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Mid week special

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picture courtesy of the BBC We are halfway through the week, therefore the weekend is nearly here!  So its the perfect excuse to celebrate with something delicious for tea.  Herb-crusted haddock was chosen for our menu and the recipe which is easy to follow was kindly provided by the BBC website (thank you Aunty Beeb!).  We added an extra ingredient, with Parmesan cheese added to the herb-crust and it was gorgeous!  Takes around 30 minutes (if that) to prepare and cook.  I definitely recommend this as a quick and tasty treat on a cold Autumn night. I also received my giveaway prize in the post today from Primp and Preen . I can't wait to test out these products at the weekend, I'm planning a couple of drinks with the girls so its the perfect excuse to glam up.  What are your plans for the weekend?

Reasons to be cheerful

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  Here's some cupcakes I made earlier So this morning wasn't a great start to my week, this weather is just awful and my car (or the Valentine Limo as I like to call it, due to the fact only I and my husband can drive in my immediate family, therefore the 'limo' is called upon to perform various duties - moving house, transporting children or pets, shopping trips . . .) is knackered.  Its booked in at the mechanics on Wednesday but its not looking promising.  Sadly the older the car is, the more it costs to run.  I sometimes feel like I'm driving the Toyota equivalent of a Hummer with the amount of petrol the car seems to guzzle! So what has brightened up my day?  Well to start with, I have won my first giveaway from fellow Blogger Primp and Preen . I can't wait for my parcel to arrive! I'm going to have to think long and hard about doing my own giveaway - maybe something shoe inspired or possibly a Blackpool-themed giveaway with some Blackpool rock p...