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A weekend of fun 🎆😱👍

This weekend we’ve had lots of fun, friends, fireworks, frights, family & food! My idea of a great weekend. 

It started on Friday evening with us going to the fireworks in Sproughton with friends. We grabbed some hot food & drinks and watched the fireworks together, they were really good. We had sparklers afterwards and then checked out the toasty bonfire 🎆🔥

On Saturday me, Tim, Sarah & four other friends went to Scaresville at Kentwell Hall! I’ve never been to anything like that before and it was brilliant! It’s basically a horror live action experience with sets and scarers. I have never jumped & screamed so much in my entire life 😄😱

The location, sets & actors are fab and you really feel like you are in a horror film. It lasted for an hour & a half and for how good it was £27 was a bargin! I can’t wait to go again next year 😱

Here are some pics of the ‘Unfairground’ where you wait for your scare experience to begin!

And a group selfie to prove we made it out alive! 

Sunday saw a visit from this little guy…

Noah, my eldest nephew came round for a play with Auntie RoRo & Uncle TT on Sunday morning. 

He loved the new Mr Kipling cake stand I had got him and we also played some instruments together & did some colouring too.

We stopped for lunch & a spot of Peppa pig before dropping him back off home.

It was lovely to see him as always 💙

Once we had dropped Noah home we made our way to The Swan at Westerfield for Tim’s nannas birthday meal. It was nice to see some of the family & to enjoy some yummy food. 

My main was Spinach & buffalo ricotta ravioli in a tomatoe sauce.

Tim had the cheese & bacon steak burger with chips & onion rings.

Dessert was my favourite though…

Baked white chocolate tart with berry compote & vanilla ice cream

 Hands down one of the best desserts I’ve had in ages👌

Tim had the double chocolate pot 🍫

We spent the rest of Sunday chilling out together, eating snacks & binge watching the big bang theory (Do we really have to go to work tommorrow?!? 😣)

What did you get up to this weekend? 

Until next time, 

Roseanne 🙂

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Clothes Haul 

I recently had a bit of a shopping spree, online & in store and I thought I would share my purchases with you.

The H&M items were bought online (thankfully they all fitted!) The Primark & Asda items were bought in store.

 I used to wish that Primark did online shopping as we never got the full range in our Primark, however since our store has expanded we always have such awesome stuff, very dangerous 🙈

I’ll start with Primark 🎒

Reptile patch purse £5

I love the autumnal colours of burgundy, green & beige on this purse. 

Oatmeal ribbed jumper £12 

I bought this in a size bigger so that it was oversized.

Cosy Harry Potter socks with ‘Muggle’ written on them.

And the item that made my day.. 

Harry Potter onesie £10

My dream onesie!!☇ I’ve been wanting a new one ready for the cold weather & winter nights. 

H & M

Light grey penguin motif jumper £14.99

This jumper is so cute, the penguins are holding flippers 💗

Heart patterned blouse £12.99

Ive been looking for a heart blouse for ages & this is so cute ♡

Dusty pink blouse £12.99

This blouse is a really soft, sheer material.

Pink, sparkly textured knit jumper £17.99

I didn’t actually realise this was sparkly before I bought it as it didn’t really say anywhere on the description, however I actually really like the sparkliness (not sure that’s a word!) I bought it in a medium so that it was oversized.

Long sleeved stripe jersey top £12.99

I love navy & white striped tops and this is a slightly thicker than normal top that is really comfy.

Short coat in bottle green £17.99

This is really nice as a light jacket or smart coat for work. I love the colour, very this season & one of my fave colours. This was originally £29.99 so I saved £12! I’d say go grab one quickly but its gone back up to full price now already.

small shoulder bag £7.99

This bag is so cute, perfect if you just want a little bag to take out and I love the badge detailing on the front.

ASDA

Black bobble hat & gloves.

There are the only hats I wear and are great for staying cosy & wrapped up in winter. These gloves are perfect as they can either be fingerless or mittens, this is great for me for work 👍

I hope you’ve enjoyed this blog post! 

