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Fathers Day Gift Ideas
What is the best gift to show dad, step dads, granddad’s how much we love them? Some men would be happy with breakfast in bed and a good old cup of tea, Yorkshire tea that is! Other men might be committed to intermittent fasting and prefer not to eat anything until 11/12pm. What works for one, might not work well for another.
I think one think we can all agree on though, is Father’s day is a great time to buy gifts for dad’s summer wardrobe, or summer garden due to the date. This summer father’s day falls on Sunday 18th June.
I am guessing that there are lot of dad’s and granddad’s out there with holiday’s and mini breaks booked over the summer holidays. Even if they don’t, so long as the weather is good this summer, how much does dad/granddad love being outside in the garden and enjoying some food and drink?
My fathers day gift guide is inspired by the summer holiday’s and thinking about what all of the men would enjoy doing this summer.
- No one wants to see dad or granddad sweltering outside in the heat wearing a jumper or long sleeve shirts. Nor does anyone want to see him in that dodgy cartoon T-shirt that he’s been wearing in the garden for that past two/three decades. This beautiful cotton colour block polo shirt from Marks and Spencer’s makes a beautiful gift. Suitable to wear for both evening and day, at £38.00.
Autograph – Pure Supima® Cotton Colour Block Polo Shirt from Marks & Spencer’s £38
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar 360G
£4 from Tesco’s or £3 with clubcard.
£18 from Tesco’s or £12 with clubcard.
100 Things To Do With Dad
£12.99 from Not on the Highstreet.
Personalised Spiced Rum With Music
£15.00 from Not on the Highstreet.
Personalised Metal Street Sign
£18.00 Not on the High Street
Father’s Day ‘Dad’ Pork Pie, 440g
£7.95 from Fortnum & Mason.
Father’s Day H-Box
£14.95 from Hotel Chocolat
The Pasty & Cream Tea Hamper
£21.95 from The Cornish Company.
Nut & Olive Hamper
£18.95 from The Cornish Company.
Steak Pasty & Ale Hamper
£26.95 from The Cornish Company.
Toblerone Personalised Original 360g Bar
£17.00 from Toblerone.
Yorkshire Fat Rascal® Gift Selection
£25.00 from Betty’s.
Personalised Photobook
Available in different sizes at different prices from Snapfish. £18.99 for a hardback 8×6.
Dad’s Big Breakfast
£38.00 from the Biscuiteers.
Little Top Dad
£11.95 from Biscuiteers.
Baby, it’s cold outside
Baby, it’s cold outside! Are we ready for the weather to get colder? Absolutely not! Well, you might be, but I am certainly not!
The battle between cold Arctic air and milder Atlantic air is going to result in disruptive snow across the country this week. The snow was due to start falling today, and technically it has started falling in areas across Britain already – including in the countryside. Although I was expecting to wake up to a blanket of white fluffy snow this morning, it wasn’t quite the case. We had mere drizzles of snowflakes on the muddy grassy and no ice on the cars whatsoever! Which was a huge relief before the school run.
Albeit, these snow warnings are not over just yet and the Met Office has issued snow to fall for the week across the country. The temperature has definitely dropped outside and it’s not only snow we need to worry about, the weather is also bringing in so harsh cold winds.
It’s strange how most of us assume that once January and February are over with that Spring is underway, and this automatically means sunny weather. Yet, in Britain, we are more likely to have snow during this time.