Books and Chocolate: the 2022 Edition

Books and Chocolate: the 2022 Edition

Yes, it's what you've all been waiting for: this year's edition of Books and Chocolate, also known as The Ultimate Easy Christmas Gift. If you're on a tight budget, if you've left everything until the last minute, if you're struggling to think of present ideas but...

Christmas Gift Ideas for Him | 2021

Christmas Gift Ideas for Him | 2021

My Christmas gift ideas 2021 for him is here. In all honestly, Mr AMR chose a lot of this but I think that's probably a good thing. I tend to find oddities such as "coasters that cost £71" and he finds coffee machines that look like a Makita drill... Remember to pass...

Christmas Gift Ideas for Her | 2021

Christmas Gift Ideas for Her | 2021

Christmas Gift Ideas For Her is here. Wow, that's a mouthful of a sentence! I hope that the following bits and pieces spark your imagination Featured above: Top left GUCCI Bloom Nettare Di Fiori For Her – Eau de Parfum 100ml. Is this not just the coolest bottle?...

Welcome to My Fireplace Catalogue

Welcome to My Fireplace Catalogue

I was going to call this post Top Faux Christmas Garlands but when I looked at the pictures it was more like a fireplace catalogue, so I've kept the title real and relevant for you. Hohoho. Fireplaces aren't all they're crack(l)ed up to be, in my opinion. It must have...

Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Women

Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Women

Now that we've got cracking with the gift guides, I can fully take stock of just how bloody late I am with them again. The sensible person would compile them in early November and have them ready and waiting for the last weeks of the month. Not I. Here I sit,...

Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Men

Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Men

I'm going to start with the men's gift guide, this year, so that it doesn't come across as an afterthought. Don't you think that a lot of the time men's gift guides are just far less exciting and inspirational than the women's ones? I find them so difficult to put...

Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Kids

Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Kids

Christmas Gift Guide for kids - a hell of a lot more enjoyable than compiling the men's gift guide, I can tell you! Although sifting through the tonnes of plastic crap to find nice stuff is a bit of a mission - plastic pots of goo, plastic bags filled with plastic...

Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Him

Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Him

I'm writing this post on the train to Paddington. My MacBook Pro, which is too big to fit on the pull-down table, is wedged sideways on my lap so that I'm having to type around a corner. My iPhone, which lasts approximately three minutes before running out of battery...