What clothes are you loving atm?

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Holiday Glamping fun 🏕

In the half term me, my husband Tim, Sister Sarah, her husband Dan & their kiddies Noah & Casey went on a little holiday together. 

We decided to go to Wavney River Centre in Norfolk to stay in one of their ‘Escape pods’ for a couple of nignts Thurs-Sat. My sister and her family had previously stayed there and loved it so we thought why not!

Here’s our pod…

Me & Tim had the top bunk whilst Sarah & Dan had the beds either side, with the children in the middle.

It may look small but you don’t feel like you squished considering there were 4 adults and 2 small children in our one. It’s all made of wood which is lovely and they have a nice homey feel to them.

Tim loved chilling out on the bunk 👍

There is lots to do on site at Wavney River Centre! They have a swimming pool with a jacuzzi, a lovely children’s play area and a pub/resturant that serves delicious food & drinks.

Little Casey had his first swim during the holiday which he seemed to enjoy & Noah loved dipping his toes into the jacuzzi.

There were a few things to do nearby too, within driving distance (I would say having a car is essential if you are staying there) 

We took the kiddies to the Oasis Camel Park. 🐪🐫

We saw lots of animals…

…but, Tim was the only one brave enough to feed them.

We made it out of the maze…

…I made a new friend…

& we took a train ride 🚂🚃

Camel selfie 👍🐫

It was a fun day! We went swimming again afterwards & had smores in the evening after some yummy food at the resturant.

On the Saturday we met up with my other sister & her husband at Pleasurewood hills for their ‘Pleasurewood Chills’ event. There were lots of spooky decorations, rides & an awesome fireworks display to finish the night!

The fireworks display was really good..🎆

We rounded off the holiday with a meal together at the Harvester nearby! It was such a good holiday, I didn’t want it to end.

What did you get up to in half term?

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂 

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Creepy cupcakes for Halloween 🕸👻

Inspired by Zoellas vlog and bake off I had a go at some creepy cupcakes ready for my sister Halloween film day/night. To see what we got up to for this take a look at my sisters blog post here.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 4tbspWater boiling
  • 40gCocoa powder
  • 3Egg(s) (free range)
  • 175gButter (unsalted)softened
  • 165gUnrefined golden caster sugar 
  • 115gSelf-raising white flour
  • 1tspBaking powder rounded 

    You can also find the recipe here 🍰

    I love Mary’s recipes as she goes for the ‘mix it all in together’ approach, which makes life a lot easier for even the most serious of bakers! 

    I started by weighing out all my ingredients carefully…

    I prepped the chocolate writing fluid next by placing it in a jug of boiling water.

    This helps the chocolate inside to melt ready for your piping. I would recommended buying two tubes of this if you haven’t done much piping as I used loads just practicing and then I ran out🙈

    Once everything was ready I used my food processor (lazy I know!) to combine all the ingredients.

    The mixture looks silky and smooth when it’s combined, good enough to eat like that!!

    I like to use an ice cream scoop to put an even amount of mixture in each cupcake case. I couldn’t find any funky Halloween cases so I opted for spooky silver ones.

    Whilst they were cooking I attempted piping…

    Once my baking prong came out clean from the cupcakes I popped them on the cooling rack, the house smelt divine.

    I cheated with ready prepared chocolate buttercream as I was pushed for time but the recipe I have linked includes what you’ll need to make chocolate buttercream too.

    Here they are…

    The piping isn’t great but I tried my best! Some didn’t go to plan so I improvised with shop bought ghost marshmallows to top half of them 👻

    I got very excited when Zoella herself liked my picture of my cupcakes 🤗

    Screenshot it of course haha 🙈

    For Zoellas vlog on how to make these cupcakes follow this link- Zoella

    I hope you enjoyed this blog post!

