, 2015

  Future Post Plans

  Hey readerinos and literati, So I’ve been absolutely blown away with the support for my blog – readership and views DOUBLED this month compared to the last three!  And there’s a third of this month still left!  I’m really excited about what I’m going to do to take this blog into the future, so here’s…