Today is Mother’s Day, the day when we show love and appreciation to our mother. Yes of course we should be doing this all year round anyway but as with many things sometimes life just takes over and we do not get round to doing it as much as we should. So today is […]
Many people have the subconscious assumption that home improvement projects are primarily for the younger generation. In particular for growing families who need more space for everyone to fully function as they get older. But this assumption is incorrect! One only has to look at the popularity of property programmes such as Escape to the
So here we are again – Valentine’s Day! Social media sites are full of heart emojis – different colours representing different emotions of course. As we speak, shops will be coping with a last minute rush for garish red and pink cards – before packing them away to make more room for the next big
We’re at that time of year when it seems winter will never end! For many of us it’s dark when we leave for work in the morning and dark when we return home in the evening. We may already be a month past the longest night but it still feels dark and dismal out there!
So, what does 2017 have in store? What will have happened when we reflect back this time next year? kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2017 There are already good omens for us at Stone and Chrome! In December the full
Christmas Eve is upon us and we therefore offer to you our own version of the wonderful poem A Visit from St Nicholas by Clement Clark Moore ……. A Visit from St Nicholas! ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature
14 days to go and the big day will be here! However you spend your Christmas Day there is probably a sense of relief on your part that all the planning and preparation is finally over? Every year we tell ourselves not to get drawn into all the Christmas hype and hysteria …. but every
Is it safe to come out yet?! If your email inbox is anything like ours you may have become rather weary this week of all the Black Friday hype. Where did Black Friday suddenly come from?! Black Friday is always the day immediately after Thanksgiving in the United States and marks the start of the
Remembrance Sunday is always a time to take stock of what has gone before and made us what we are now. Today we honour and respect all those who sacrificed themselves to make it possible for us to live in freedom and absence of fear. Even though we are living in a time of great
Halloween is with us again! With putting back the clocks heralding the darker nights we expect there will be lots of pattering of tiny feet tonight demanding sweets with menaces! The American concept of “trick or treat” probably dates back around 100 years but was definitely a regular part of American culture by 1951, when
