There’s not a lot worse than being chitteringly cold in the middle of the night camping. Ok, being eaten by wild animals, perhaps, ok that’s a lot worse but being cold is torture! Especially if you have young children with… Read more ›
I adore days like today, it’s what life is about in my eyes. It started slowly, pyjamas were changed for outdoor clothes after lunch. We then spent the afternoon pottering in the garden and it ended with a little fire… Read more ›
I made these on a pamper day at the hospice, they were so easy and lovely that I’ve made then a few times since. Here’s how. Ingredients 300g bicarbonate of soda 100g citric acid 2tsp carrier oil (I like almond… Read more ›
Ingredients to make 2 glasses ½ pint or so of your milk of choice (cow’s milk here) ½ tsp cacao nibs Handful dried dates 3tbsp fruit spread (I used Meridian Cherries and Berries) Handful of ice Method Tip all the… Read more ›
This man holds his little girl while she goes to sleep in his arms every single night, sometimes with tears from her, sometimes not, sometimes with tears from him. He then waits the half an hour it takes for her to go into a deep sleep and carries her upstairs into her little bed next to ours. Read more ›
Every child goes through that stage where they are still a baby yet not quite. Somewhere between three and four years old you realise one day that your baby is no longer a baby. They’re something else, a little sapling,… Read more ›
Mr T has just come back from a fortnight away on the other side of the World on business. My view right now: Some parents need lots of “me time”, I don’t, my time with my kids feels so precious… Read more ›
I woke up in the early morning of Friday 24th June and picked up my phone to see what the country had decided, were we to be in or out of the European Union. It was not the result I’d… Read more ›
It’s not a big garden but we certainly pack a lot in! Here’s a little snapshot of some of the things growing in our little garden today. As well as the climbing frame/swing/slide combo, the chicken enclosure, the wheelchair platform… Read more ›
I’m in my late thirties and I haven’t intentionally ran since I was at school and I wasn’t a big fan then! In fact, I’m not a huge fan of exercise at all ? But, I’ve started hearing myself breathing/panting… Read more ›