    What’s your favorite thing about Halloween? 🎃

     

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    Lush Halloween 👻🎃

    Lush Halloween special 🕸🎃👻

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    I love lush at the best of times, I’m a sucker for a bath, so the fact that they have brought out a Halloween themed range was a great excuse to buy some new products.

    I brought two of their Halloween specials, the Sparkly Pumpkin Bath bubble bar and the Boo bath melt.

    The Sparkly pumpkin 🎃

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    This is a beautiful smelling, fruity scented bath bubble bar with a hint of warm cinnamon. I love how Sparkly it is and it turns your bath an awesome orange colour. Simple crumble under the running bath water for soothing bubbles to fill your bath and a yummy scent to fill the whole room. This is £3.95.

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    Next up is the cute little ghost bath melt, “BOO”. This is a fresher scented bath bomb, filled with cocoa butter, it makes the bath smell really creamy and your skin feels super soft too. It…

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    Afternoon tea 🍰☕

    One of my favourite meals has to be afternoon tea and my mum enjoys it too so, when a offer came up on Groupon for Afternoon tea at Patisserie Valerie I thought why not! The Groupon was for afternoon tea for 2, £19 instead of £25.

    Me & my mum decided to go this week as it was almost the end of the voucher validity and it’s half term.

    I was really looking forward to this and we weren’t disappointed!

    Here’s the 3 tier cake stand of treats! 

    The bottom tier consisted of little finger sandwiches (cucumber, ham & mustard, smoked salmon, chicken & pesto, egg & cress) as well as a little vegetable tartlet each.

    The middle tier was the scones with clotted cream and jam. you get a mini plain and fruit scone each which was nice.

    The top tier is all about cake. You got a mini chocolate eclair each (mum swapped hers for a coffee macaroon as she doesn’t eat chocolate) a chocolate mousse cake slice, a Carrot & walnut slice, a fruit mousse slice and a mini Victoria sponge. 

    I’ve had afternoon tea a few times at the Salthouse hotel in Ipswich, this is quite a high end version at £17.50 each but I have to say I was very impressed with Patisserie Valerie’s. The selection was nice with lots of different sandwiches, yummy cakes & different scones too. Great value for money 👍

    Definatly one to try if you are a fan of afternoon tea like me.

    Where have you tried afternoon tea? Any recommendations?

    Until next time, 

    Roseanne 🙂

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    A relaxing bath 🛀🎃

    I love a bath! So I thought I would do a little blog post about my bath today & how I like it.

    I like to run a nice hot bath first and then choose a scent for my burner & a bath bomb.

    I went for my ‘Aromatherapy’ scent for my burner as it smells just like a spa, soooo relaxing 🕯

    I thought it would be good to use my Halloween, autumnal Lush bath bomb. I mentioned this in my ‘Lush Haul’ blog post, so don’t forget to check that! 

    This bomb is called ‘Oh My! Pie!’ And was £3.95 🍂🍊🍁🎃

    It smells SO lovely. It has hints of pumpkin & cinnamon although this is quite subtle. The main scent is sweet vanilla, so good! 

    Here it goes …

    When it fizzes it looks really cool as the face of the pumpkin is really prominent, it’s a bit spooky 🎃

    This doesn’t create as much bubbles as the bath bars but leaves a lovely vibrant orange colour to the water and it smells great.

    (Excuse my bathroom floor & the paint brush that you can see in this picture, we are currently doing some home decor)

    I love how seasonal this is and I will definatly be looking out for more of Lush’s seasonal products from now on, roll on Christmas!  

    Any bath isn’t complete without a good book to read as you relax and soak. I am currently reading ‘Sleepless in Manhattan’ By Sarah Morgan. 

    It’s such an easy read and I was pleased to find out that there are more books that follow the same characters in a sort of series.

    I love the New York setting too, it’s really cool. 🗽🌇🌉

    Here’s the blurb just to give you a little insight…

    ‘Cool, calm and competent, events planner Paige Walker loves a challenge. But when she loses the job she loves, Paige must face her biggest challenge of all – going it alone. 

