With the warmer weather, consider holding a party outside. Arrange tea lights in jars around the garden to add light to an after-dark party. Remember with all candle products to keep an eye on them to stop the wind from blowing them out and to ensure they don’t set fire to your plants. Background music can add to… More Feel like throwing a party?
Now that Spring has finally decided to make an appearance, you may feel like throwing a party. While inviting people over is the easy part, deciding what to cook for company can be tricky. Cooking for a crowd can be stressful so why not ask your guests to bring a dish to share. People are usually… More Springing a party invitation on your friends?
Leonardo DiCaprio plays the mysterious Jay Gatsby in the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby.” The story concerns Nick Carraway (played by Tobey Maguire), a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, who finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbour, Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio). He’s drawn into Gatsby’s circle, becoming… More Roaring Twenties Murder Mystery
Has the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” made you want to recreate the Jazz Age? If you can’t wait until Gatsby is released for your Roaring Twenties fix, love a costume mystery, and fancy yourself in the era of flappers, gangsters and prohibition, try “The St Valentine’s Day Masquerade.” Set in the USA… More Dive Into the Jazz Age with a Murder Mystery
How about planning a pre-Christmas mystery party for your children? ITM Games have games suitable for teens, as well as children. For Teens try “Who Slayed Santa?” It’s Christmas 1979 and School is nearly out…. The year, and the decade, was about to end with a Christmas disco to remember. It was 6pm as the gang… More Christmas Mystery Games
“If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.” – Niels Bohr On October 7, 1885, Niels Bohr was born in Copenhagen. In 1913, physicist Niels Bohr suggested that the electrons were confined into clearly defined, quantized orbits, and could jump between these, but could not freely spiral inward or outward in… More Niels Bohr was born on October 7, 1885.
The Mexico City Olympics in 1968 were the first games to introduce anti-doping laws which resulted in Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall becoming the first-ever Olympian to be disqualified from a Games for drug abuse . A steady hand and nerves of steel are required for competitive pistol shooting. Swedish Modern Pentathlete, Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, achieved this by steadying his nerves with a strong drink.… More The first-ever Olympian to be disqualified from a Games for drug abuse.
Halloween takes place on the evening of October 31 October 31 is the day before All Hallows or All Saints’ Day. Indeed, the name “Halloween” is derived from All Hallows’ Eve. The festival incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals. Typical activities include carving pumpkins or jack-o’-lanterns, apple bobbing, and telling scary stories. More recently, the idea of trick-or-treating has been… More It’s almost time for apple bobbing and telling scary stories…..
Having friends over for a barbeque is a great way to spend an afternoon and/or evening. Or why not give up cooking entirely and have a selection of salads, pastries and dips? While the weather is good, throw a summer party. You can also ask your guests to bring a dish, or a bottle of something. People… More There’s still some good weather around so have a summer party!
August 15 2012 would have been Julia Child’s 100th Birthday. She was born on August 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California and died two days before her 92nd birthday in August 2004 of kidney failure at her home in Montecito. Five years after her death, Julia Child was the inspiration behind the film Julie & Julia, based… More 100th Birthday of TV chef and author Julia Child