Last weekend, we had a lovely walk amongst the buttercups at Houghton meadows. The sea of yellow was stunning. I am wearing my new Next dungarees, which I'm still completely in love with. They're made from the softest, fine denim and are unbelievably comfortable. I'm glad I finally bought into the ...
My week
It's been another wet and blustery one here! We had a really nice bank holiday weekend, despite the weather being a bit iffy. You've already heard about our outings to the Devil's Dyke and the Fitzwilliam Museum here. On Sunday we saw family and enjoyed looking around the Ely Food and Drink ...
Taking a different path
We all know that walking is a great way to relieve stress or anxiety, and I try to do as much of it as possible. My daily routine involves a lot of walking – mainly to and fro between home and school. Tom needs collecting at lunchtime – so I have three hours to myself each morning while he’s there. ...
One Day, Two Directions
The four of us – we’re a neat little unit and we love spending our free time together. James and I often do things on our own, but we hardly ever divide up the parenting and do different things with each child. Now the boys are getting older this is actually a really refreshing thing to do. Six and ...
My Week
It's been a chilly one, hasn't it? April has been such an amazingly warm and dry month, but it decided to bow out on a wet and windy note. But, as we English say: it'll do the garden good. As long as we get a bit of sunshine for the bank holiday weekend, I'll be happy. I didn't end up buying ...
Spring Crafting
Today I have two new finished craft projects to share with you! ...
What we really eat #3
Hello! Thanks to the Easter holidays, it's been a few weeks since my last post in this series. Last week the post-holiday slump hit us and we've all been really tired. It's been hard to motivate myself to cook healthy meals and I would have loved for someone to come and cook for me! Here's what we ...
My Week
Getting on the garden. We’ve got a lot to do in the garden at the moment. Since we moved in, four years ago, I’ve tinkered around with growing annuals and things in pots, but we’ve not really made any substantial changes. Lots of the shrubs have become very overgrown and not particularly healthy as ...
Simple baking: Jam Tarts
I'm a big fan of old-fashioned, simple baking - give me jam tarts, scones, Victoria sandwiches and fruity muffins over achingly-sweet iced cupcakes any day. I grew up baking these sorts of things with my mum, and I love making the same things now for my boys. ...
My Spring Wishlist
1. Dungarees / 2. Breton t-shirt / 3. Farmyard dress The dungaree thing has been around for a few years now, but this is the first time I've really wanted to try it. I think they'd look fab with a stripy Breton...I just need to take the plunge and order some! I've also been admiring this ...
Footloose and Lego-free: my tips for happy family walks
Growing up, I did a lot of walking on family holidays and I was usually the child moaning about being tired and fed up. But now, as a mother to two boys, I have really embraced countryside walks...and even enjoy them too! It has taken a few years to gradually build our two boys' ability to walk ...
Pembrokeshire: our holiday in pictures
Hello! We're just back from the most amazing week on the north Pembrokeshire coast. This was our third family holiday there - and our second visit to what is possibly the nicest holiday cottage in Wales. The sun came out for us every day, and it was almost as warm as our last trip back in the ...