Thank the Lord for Charis!

After seeing my Blog Post about a last minute Christening present, Charis from Name Art www.nameart.co.uk sent me a tweet offering to do a rush order for me. (would just like to point out rushed order by no means meant less quality an item)

I ordered a Personalised Pirate Print, and I am really pleased with the service and communication from Charis herself.

I paid a little extra for postage so that it arrived in time for the weekend and boy was it worth it. Its a lovely Mounted Print, just perfect for the Little Boy who we bought it for. I'm really pleased with it and will be ordering something special for L for Xmas this year.

Will add Photos when uploaded off Phone.

Christening Presents

What do you buy? I don't want to buy something silver plated from H Samuel, everyone seems to do that (Past 3 Christenings I've been to did anyway) So I'm looking for something nice but different.

I wondered whether to have a look on the Name Art Website, www.nameart.co.uk Charis does a super job of her personalised products, (you can also follow her on twitter @Charisnameart but Ive left it a bit too late, the christening is this weekend.
With being away for the week I've totally forgotten about it and left it very last minute. Ooops.

I'm doing the sweets for the party www.n-b-n.co.uk is my website. But that's not something to keep to remember. If anyone has any ideas then please leave a comment, or send me a tweet @hobnobs_mummy on twitter.

Review - The Prince Llewelyn B&B

Stars - 5

Perfect. Bliss. Luxury.

These 3 words describe how beautiful this B&B is, its situated in the village of Aberffraw in Anglesey. A short walk down the road and you are standing alongside the river that feeds out into the sea, a perfect walk on a warm summers night, standing on the headland and looking across to Snowdonia. Its a view you would pay a lot of money for.

We stayed in one of the 2 family rooms on the top floor, it was lovely, the beds were the comfiest we have slept in in a long time (we had twin beds rather than the double, Hubby was getting on my nerves too much....joke) the Bedding was luxurious, plumped up pillows and a squishy quilt, my idea of heaven. The En suite had a double width power shower which our toddler decided was the perfect paddling pool.

The Couple who own the B&B, Rodger & Mary are so lovely, there wasn't anything too big an ask of them, they were very welcoming and especially at breakfast time took time out of their busy schedule to talk to us and entertain our daughter.

It was a shame that we only stayed for one night, as it would have been lovely for a few more nights. The breakfast was lovely, there was a welcome tray of biscuits, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, even shower gel and shampoo in the shower. (wouldn't get that in a travelodge)

You truly do get what you pay for and much more.

There are no Pros and Cons to this review, both myself and my husband are in agreement that there wasn't any negative aspect to our stay, apart from the room being on the 2nd floor so he had to carry the suitcases up (but it was good exercise for him)

I would highly recommend this B&B to anyone thinking of staying in Anglesey, you wont be disappointed.

The link to their website is below, if you do book tell them HobnobsMummy sent you :)

http://www.angleseybandb.co.uk/index.asp

Review – Lactofree Milk

So I'm Lactose and Dairy Intolerant, I thought it was just the Lactose at first but then after trying other Dairy Products such as Goats Milk and even Soya Milk, I was still having the same reactions. My 1 year old daughter is the same, she cant tolerate Soya products or Dairy Products.

I first tried Lactofree products about a year or so ago when they first hit the supermarket shelves, I was very impressed with the quality of the product, the taste and the way it was presented. It was nice to be able to enjoy a “milk” flavoured yoghurt rather than the lumpy soy ones.

It tastes nicer than “normal” milk, it tastes cleaner?

Every now and again I like to have a little treat, a Coffee with a dash of milk, I'll have a swig of Piriton Syrup afterwards to help with the reaction. (can’t take the tablets, they are coated in lactose) The UHT Sachets are perfect for this, as then I'm not opening a whole carton of milk and wasting it.

I follow the company on my twitter page (I'm @hobnobs_mummy by the way in case you didn't already know) The company are @Lactofree on twitter, They do giveaways, they have recipes made with Lactofree products, and are genuinely informative and will answer any questions you have about their products.

I would also suggest signing up to their website and email list, I often receive vouchers for money off their products. www.lactofree.co.uk

Yesterday in the post I received a gift from Lactofree, a box of 100 Sachets of UHT Lactofree Milk. (Thank you Lactofree!)  If you, Dear Reader, have lactose intolerance and have yet to try the products, let me know and I can share my winnings with you .

Writing a letter to Estate Agents

So I need a bit of help, We have been with our Estate agents for a year now and our flat has been sold twice and the buyers dropped out twice, we have a pathetic excuse of a company as our agents, and have realised now really is the time to walk away and try someone else.

But I have no idea how to write the “we are taking our property off the market” letter. Where do I start? How do I word it? Do i complain from start to finish or just do it simply and say “thanks but you were crap”?

Windows Live Writer–Any Opinions?

So i've decided to give Live Writer a try, makes sense as most of the time I think of something normal to say and maybe even slightly witty, I'm not online. So at least this will save it for later on for me when I am.
I just wondered what everyone else's experiences were of it? if you prefer to use the actual blog website or if you prefer to use the Windows Writer.

Hotel Review - Travelodge Chester Warrington Road

Stars - 3 and a Half.

Pros -
* Next door to a Toby Carvery, Excellent Food served throughout the day, and Carvery style breakfast (go back as many times as you like) in the morning. Cheap as Chips too.
* Short driving distance to Chester City Centre for Tourist Attractions
* Short driving distance to Cheshire Oaks for Outlet Shopping and the Colliseum for Restaurants and Nightlife.
* If you book in advance can get it for a really reasonable price, we paid £39 per night and that was just right.

Cons -
* It has just been taken over by Travelodge, it used to be owned by Innkeepers Lodge, it does need some cosmetic updating but for comfort and space we couldnt complain.
* We were given a  pillow each, and when asked at reception for some more pillows and towels (we werent given any for L) we were told there wasnt anymore due to there being a lot of families staying over that night. Now I can understand the pillows maybe, but no towels? Seriously?
*We were staying in a "family" room, so therefore you would expect it to be child friendly, there were no plug socket covers, tables were low and just the right height for L to walk into, the spare bed was situated underneath the window, which is no good if you want some air in the night, the children will freeze.
* The bathroom tiles were falling off the wall under the sink unit.

Overall Review -

We would stay here again, but wouldnt pay more than £30 per night for it. Or even better book to stay when they have their super saver deals on or sales.
The Toby Carvery was very Toddler friendly and the staff there were lovely and at £5 before 7pm or £7 afterwards it was a bargain.


Accomodation Details -
www.travelodge.co.uk