Jack and Betty join the Recession

We hadn’t really been too touched by ‘moneygeddon’ until last year – I mentioned that Jack had an exciting new job opportunity, which unfortunately didn’t work out. After two weeks in a job that he...

I feel like every time I write in this blog it’s another “sorry I haven’t blogged for a while! blah blah” – thing is, we’ve been in the house for a year now… and whilst there is a lot that needs...

Pretty Poppy

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Meet… Dorian Hedgepig!

Dorian is our new baby African Pygmy Hedgehog! He’s settling in okay, we think – the cat is very very interested… thankfully he doesn’t seem to be an amazing hunter, that and I don’t think that any...

A Romantic Evening (morning)

Two days a week, I work for 16 hours, until about 1.00am – I usually get a day off afterwards so it’s all cool in terms of getting enough sleep but… I barely get enough time to eat. Luckily Jack...

Thank You! (Treasure Hunter UK)

A much overdue thank you to Jenny at The Treasure Hunter UK (which is an amazing blog, that you should follow if you don’t already) for making us the winner of her subscriber competition, yay! We...

Jamie At Home

A little while back, our lovely friend Emma hosted a Jamie at Home party (at our lovely local pub – The Bridge – more on that later) and we scooped up some gorgeous kitchenware! No prizes for...

Absence Makes The Heart…

It’s been over a month since our last post – never fear, we are still around, doing house-y things! Work is getting in the way just a little at the minute, so in the mean-time here’s a few...

Fridge Magnets

Surely every home needs these? Lots of Love from Jack and Betty x

Steak and Mushroom Pie

A hearty pie xx Betty’s been in the kitchen today, there’s no real recipe for this pie… just a pack of casserole steak, chopped into cubes and fried up with some onion and mushrooms – add in some...

The Powder Room

Betty’s still not quite happy with her Walk in Wardrobe – but Jack’s helped it along the way! He tidied out the whole room on his own one day last week, and set up an adorable powder room as a...

Thrifty Betty

aka Betty buy hideous rubbish! Jack and I really like to thrift, there are plenty of charity shops around where we live and it’s really great to see what you can find. I think it all started with...

Family Photo Wall

A little while ago we reblogged this Photo Wall from Stone and Rose, and we’ve been working on our own family photo wall since! It’s just in the stairwell, and we’re only using black and white...

Jack’s Sofa Review

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Barney Meets imac

Betty has finally moved her imac into the house – Jack and Barney are both highly suspicious of it. a look of terror? x Lots of love from Jack and Betty xx

A Sofa (at last!)

We finally got a sofa! It’s been sitting in Jack’s grandparent’s garage for years, unwanted, so we took it off their hands – until now we’ve been sitting on a little bench seat, which is fine but...

The Geek Room

Here are a few peeks at our office/The Geek Room – We are both unashamedly geeks, in different ways really. Jack is a massive video-game geek – his computer is pretty much built for that purpose....

Sam and Anthony’s House

We’ve been looking for a little inspiration, and found it in our friends Sam and Anthony! Sam is a menswear manager at a well-known department store, and Anthony is a handyman who works throughout...

Betty’s Desk (Jack’s a Geek)

ignore the fingerprints on the mirror We went on our first trip to IKEA yesterday as a couple! I desperately needed a desk, and as you can see I still don’t have my own computer at the house –...

Betty’s On Pinterest

You can now follow our very own Betty on Pinterest! She’s posting loads of her inspiration pictures, there’s some great stuff on here! It’s really fun, too. You should request an account! Lots of...

Jack and Betty’s House

We realised (with regret) that we haven’t actually shown you the house! (a silly mistake, to be sure) So here it is, and a little about it. no. 19, Jack and Betty's House The house we bought is in...

Sanding a Floor

We promised an update on this ages ago! The house has come a long way, we’re still just sorting through all the photos! Here we remember that fateful day that the boys sanded our living room floor,...