WELCOME
Me( left) and my lovely friend, Yvette, just a little bit excited about watching Ghost- The Musical( p22).
March is a glorious month.
The days get even longer, the sun shines a little bit brighter and everyone has a little bit of early spring in their step. Admittedly, I’ m not the most sentimental of people, but Mother’ s Day is a poignant day for me every year, partly because my own mum lives 250 miles away and I miss being able to spend the day with her, and partly because I’ m a mum myself, so it resonates twofold.
If you’ re thinking of treating your mum on March 26th, we’ ve put together some handy tips on how you can best celebrate at home, beginning your day with an indulgent breakfast and finishing it with a five-star dinner( p46). And, if you want to spoil her further with something special to say thank you for everything she’ s done, take a look at our gift guide on p62 for some great ideas.
One of my favourite‘ mum memories’ was seeing my youngest skip off to school on her very first day last September. Each child is so different and choosing the right school for them is one of the most important decisions you’ ll make. Turn to p85 for our 12-page Sussex education special where you’ ll find information on some of the county’ s top schools alongside a handy parents’ guide to surviving revision( p90) and a quick-fire Q & A with the head of Seaford College( p93).
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MY FAVOURITE THINGS THIS MONTH...
Wyldsson Hazelnut and Cocoa spread
All hail Wyldsson’ s newest spread – Hazelnut and Cocoa, which is vegan, palm oil free, and has twice the protein, none of the refined sugar and half the saturated fat of Nutella. Which really just means you can eat more of it in my book.
£ 5.99, www. wyldsson. com
Spitfire Heritage Gin
A new botanical single-estate, small-batch gin made by the world’ s number one gin maker, wonderfully refreshing Spitfire Heritage Gin is distilled in the style of an authentic 1930’ s tipple. Created to celebrate the ATA‘ girls’ who flew Spitfires during WWII, it tastes sublime and includes borage( for courage), rosemary( for remembrance), rose petals( for the flowers of Britain) and blood orange( because some of those brave ATA women paid the ultimate price).
£ 45, www. spitfireheritagegin. com
Tropical bird melamine plates( set of 4)
Melamine is no longer just the stuff of kids’ picnics and these plates prove it. Bright, fun and affordable, they look cool and they’ re perfect for braving the great outdoors, whether that’ s a simple picnic in the park, or a week-long camping adventure – neither of which you’ d risk your finest crockery on. Once you’ ve finished serving your sandwiches on them, this quirky, tropical print set would look fabulous hanging on a wall, or perched on a dresser.
£ 20.50, www. limelace. co. uk
Corkcicle Tumbler
This brilliant tumbler has been hand crafted from tripleinsulated stainless steel to keep your beverage hot for up to three hours. Don’ t worry if you’ re not a hot drink lover, it’ ll also keep your cold drinks nicely chilled for up to nine hours. With multiple uses, you can make the most of the Corckicle Tumbler throughout the entire year, plus it’ s shatterproof- it will become your new best friend!
Small £ 22, Large £ 25, www. root7. com
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