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About
I'm Jenny and I'm originally from Derby, but moved to North Manchester in 2007. My partner is originally from Mull. We're a blended family and between us we've had 7 children, who have all grown up together.
In July 2013 my partner developed, and mostly recovered from, Meningitis . He still has memory problems, hearing loss and some pain in his limbs. Just over a year later on August 15th 2014 we lost our family's eldest girl, Elspeth , to suicide. Each month I post the smiles that are the reason and the reminder for why we carry on. I also host a popular #TBCSmiles linky on Instagram where other people can add their smiles.
The Brick Castle is mainly about our lives and the things we get up to, with honest reviews, giveaways, and a moan every now and again. Our young people are now aged 16+ and mainly moved out. We have 3 young people currently at uni and 2 younger boys who help me with most of the reviews. They have the following birthdays 09/08 and 03/10.
I have a background in Education and love children's literacy and STEM supporting toys which promote skills such as Engineering, Maths, Technology and Science. We are also a big gaming family and play a lot of board and computer games, as well as being movie and theatre fans.
I work with brands to share information, reviews and giveaways that I feel will be relevant to my readers. I work hard to keep my blog running and spend a lot of my time, including during evenings and weekends, staring at screens. If I accept payment for that time spent then I will always tell my readers, and I will never endorse anything my family would never use. I write my own material and if you see something written by someone else, they've generally had to pay me to put it on my blog.
We work regularly with Drumond Park, Bandai, University Games, HASBRO, Asmodee, Studiocanal, Ravensburger, Warner Brothers, Dr Beckmann, Troubador/Matador Publishing, Carlton Books, Scholastic Books and many other lovely companies.
We love LEGO , Superheroes, Lemon Drizzle Cake and VW campervans , and we don't like chicken pox , nits or Marmite (well, I don't like it anyway, except in baking when you can't really taste it).
Contact Me
If you wish to contact me for any reason then you can email me at thebrickcastle@gmail.com.
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