The Beesley Buzz: May 2014

Kids in the Kitchen: Spring rolls and Tuna pasta bake

I've missed this linky for the past couple of weeks despite doing lots of cooking with Miss T (just didn't get time to blog about it) so I am determined to join in this week. You might remember from a few weeks ago that Miss T has been doing some cookery sessions at our local...

Blue Shell Blues: #BlueShelled with Mario Kart 8

Blue Shell Blues by D age 8 To celebrate today's launch of Mario Kart 8, we wanted to share with you this song from The Brett Domino Trio called 'Blue Shell Blues'. If like me you weren't too sure what being 'blue shelled' meant, once you watch the video, you will soon figure...

Book review: The House Of Dolls, by David Hewson

Review by Richard Beesley The House of Dolls is the new atmospheric crime thriller from David Hewson, author of The Killing. Three years ago, the 16-year old daughter of detective Pieter Vos went missing. Despite their best efforts at the time, the police never found her...

Aviva Stress Less Challenge: Week 2

You may remember from last week that I am taking part in a challenge with Aviva and Mumsnet with the aim of reducing the stress in my life at the moment. You can find out more about the challenge and the personalised tips I received for week 1 here. So one week in, how have I...

Making a mini Mii

When the lovely people at Nintendo asked us to try to create a Mii on the Nintendo 2DS, I asked my little helper (D) to give me a hand in creating a mini-Mii of me! It turned out that Blue Bear also wanted to help, but he found the stylus a little tricky to hold so it was...

Above All Things by Tanis Rideout: A Britmums Bookclub Book Review

Well what a roller coaster of emotions this book took me on...feeling the excitement of what lay ahead of the 1924 Everest expedition team, the frustrations of the long journey before they could even get started on the climb, the loneliness and bravery of Ruth and the Mallory children...

Respect the Pasta Challenge 5: Creative and Kids

Those of you following the challenges we've been doing with ASK Italian will know that ASK Italian are on a mission to get people to #RespectThePasta by giving pasta the respect it deserves. We kicked off with a fantastic meal out at ASK Italian to Respect the cook, followed...

Draw with Me: Under The Sea

Another fantastic theme for This Mummy Loves' Draw With Me linky...This month it's Under The Sea. Miss T got busy with some sea themed sponges to make this sponge painting... J used his favourite thing in the whole world, Moshi Monsters, as his inspiration, drawing Cap'n'Buck...

Aviva Less Stress Challenge with Mumsnet

Always busy, busy, busy, with no time to myself! I knew this was just what I needed when the opportunity came up to get some personalised advice from Aviva via their Less Stress challenge with Mumsnet. I've made a short video to explain just why this project came up at the perfect...

The Human Flies, by Hans Olav Lahlum

When the lovely people at Pan Macmillan sent me a preview copy of this book, I was very excited! I love a good detective story, and this tale does not disappoint. First published in Norwegian in 2010 and now translated into English for publication in 2014, The Human Flies by Hans...

Vegetarian Recipe: Mushroom Beanballs and Cumin Veg Rice

Betta Living have challenged bloggers to come up with a recipe for National Vegetarian Week which runs from 19th-25th May this year. Although we are not vegetarians ourselves, we do try to have a meat-free day or two each week. We recently visited the Sealife Centre and heard...

The Final Weekend of the Nectar Savvy family challenge!

I can't believe that it was nearly 6 weeks ago that we wrote about our excitement about being picked as one of 8 finalists in Nectar's search for the savviest family. We've been blogging over at Nectar Savvy over these past 6 weeks, and here we are with our final weekend of the...

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