Growing vegetables and chasing chickens

So even though it's been overcast most of the week we have had some great outdoors fun. We have spent a lot of time in the garden this week, de-weeding, attacking brambles which have seems to have just popped out of nowhere and getting our little borders ready for planting potatoes and onions. We have a lot of lovely mint in the garden, which I has grown so well and smells lovely and doesn't seem to get rated by slugs which is good - they too have started to take over our garden and the little man and I are on a mission to make it as naturally free from slugs as possible, we will be making and trying out some slug beer traps next week - will let you know how that goes. Planting our onion seeds Me and Mr A are a real team in the garden and he takes directions really well, I would dig the hole and he would pop in the onion seed - we must of planted about 50 seeds plus a bag of maris piper potato seeds, let's hope we have at least some kind of harvest. Our sunflower......

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Is Butlins the UK's Best Staycation?

Times are tough for many families, with finances being squeezed harder than ever. With households struggling to cover the basic cost of living, an annual holiday abroad has become something of a pipe dream. Don’t despair – you and your family will get away this year! The UK has lots to offer fun-loving families who are looking for affordable holidays closer to home. Butlins is one of the popular options, and here’s why: It’s Affordable Butlins breaks are designed to be affordable, with holiday options to suit all budgets. You can choose from standard, silver and gold apartments, as well as rooms and deluxe rooms. The Bognor Regis resort also has three fantastic hotels, including the brand new Wave hotel designed to appeal to families with 8-14 year olds. Cushelle are currently running a competition for you to win a family break to Bognor and try the Wave for free! Bognor Butlins When you add to the great value accommodation, affordable dining plans and the......

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The ultimate festival checklist: What to take with you

With large and small music festivals popping up around the country, many people will be enjoying a range of tunes in the great outdoors this summer. If you’re hoping to camp out, get muddy and see your favourite band, that’s wonderful, but don’t forget to take these essential items with you. It was important to make sure Mr A would not get sunburn when we were at Wychwood this year Sun cream Whether you’re going to Glastonbury or Bestival, it’s a good idea to pack a bottle of sun cream – just in case. Sure, some festivals seem to annually collide with an influx of unwanted rain, but it’s worth taking precautions in a bid to protect your complexion.  Cash and cards Most festivals have ATM machines on hand for your convenience, but they are often few and far between and come with long queues. Some even charge you to get money out, so remember to withdraw an adequate amount of funds before you go! As thefts are relatively high at this kind of event, you s......

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The Boys and Girls Club

So this week both John and I are doing outfit posts together - we usually do a Boys Club post once a week with all of Johns inspirations from the week but we decide to switch things up a bit. I picked up this lovely printed top in the Boden sale recently and it's really light and loose and perfect for summer. I finally got some new skinny jeans and I am loving the fit from my new Diesel Skinzee. Also rocking my thrifted and girted jacket and recycled Juju shoes, plus a little bag I have had for years. Laura wears Boden top, Diesel skineez jeans, Gifted jacket, Juju Shoes, Collection at Debenhams bag John went for a causal look, as we spent the day running around with the little man so he wanted something with layers incase we got warm during the day and opted for a Universal Works Shirt over a Folk t-shirt and Dockers Chinos which are both stylish and very durable. For shoes he went for the classic Jack Purcell converse. John wears Universal Works Shirt, Folk t-shir......

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How would you say I do?

So if you could do it all over again, if you had unlimited funds, great friends with a farm to spare or a fairy godmother that could magic the perfect place, weather and craft skills to help you with those personally touches, how would you do your wedding? Maybe you are the simple kind of girl like me that wouldn't want a fuss and pops down the to registry office, but then again one can still let their mind go wild and dream of inspiration weddings, the ring, the dress, the cake, the party? I started my Inspired Wedding pinterest board a while ago and here are my favourite dreamy styles for a bid day... I love floral headbands A beautiful rustic wedding I love natural colours with hints of grassy green and wild flower bouquets, hand made gifts, summery drinks and a simple but cute cake.... As you can tell I am a natural, vintage inspired kind of girl, although this looks needs to be done properly and with care, I have been to a few weddings where the little to......

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We are co-hosting the Friend Connect Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our little corner of the internet, if you have not been here before we are a creative little family who write at Side Street Style and would love for you to join us in the Friends Connect Blog Hop we are co-hosting today. We love to meet new followers, so please do leave a comment and you can follow us on Twitter , Pinterest ,  Instagram  and Bloglovin  as well as GFC and don't forget to say hi It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the Friend Connect Blog Hop! It's the time to meet new friends and find new blogs. You can choose to follow the cohosts in whatever way is best for YOU! Here are some of my favorite ways: GFC, BlogLovin', HelloCotton, RSS, Twitter, Facebook. Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we? RULES are simple: 1. Follow your host  The First link below 2. Follow your co-hosts  The Next 6 links below 3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post. 4. Make sur......

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Travel Throwback - Venice

Oh Venice, venice you stole my heart I was only there for a week, but what a beautiful beautiful place, it truly is one of the most romantic places in the world and how I hope John, Mr A and I can go back as a family. All photos taken by myself, to see more visit www.lcsphotographic.com...

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Homemade Goodness

So we love to eat good homemade food, I cook pretty much from scratch with all our meals and I try to use as much organic produce as I possibly can (and afford). We usually have an omelette at least once a week - with mushroom and spinach omelette being our favourite but this week I fancied a change and decided to try out making a filling Frittata for the family. I have to say it was nice not having to make three separate omelette and instead cook everything in one flan dish. So a Frittata is similar to a spanish omelette although this one is from Italy and contains vegetables, seasonings and cheese. Our very yummy Frittata Ingredients 200g New Potatoes, peeled and cubed 75g Red onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic 1/2 Red Pepper 1/2 Yellow Pepper 1 clove of garlic 1 tsp mixed herbs 100g Feta cheese, crumbled 5 free-range organic eggs 100ml Organic Milk/Soya Milk 1-2 tbsp olive oil Preheat oven to 190.C/375F/GasMark 5. Boil potatoes in saucepan for 10 minutes, then......

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Discover the real valleys

Mr A with a view of the Rhondda Valley So with the MTV show The Valleys coming to a close I felt it was time to share my thoughts about the "real" valleys. First of all we are renting a small cottage just outside Cardiff, it takes us 23 minutes from our front door to the city centre, on a good day it can be even less, which I have to say to get from any house to the heart of a city is not bad at all, yet our house falls within "the Valleys" but on the show they make out like it's a 100 miles away! We are on the commuter belt, a lot of people who live in this area commute everyday to Cardiff, the are all "making it" in the city, but they often opt to live outside the city due to house prices. I am not going to sugar coat the fact that there are parts of the Valleys that are deprived, lack good transport links, lack good facilities, where ever second shop is closed down and areas that have drug and teenage pregnancy problems, but is there not a p......

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