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I'm a Brit (hence my "colourful" spelling) and I live in a traditional English village in the West Country with rolling green hills and a few sheep. I have 5 children, ranging from 22 to 1 year old and am a qualified secondary school teacher, specialising + more bio information

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Health & Fitness > Vision Product reviews: Acuvue 1-Day moist contact lenses: 1 of 1
Although I've worn contact lenses for more than twenty years, I never got on with anything other than soft lenses right from the start. I had some non-disposables, but they kept falling out and I lost them, so that got expensive. So after a few years of giving up, I tried again, this time with daily disposables. Great! What ... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning Clothing Product reviews: Bosch Tumble Dryer WTE 84103GB: 1 of 1
We have just spent the weekend with my sister-in-law and she has just bought this Bosch tumble dryer.She bought it from a high street electrical store and paid 349 (almost $700) for it. Gulp! I have done a web trawl and can get it for less - 309 + delivery is my best find so far (but that's still $600). But my goodness - it'... More..
Travel > Hotel Reviews Hotel reviews: Swallow St. George Hotel, Harrogate, England: 1 of 1
I have just stayed at this hotel for one night, on business. Harrogate is a beautiful city in the North of England. LOCATION The hotel is very easy to find, being on the A61 through Harrogate (the Ripon Road). It is centrally located so you can walk into the touristy bits of Harrogate from here if you want. It is right next ... More..
Travel > Hotel Reviews Hotel reviews: Four Seasons Hotel at the First Residence, Cairo: 1 of 1
I stayed here for four nights on my honeymoon and it is absolutely the best hotel in Cairo in my opinion. Actually not just mine - travelling business class I was waiting in the check in line talking to someone who lived in Cairo checking in first class who asked me which hotel and immediately said - "oh, that's the one to s... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Accessories Product reviews: Mamas and Papas Pushchair, Pliko P3 Advance: 1 of 1
I bought the Pliko P3 as I like the idea of the Viaggio car seat being able to clip straight onto it, but after that stage being left with a perfectly useful umbrella folding one-hand-one-foot-see-your-toddler-right-through sort of push chair. I checked I could hold a large baby in one hand and fold up the pushchair in the o... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Product reviews: Zanussi ZDT6255 Dishwasher: 1 of 1
I have had this dishwasher for 6 months without any problems. It costs about GBP360 ($720). It is an integrated one, so looks great in the kitchen as you can't tell it's there! The controls are all on the edge of the door - so you really don't see it's a dishwasher if it's closed. It has five different settings, though to be... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips Product reviews: Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile V5505 notebook computer: 1 of 1
This is a good example of a mid-range, mid-price lap top that will do what you need it to do, without over-spec-ing for the ordinary user, and costing more than you need to pay. I have had a couple of Fujitsus - one I was very happy with until some nasty person stole it, and a 17 inch one which was fab for about two years, t... More..
Computers & Technology > Cell Phone Reviews Cell phone reviews: Sony Ericsson Z750i: 1 of 1
I have had this phone for quite a long time - i.e more than a year. It comes with a white cover or a pink one, and being a girl, I like the pink one. It was given to me as present - I don't think I personally would have chosen it, but now I quite like it. It looks great and I love the fact it is a clam phone, in the past I w... More..
Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods Product reviews: Scott's Porage Oats: 1 of 1
Scott's Porage Oats were a familiar feature of my childhood, and have always stuck in my memory, partly because of the very distinctive scotsman in his kilt on the packet, and partly because I tried to spell porridge in a spelling test at the age of nine the way they do on the packet (porage) and my teacher marked it wrong. ... More..
Travel > Europe Adventures at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Wareham, Dorset, UK: 1 of 1
I have just been to Monkey World on a bright cold but sunny January day, with my 1 year old and two-and-a-half year old. Monkey World is an Ape Rescue centre in Dorset in the West Country of England and is home to hundreds of different primates, most of whom have been rescued from situations where they were not being well lo... More..