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I'm Roseanne :) 33. Married to Tim πŸ’— I'm a Harry Potter fanatic ⚑ and a Bookworm πŸ“š I started this blog to document our wedding planning and its grown from there!

Happy 6 Year Wedding Anniversay to us πŸ’—

Hi guys πŸ‘‹πŸ»

So some of you may know, many of you will not, that I started this blog back in 2015 (what 😱) to document our wedding planning.

Well, here we are 7 years later on our 6th Wedding anniversary.

Time really does fly!

11.06.11

11.06.16

11.06.22

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We celebrated our anniversary at Waveny River Centre.

We stayed in a Glamping Pod for 2 nights over the weekend of our anniversary. It is lovely there, we really enjoy it and all the facilities are great. We have been a few times now, staying in various accomodations, the Pods are definitely one of my faves.

We forgot our swimming stuff this time so we couldn’t use the pool (Rookie error!!) But we did discover a Ferry and a whole new walking route with a Suffolk Wildlife Trust centre/cafe halfway round – that was great!

We did end up a little sunburnt though! Oops.

We had great weather, chilled out and had some lovely breakfasts whilst we were there.

We also stopped off at this lovely Farm Cafe ‘The Broken egg’ which we love. It does the BEST cream tea – so it was great to have that again!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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The Platinum Jubilee πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‘‘

Happy Platty Joobs day everyone! I hope you are having fun celebrating this special occasion in British History!

Friday 3rd June 2022

(& if you aren’t – I hope you are having a great Friday anyways)

I love the Queen so I thought it would be fun to have a little afternoon party to celebrate on the Official Platinum Jubilee day.

So, I organised an Afternoon Tea Garden party at my parents house, for all our immediate fambizzle to attend.

And it was great fun!

There was lots of decorations!

There was lots of food!

I even made the Official Platinum Jubilee dessert – Lemon & Amaretto Trifle. Pretty chuffed with how it turned out to be honest!! & we had a laugh ceremoniously bringing it to the table with the National Anthem haha 🀣

And lots of fun! Hanging out, enjoying the treats, listening to music and making crafts and playing games with the kids.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ‘‘

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Harry Potter Birthday Haul βš‘

Hey guys πŸ‘‹πŸ»

So, its finally happened – I’m in my 30’s 🎈

It was our 31st Birthday earlier this month and I thought I would share with you some of the cool Harry Potter bits that I got given.

Let’s go!

Some of these recipes look super cool – I do love baking so fingers crossed I can do them justice. They will be fun to try nether the less.

These two items were on my list, from my husband. The Triwizard tournment top is really cool and understated and I love that you can choose your Hogwarts house (Gryffindor ofc) and get your name on the back.

The fourth HP film is one of my faves too.

I also loved this little Niffler badge, its so pretty and cool! Plus, Nifflers are adorable.

Have you seen the new Fantastic Beasts film?? It’s great!!

I also got this cool illustrated copy of the book ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’. I love these illustrated versions, they are such a cool item to add to my collection.

The illustrations are beautiful and I find them way more interesting to read than the originals now πŸ˜‚

And finally, I got a really cool Hogwarts house towel. This is ideal for when I go swimming at my local pool.

Fun Fact: My Hogwarts House on Pottermore, last time I did the quiz, was Ravenclaw.

You can’t beat a little HP Haul!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Book review πŸ“š

Here is my April Book Club Book Review.

The Hunting Party By Lucy Foley

SYNOPSIS

A group of old Oxford friends celebrates their annual reunion at a lodge in the remote Scottish Highlands. With an impending blizzard on the way, the nostalgia ends abruptly when one of them is murdered.

THEMES

β€’Friendship β€’Jealousy β€’Betrayal

PROS

β€’Short Chapters, my favourite kind β€’ Very gripping, interesting Chapters β€’You learnt lots of new information about the characters here and there which added to the twists and turns of the book – and there were a few!!

CONS

β€’There are a lot of different characters that make up the friendhship group, in this story. It got a little confusing at the start remembering who was married to who, who was bestfriends with who, how did they meet etc. I made lots of notes on the back page of the book.

Would you recommend it?

Yes / No πŸ‘πŸ»

Rating out of 5 Stars?

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Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Ⓣⓗⓔ Ⓔⓐⓒⓣⓔⓑ β’½β“žβ“›β“˜β““β“β“¨β“’ πŸ°

Hi guys πŸ‘‹πŸ»

I hope you have all had a lovely Easter.

I have very much enjoyed the break and in true Roseanne’s blog fashion I thought I would put together a little Easter Diary.

So, heres what I’ve been up to.

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How did you spend your Easter Weekend/ break?

I hope you had a good time 🌈

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Book Review πŸ“š

Here is my March Book Club Book Review.

The Sanitorium by Sarah Pearse

SYNOPSIS

Elin, A British Police Officer, taking a break from work, visits Le Sommet hotel in the Swiss Alps – the hotel was previously a Sanitorium.

Soon into her visit we learn of family trauma, fractured relationships – and then people start to go missing… people are being picked off, but who is the culprit??

THEMES

β€’Dishonesty β€’Deception

PROS

β€’Short Chapters β€’Gripping β€’A Page Turner β€’ Lots of Twists & Turns

CONS

β€’Poor Character Development β€’Anti-Climatic Ending (in my opinion)

Would you recommend it?

