Sunday, 7 December 2014

Stag Bakeries must be on your shopping list this Christmas

It's said that Stag Bakeries is probably one of the most remote bakeries in the UK, based as it is in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis on the Scottish Outer Hebrides.

Stag produces a range with provenance include the award-winning Stornoway Water Biscuit with Hebridean seaweed that was awarded Best Scottish Speciality Product 2013.

 New for 2014 are a new range of four cheese straws, each made with a different Scottish speciality cheese. Available from independent retail stores.

They also have a range of very tasty seasonal specials. Do please check these out.

To learn more about Stag Bakeries, you can visit them at http://www.stagbakeries.co.uk.

The Seadweed Stornoway Water Biscuits are a real treat. Although I like them plain, my wife thought they tasted better with a rather nice mature cheddar.


Winter Wonder - The Florin Street Band (New Christmas Songs 2014)

Saturday, 6 December 2014

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More great products from Wasgij

Wasgij has produced some more stunningly inventive gifts that will be keeping you and your family entertained all through Christmas and beyond.

Wasgij products give everyone the very real opportunity to use their skill, ingenuity and the power of their imaginations.

Yes, it's the Wasgij Christmas Puzzle!

Dom't puzzle what you see, puzzle what will happen next!

What? Really? Yes, really! Becaue Wasgij isn't 'just' a jigsaw, it's something that is much, much more than that.

You have the picture, but now you have to work out what happens next!

Sounds like fun? Well, yes, it is! But the folks at Wasgij will not leave you completely in the dark, they provide you with a number of very helpful hints and indications as to how you can proceed.

There are two versions of the Wasgij Christmas puzzle, one for children and the other for adults.

The adult version offers you not only the pleasure and fun of trying to crack the puzzle, but also the opportunity to win a cool £10,000 cash prize and special Wasgij goodies, too!

Just visit www.wasgij.com for more details. They are available on Amazon and other online retailers and from high street toy and gift retailers, too, the adult version should cost about £15.00.

T'Was A Death Before Christmas

Ever year the good folks of the small English country village of Mid-Trimming come together to enjoy themselves and to entertain their neighbours by singing Christmas Carols as they wander through the streets of their picture perfect village.

At the end of their evening of traditional wassailing custom and practice has it that they all gather together for a final, special Christmas party before the advent of Christmas Day, itself.

This year the venue for the party is the Manor House, which is owned by the wealthy miser, Bob Scratchitt.

Everyone had been bemused by his agreement to play the host, but they were shocked to find him dead in his own lounge!

Who wanted Bob dead? Carole Singer? Jacques Frost? Holly Reath? Declan Halls? Gaye Buntin? Chris Tingle? Silvia Bells? Or perhaps it was Noel Nowell?

The game pack contains instructions, invitations and envelopes, character booklets, name labels and place settings plus some suggestions for making the most of the theme and some recipe suggestions.

There's a CD a DVD and a script for the character of the police inspector, who guides you through the mystery and provides the solution at the end.

It's a game that's suitable for ages 13 and up.

It is available from Red Herring Games at www.Red-Herring-Games.co.uk.

T'was a death before Christmas is for 6-12 players and costs £ 19.99.

Give them the gift of peace of mind with The EasyLock

The EasyLock is a fantastic and utterly revolutionary way of protecting what you value, or what other people in your life value,including their own lives.

It's a gift that anyone would like to receive.

It's light (said to be the lightest of any lock of its kind in the world) and it will offer complete protection for 95% of doors that open inwardly.

It's a brilliant and portable locking solution that offers that extra bit of security and improved peace of mind to students living away from home, business travellers, people who live by themselves and for the home.

It's as strong as steel, yet is as light as plastic.

It's durable (there's a lifetime guarantee) and it can be installed within a matter of seconds, making the user feel safe and secure.

It's small enough to fit within a pocket and comes with an attractive and very handy carrying case.

It was invented by Bob Fitzjohn an entrepreneur of some 66 summers. He told That's Christmas that he invented it for his own grandchildren, as he knew that, one day, "they'll be off travelling the world and I wanted to create a solution that would keep them 100% safe, no matter where they stayed."

The EasyLock will cost £24.95, with free postage and is available in pink or silver colours.

Buy it at www.The-EasyLock.com.


Pralines? Guylian Perlines Artisnal Beligian Pralines, please!

Christmas comes but once a year, and to make sure that the special person in your life knows how really, genuinely special they are in your life, buy them a box of unexpectedly splendid delights, a box of Guylian Artisanal Belgian Chocolate Perlines, Praline Chocolates.

There's a box of 16 of the most delightful Belgian Chocolates ever created and they are waiting for you to go and buy them for your lover, your mother, your spouse or just a special friend.

Perhaps they are feeling a little low? Well, send them a prescription from Dr Guylian and they'll soon be perking up for Christmas!

Exactly who or what is Guylian? One of the best chocolatiers in the whole world (obviously, it helps, greatly, that they are from Belgium which is acknowledged to be the world leader in chocolate production, with only the Swiss anywhere near in comparison) who have been creating fine, quality luxury chocolates since 1958.

These are 16 Belgian chocolates each with a delicious Praline Truffle filling. All just waiting to be part of a very special present for a very special person.

You can buy them online at http://guylianukshop.mygostore.co.uk along with a very wide range of other tempting chocolate delights.

And for people who can't tolerate sugars in their diet, Guylian has thought of you, with some sugar free chocolates.

(PICTURED: Someone is guarding his mum's Guylians!)