Novo Lounge Quiz Night – Great Evening Activity

Some evenings, having a local event to head over to makes a lot of sense for us. We are a couple that enjoys going out, so we have headed to Novo Lounge for their Quiz Night a few times now! Previously, we did check out a bunch of the tapas at Novo Lounge, but after attending like three quiz nights, decided it was time to right them up! At our local Novo Lounge in Harlow, our quiz master is a fantastic guy who is always full of energy. The entry price is £3 cash, which goes to a charity, and the quiz itself is set by Redtooth, and presented by Novo Lounge themselves.

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Best Pumpkin Patches in Essex

Updated on October 1st, 2025 – updated pricing.

We have gone to every pumpkin patch we could drive too over the last few years! There is something just fantastic about visiting a pumpkin patch in Essex. Whether you are looking to pick out the perfect carving pumpkin or just hoping to have a spooky day out, there are plenty of options and so many places that have little unique features. We’ve put together the best pumpkin patches to visit in Essex, so you can explore with your own family.

Hurley’s Pumpkin Forest is ideal for young ones

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Project 365 – September

September starts off strong, with Dann’s birthday right at the start (and all of his other birthday-related celebrations after it). This month did fly by, with a good mix of adventures, family outtings, and otherwise enjoying the start of the autumn season. We even travelled to another country this month, which is always such a fun time for us. As a part of Project 365, I wrote about each and every day in September, alongside a picture. Some bloggers – who you will find at the end of this post – post their Project 365 daily or weekly, but I post mine monthly as a big recap of the entire busy month.

September 1st – Dann’s Birthday

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Midweek Meal Inspo; Meatballs, Some Curry Dishes, Sweet Potato Nachos and More

This week we played around with sweet potato, as this was one of our highlighted ingredients. I have been cutting down on my meat consumption, having alternative versions of a lot of the dinners that I have been making, so there are more meat-free options than their have been in previous weeks. There are also some fantastic comfort foods and lots of foods that Amelia very much enjoyed – I think this is her favorite mix yet of new stuff and classics that she enjoyed.

Meatballs and Pasta

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Touring Redchurch Brewery in Harlow

Dann and I have been looking to do more local events in our town and came across the Redchurch Brewery, which offer monthly beer tasting and tours! Dann was very excited to try out new beers and had no idea that they did tours, so we eagerly waited for the date to come up. The Redchurch Brewery is a small local, brewery that brews a bunch of beers in massive vats. We got the chance to sample five different beers, all of which were made there.

The afternoon at Redchurch Brewery started off with a beer of course – their premium in-house beer. Everybody was given a half-pint of the ‘Redchurch premium lager’ while we were talked through the different parts of the tour. The tour kicked off with an explaination of the brewing process and what goes into making different beers and alcoholic drinks, as well as a history of the brewery itself and how it has changed owners over the years. We all got the chance to smell a selection of different hops and ingredients, and there was some really interesting charts that showed how different ingredients create different types of beer.

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