Ahmad Tea Apple Refresh Tea Review
I must admit, I tend to prefer my fruity tea flavours to have a green tea base instead of a black tea base, but I was willing to give this Ahmad Tea Apple Refresh blend a try. Black tea and…
Jean’s Birthday Quilt – A Beginners Guide to Quilting Part 2
This is part 2 of my beginner’s quilt guide where we’ll be making a simple 90-square pink quilt. In part 1, we selected our fabrics, arranged them and organised them ready for piecing. Now we get to start sewing! Setting…
Pre-World War One Battleships – My Top 5
I recently wrote an article about my Top 5 World War Two Battleships and in that article, I spoke about how at the end of World War Two, as the guns went silent, it was the curtain call for the…
My 10 Best Driving Songs
When the sun is out, beating down its hot rays, the roof is open on my car, and I hit a series of corners at high speed with the sound system blaring; I forget the pains of life. Everything melts…
Ayurveda Pura Cinnamon & Ginger Spice Tea Review
Another enticing tea from my mixed box of Ayurveda Pura teas. Cinnamon and Ginger Spice sounds like a very Christmassy tea, but there’s also green tea in this blend and I am eager to find out how that will interact…
Mary Kelly – The Infamous Final Victim of Jack the Ripper – Or Was She?
In November 1888, the reign of terror caused by Jack the Ripper was coming to an end. This fact was of course unbeknown to police at the time who suspected that Jack would continue killing until he was caught or…
Pukka Elderberry & Echinacea Tea Review
Have you tried echinacea? Actually, do you know how to pronounce it? That was the main hook that got my attention. Trying a new flavour is just too hard to resist! So, I set out to write a Pukka Elderberry…
My Top 5 World War Two Battleships
World War Two was for the Navies a turning point, the battleship had reigned supreme throughout the first part of the 20th century, they were the symbol of ultimate power and it was a considered view that if your navy…
The Art of Selfishness: Why Not-Giving-A-Fuck Might Just Be the Best Advice You’ll Never Take
I have previously spoken about the un-helpfulness of the self-help movement and how using philosophies such as Stoicism in the face of the unexpected – job loss in my case, can be of more benefit to us as individuals than…