As sure a sign of summer as the first swallow in the sky, so the cry of ‘Mum, I’m bored!’ heralds the advent of the long school-less months ahead.
However, we’ve had some good ideas in our time and this year we’re determined to keep you all healthy, happy and sane with our Top 10 tips to help you make it through the emotional minefield that are the long summer months without school…
Interesting stuff
August 4th, 2010
No more groaning
on a summer holiday
July 7th, 2010
A right Royal occasion…
The world’s largest flower show celebrates its 20th anniversary among the regal splendour of Hampton Court Palace between 6 – 11th July 2010 and – guess what – we’re going to be there in person to witness this annual spectacular in all its glory.
July 6th, 2010
Loved Wimbledon?
A great two weeks tennis and the weather played a blinder too. Not that we saw too much of the sun ourselves, we were quite happy putting our feet up on the sofa watching the world’s leading professional athletes work up a sweat.
June 18th, 2010
Oh, Dad…
If he’s not (tell me he’s not!) Robot Dancing at the neighbour’s annual barbecue, he’s showing your new girlfriend photos of you as a baby eating your own nappy. Bad jokes, worse singing and cringe-making advice about the birds and the bees…that’s Dad. But just remember the free taxi service, long-haul family holidays and generous weekly allowance and you just have to wish him all the best for Father’s Day on Sunday 20th June.
June 15th, 2010
World Cup widows?
We feel your pain…
Has your other half started talking in riddles? It’s not the heat, it’s a recurring affliction that crops up every 4 years. It’s the start of the 2010 World Cup and if you’re not a fan of the footy, you’re in trouble.
May 27th, 2010
A bunch of reasons to visit the 2010 Chelsea Flower Show!
You don’t have to be Alan Titchmarsh to appreciate the beauty of the annual Chelsea Flower Show. Why, each year the 11-acre site is packed with over 157,000 enthusiasts from around the globe, keen to keep an eye on the emerging trends in what has become the hotbed of horticulture.
New plants are launched (including the…
March 17th, 2010
Everyone's Irish on March 17th
That’s what the sign reads in the Guinness Storehouse in St James’s Gate, Dublin.
Because, of course, 17th March is St Patrick’s Day – the day when the world celebrates the Emerald Isle, generally by drinking a few pints of the black stuff.
If you’re keen to join in the celebrations, but the classic Irish dry stout…