Y/N πŸ‘πŸ»

Rating out of 5:

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Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Spring/Summer Lookbook 🌸

Anybody else looking to Summer and Sunnier days… I don’t wanna get ahead of myself haha but o’well πŸ˜‚πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈ

Spring has sprung!

I’ve been having a little browse so here’s a lil Spring/Summer lookbook.

Black Floral Button Front Sleeveless Crop Jumpsuit

Β£26.99 – New Look

Oversized Heavy Checked Shirt

Β£16 – Boohoo

Casual Blush Pink Dungarees

Β£12.99 – Shein

Blue Daisy Embroidered High Waist Adalae Wide Leg Jeans

Β£36.99 – New Look

Jersey Frill Tiered Midi Smock Dress (Various colours)

Β£19.99 – New Look

Dalmation Print Maxi Skirt

Β£11.49 – Shein

Occasion floral embroidery wrap skater dress

Β£24 – Boohoo

Brown Leopard Print Strappy Oversized Jumpsuit

Β£23.99 – New Look

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Biscoff Chocolate Crispy Bars πŸ«

Hi guys πŸ‘‹πŸ»

So, here is another blog post, and this time I thought I would do a lil baking- it’s been too long.

These no bake Biscoff bars and super easy, super quick and partly inspired by loads of random videos that I have seen on Tik Tok… so there is no real ‘recipe’ as such.

Here is what you’ll need:

β€’Rice Crispies

β€’Smooth Biscoff/Biscuit spread

β€’Dark Chocolate

Recipe:

1. Slowly melt the biscoff spread jn a bowl, in the microwave – this took about 45 seconds.

2. Mix in the Rice Crispies until they are fully covered and start to combine.

3. Push the mixture into a tin and make sure it is all compact.

4. Freeze for at least 30/45 minutes.

5. Slowly melt your dark chocolate. I do this in the microwave at 30 second increments.

4. Allow the chocolate to cool.

5. Take the crispy block out of the freezer and slice into finger sized pieces. Be quick or it will warm up too much. Place back in the freezer whilst you prep the chocolate.

6. Carefully pour/spoon the chocolate over the crispy fingers.

7. Place on some non stick baking parchment to cool.

8. Bon apeiti!

These were a big hit with my husband, he really enjoyed them.

Mine don’t look the best, but they taste great!

Great for any chocoholics out there!!!

Let me know if you give them a go! Happy Baking.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Book Review πŸ“š

So, I’ve always wanted to be part of a Book club and this week that dream came true.

A lovely local cafe near me runs a book club and I found out about it after having a chat with the cafe owner. I was so excited when she mentioned that they run one as its a lovely little cafe and easy for me to get to. My twin sister joined with me.

It was SO awesome!! I can’t wait for the next meeting and to start our new book.

I’ve decided that since we will discuss these books in more detail, these will be the books that I do a little review of. This means I have one a month to write about/recommend (hopefully) to you guys.

So, here is the first book that I read for the book club… February 2022!

22 Britannia Road By Amanda Hodgkinson

SYNOPSIS

This book follows the story of Janusz, Silvana
and their son Aurek from Poland.
The story goes back and forth from the past, when they first met, when war broke out, and during the war, as well as the present when they are trying
to rebuild their lives after the war.
We find out how it has
affected them, their relationship, and
their relationship as a family,
as well as the secrets that they
have carried along the way.

THEMES

β€’Family β€’Survival β€’Love β€’War

PROS

β€’Easy to read
β€’Interesting insight into
the impact of war on the
women and children.
β€’Mixture of past & present.

CONS

β€’Quite sad in
parts
β€’Geography of
Ipswich wasn’t spot
on

Would you recommend it?

Y/N πŸ‘πŸ»

Especially to anyone who lives in the local area of Ipswich.

Rating out of 5:

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Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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Children’s Mental Health Week πŸ§ 

Mental health is aboutΒ how we think, feel and act. Just like physical health: everybody has it and we need to take care of it.

Mind (2021)

We all have good days and bad days, and mental health is very much a spectrum of feeling.

Good mental health is when we are feeling positive and calm as well as feeling confident in what we do.

Bad mental health is very much a feeling of being out of control, overwhelmed and unable to cope with your feelings, this is often reflected in your actions.

“Mental health is on a spectrum – we can be ill and struggling and well and functioning. It constantly changes which can be exhausting, but it’s also a reminder that things will change for the better again.”

Mind (2021)

There are lots of different ways to help promote and nuture a good mental state in children, which will then form a good basis later in life.

Of course trauma, events, things out of our control etc can influence our mental health at any point, but being able to deal with this and recognise it in yourself is so important – especially in children and young people.

Get talking…

Here are some great books that are a good talking point for mental health and wellbeing discussions with children.

‘Confidence is my superpower’ by Alicia Ortego
‘Lucy’s blue day’ by Chris Poke
‘Monty the Manatee’ by Natalie Pritchard and Natalie Merheb.
‘Kindness is my superpower’ by Alicia Ortego.
‘Whs’s going on inside my head’ by Molly Potter
‘How are you feeling today’ by Molly Potter.

These are great for children to read/look at themselves, as part of a storytime, to aid/prompt classroom discussions or as part of an activity/activity tray (See below my tuff tray)

Useful links:

https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health/

https://www.place2be.org.uk/

There is alway’s help out there.

Don’t suffer in silence.

Everyone is different.

Your feelings are valid.

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Until Next Time,

Roseanne πŸ™‚

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