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Share The Scare This Halloween With HARIBO

haribo halloween

There’s a scratch and a screech and a spooky creak, then a surprise Hari’BOO’ and the treats are on you! Now all who dare can ‘share the scare’ with this mysterious prize from HARIBO. One lucky winner will peel open their package to find, a creepy concoction of sweets hiding inside. This exclusive Hari’BOO’ box of treats, includes a sweet and sour selection fit for a Halloween feast.

Promising a playful trick and enough treats to share, you’ll be tricking and treating all of the ghosts and ghouls that come to your lair. For the witches among you, a pumpkin-shaped tub, filled with Scaremix and TangfasTricks, makes the perfect party grub. With its ‘full on’ fang-tastic flavours and trio of iconic sweets, Halloween Mixx is perfect for witches, ghouls and mischievous beasts. Brewing up a magical potion of tempting mini treats, the new Duo Pack offers a wondrous combination of both HARIBO & MAOAM sweets. Trick or Treat multipacks complete your prize, perfectly portioned they’re a tasty surprise. With bats, broomsticks and frogs to boot, they make the perfect trick or treater’s loot.

Just open up your ‘BOO’ box and unleash the Halloween magic, to go without HARIBO and MAOAM sweets would be nothing short of tragic. And don’t forget the box is reusable, creative and fun, so remember to put it away for next year when more trick or treaters come.

To win HARIBO’s ultimate Halloween prize package simply enter via the Gleam widget below.

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1. No bulk, third-party or automated entries allowed.

2. Entrants must be aged 18 years or older and resident in the UK.

3. The winner or winners will be chosen by a random draw using the competition widget.

4. Promoter is responsible for fulfilling the prize and full contact details of the winner will be passed onto the promoter to enable prize fulfillment.

5. The winner’s name may be published on this site.

6. Competition closes at the end of Friday 25th October 2019.
Halloween Haribo

Week 41 of 2019

starters german doner kebab

Last Saturday was a bit of an odd one. I’d had a fairly normal Saturday: reasonably relaxed, a few jobs done, my 365 post written and fitted in a swim. Then latish afternoon I was off with some friends to Ikea on the way to a restaurant review in Walsall. Walsall is probably half an hour’s drive away on a reasonably good run and a friend offered to drive us all over, as long as we could stop off Ikea on the way as she needed to get something there. Ikea was still pretty busy and I was reminded why I always try to avoid it at the weekend and if I have to go, I tend to go first thing. It didn’t really matter this time as I wasn’t buying anything though. Unbelievably I managed to stick to that as I usually get tempted with something.

After Ikea we went to a launch of German Doner Kebab in Walsall. It was good to try the food and great to be able to bring a few friends along, rather than just the usual plus one guest arrangement. We were all pretty full after the meal, but fancied something a little sweet to finish things off. Back to Ikea for a sweet fix as it was on the way, but sadly the cinnamon buns were out of stock, so ice cream was the only option.

water bottle

Life is feeling very busy at the moment. There seems to be a lot going on and we are getting very close to H’s half term. He has two weeks off school because his school usually go back earlier in the summer than the other local schools. It was only a day or two this time, but they still seem to have found the scope to allow for a two week half term which of course H loves. It’s a good opportunity to take a longer holiday when things are a bit cheaper and maybe we’ll get to do that next year, but this year wasn’t possible. Because I’ve been so busy, I haven’t been able to fit in all my usual activities the last week or two and I’ve had to miss my German class one week, a yoga class and I haven’t been swimming as much. I did find time to try out this ion water bottle which is so much nicer than my last one. It seems a bit counter intuitive taking water with me to the pool, but I do get thirsty. This one is supposed to be leak proof and so far so good. I think I’ll need a rest once half term is out of the way.

German Doner Kebab Opens In Walsall

German Donner Kebab Walsall

I was invited to come try German Doner Kebab in Walsall along with a group of my friends. German Doner Kebab have just opened a new restaurant in the centre of Walsall and we went along to the launch night to try it out.