    Except launching her own events company is nothing compared to hiding her crush on Jake Romano – her brother best friend, one of New Yorkshire most eligible bachelors… and the only man who’s ever broken her heart.

    When Jane offers Paige’s fledgling company a big chance, the ever present chemistry between them starts giving her Sleepless nights. But could Paige be the girl to make the man who trusts no-one take a chance on forever! 

    There’s no better way to start the day 👌

    Until next time,

    Roseanne 🙂

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    Pretty as a picture 📸

    Hey! Here are some pretty pictures that I have taken myself of things around our home, decorations & places in my home town.

    In some I have used filters & others are natural.

    Pretty in pink 🌸

     A stormy waterfront ⛈

    The colours of Autumn 🍁🍂🍊🎃

    My home town 🌆

    Flower power 🏵🌼🌿

    Sunrise 🌄

    Autumn display 

    Bird cages 🕊💡

    Red sky in the morning, Shepherds warning.

    Pumpkin 🍊🎃

    Night night 🌃


    I hope you enjoyed my snaps ☝📷

    Until next time, 

    Roseanne 🙂

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    Autumn lookbook 🛍

    Here are a few things that I am loving this month! Some I have purchased and some I am (trying) to restrain myself from buying right away! 

    I love the season of Autumn 🍁🍂🍊

    Autumnal decorations are from TK Maxx

    Here they are…

    Boohoo £14

    Boohoo £15

    Boohoo £15

    Boohoo £22

    Boohoo £18

    Boohoo £6

    Primark £25

    Primark £23

    Primark £6

    Primark 

    H & M £7.99

    H & M £14.99

    H & M £14.99

    O.P.I  ‘Don’t toy with me’ £11.95

    Bourjois liquid lipstick matte ‘plum plum girl’ £8.99

    O.P.I ‘Stay off the lawn!!’ £12

    No 7 Stay perfect ‘Temptress’ 

    Nows the time to wrap up & be cosy 🎃 
    Until next time, 

    Roseanne 🙂

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    What I eat in a day 🍴🤗

    As you may or may not know from my blog, I follow the Slimming World plan. 

    Disclaimer: This isn’t a plug for Slimming World! I just want to show you what I can eat in a day on this plan, how yummy some of the food is & some of the food & snacks I enjoy the most 👍

    Let’s start with my favourite meal, breakfast! 

    A standard breakfast for me is something along the lines of Weetabix or porridge topped with banana or berries. On the weekends I love having a cooked brekky but during the week this hits the spot 👌

    This is usually accompanied with a coffee or tea ☕

    Snacks

    Now working in a school means that we have a break time mid morning. I am usually quite hungry by then and there are a few things I like to have for Snack… I obviously don’t have these all on the same day, these are just some of my faves.

    Crisps: Aldi Sour cream & chive pitta crisps 5.5 syns 

    Aldi honey and granola bites 1 syn each

    Mallow & Marsh bar, raspberry marshmallow covered in dark chocolate 7 syns 

    Lots of fruit 🍊🍌🍎🍏🍐🍓

    Lunch

    Here’s a typical lunch for me, I obviously mix it up as I’m not one of these people who can have the same lunch, day in, day out.

    This yummy salad bowl consisted of salad leaves, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red cabbage & beetroot served with chicken slices, ham & cottage cheese.

    I will usually have a mugshot alongside a salad as well as some more fruit & a Yoghurt too.

    Dinner 

    This was one of the yummiest Slimming World meals I have made so far, Crispy chicken with loaded potatoes skins & homemade coleslaw 😋

    The Crispy coating is made from dipping the chicken in beaten egg & then coating it in seasoned Smash powder. I filled the potatoes skins with a mix of the potatoes, spring onion, ham, cheese, salt & pepper. Tasty!

    I made the coleslaw using a combination of shredded Carrot, onion & red cabbage mixed with light mayo. 

    I hope you enjoyed this post! If you would like any of the recipes in full let me know 👍

    Until next time,

    Roseanne 🙂

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