German Doner Kebab opened their first store in Berlin in 1989 and spent the next decade perfecting their policies and procedures, their unique blend of traditional spices, as well as refining and improving their innovative cooking processes. The kebabs are made from quality ingredients that are exclusive to Doner Kebab Restaurants, with secret sauce recipes which make their kebabs distinctive. To make their kebabs, German Doner Kebab use lean succulent beef and pure chicken fillets, which are imported directly from Germany to maintain quality and consistency. Added to these are fresh, locally produced vegetables that are delivered and prepared daily along with their special “Doner Kebab” bread. German Doner Kebabs products contain virtually no preservatives or additives with healthy, fresh, nutritious ingredients.

starters german doner kebab

We started by trying a range of items mostly from the sides and nibbles ranges, as well as a smaller sample of the Doner Quesadilla from the mains menu. I really enjoyed the Chilli Cheese Bites, but the Spring Rolls were popular on our table too. We also loved the Doner Quesadilla, which I’d like to try the full version of next time I visit. The dips were really tasty too. We were all a bit surprised that the one that looked most like a yoghurt style dip had a bit of a kick.

For mains we had the classic Doner Kebab. This is a bit different from the kebabs I’ve been used to. Normally I’ve had an ‘English’ doner kebab in a chip shop usually after the pub. The quality was very high and all the salad was fresh and crunchy. There’s certainly a German influence visible in the salad as red cabbage features quite strongly. I think I actually prefer the cabbage to the usual lettuce as it doesn’t wilt as easily as lettuce does and there is that satisfying crunch when you bite into it. The meat was of a good quality and fresh too. I picked out the chicken for my kebab and some of my party had the beef alternative. The meat is lightly spiced and has that ‘doner’ taste, but it is a little different and distinctive from other kebabs I’ve tasted in the past. One of the stand out features for me though was the ‘Doner Kebab Bread’ which tastes different to the usual pitta bread and is much better really as there’s a better texture to it so it doesn’t get soggy and it tastes like it has been freshly baked.

We all really enjoyed our visit to German Doner Kebab and I can easily see myself going back there. It’s a great way to eat if you are in a hurry, but want something that’s good quality and filling too. It’s also a fun experience to share with friends.

Week 39 and 40 of 2019

grave Last weekend I didn’t get around to my usual post because my sister was visiting from Scotland. So I’ve two weeks in one for you today. Whilst my sister was visiting we went to the cemetery to see the family grave, which now has Mum’s details on it (it’s not long been put back up).

dressing up

It wasn’t all sad though as all the kids got a chance to see their cousins. We had a big family meal out and then everyone piled back to my house for a few more hours. The children all got dressed up (including the teens) and played some weird water fight game in eccentric costumes. It was rather odd as I have 3 identical wigs that they were wearing and it was difficult to tell who was who at times, as they were wearing dark glasses as well. It doesn’t help that 4 of them are much the same height.

sunrise

The weather has turned colder, but I was pleased to capture my first lovely sunrise for ages. Sunrise is currently at a more convenient time for taking pictures. I take very few sunrises over the summer months and my house just doesn’t work for sunsets as there is a big hill in the way.

Equazen omega 3

In between times I took some work pictures. I’ve had a good few months of work, which has made up for 3 dire months at the start of the tax year. I managed to finish the half year on target so I’m pleased about that.

Sadlers Harborne

Thursday night is launch/relaunch/press night it seems. Most of the invites I get are for a Thursday which is good as that is my free evening. This week I popped down the road to Harborne for the opening of Sadlers. It’s a local brewery and this is its second permanent pub in the area. It also serves food and I ended up feeling completely stuffed as the meat portions were huge. We had planned to catch the bus home, but a walk seemed like a better idea despite the rain as we felt the need to walk it off.

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