Florence has had a couple of riding lessons and absolutely loved them though it’s an expensive hobby it has to be said! A group lesson on a Sunday morning for pre-schoolers near us costs £15 which believe it or not is very good value but still, for a half an hour lesson it’s not something we can afford to do every week right now. We do the lessons as and when which is lovely and it is a real treat but […]
Autumn is here and the children are liking nothing more than getting outside to splash in puddles and kick the leaves around. The weather is building beautifully for Halloween and bonfire night and we are dressing appropriately. Living in London you might think we don’t have much countryside to roam or the need for sensible walking (and of course splashing) clothes but you’d be very wrong. Where I live feels almost more rural than where I’m from in Norfolk and […]
This week, quite frankly, can do one. It’s been exhausting. I think sinking a bucket of wine followed by shots of, aherm, sambuca and living it up like I’m 19 (midweek would you believe) cannot have helped my mood or tiredness but really, I’m so glad the end of the week has come! So I spent one day nursing a very poorly head – I’m still in the ‘I’m never drinking again’ phase two days on it was that bad […]
This week for our treat tea to celebrate the end of the week we had a Tinkerbell theme. I found it a bit difficult to make food into things from the actual films so instead just tried to make them fairy like and give a nod to Pixie Hollow and all things fairy! We started off with a Tinkerbell milkshake made with new Bubblegum flavoured Angel Delight (we also finished the meal with a semifreddo made from the exact same but […]
Do you watch Nick Jnr and Tiny Pop? If you do then I’m sure you will have seen the new adverts for Plum! We are Plum ambassadors which means from time to time we get sent toys to review but we also buy quite a bit from them too because we love them! There are so many things I like in the range from the outdoor play equipment to the dolls houses and what I really like is that they somehow […]
A headline for The Mirror flashed up in my Facebook feed (I hate that) this morning about a woman called Josie Cunningham who thinks breast feeding is borderline incest. I don’t read The Mirror but for some reason I decided to click on the link and see this story in full. The first line told me that model Josie Cunningham shot to fame in 2009 when she had a boob job on the NHS. This was news to me, I actually […]
Let’s face it: most mums spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and sometimes that gets old. It’s rarely the most efficient or enjoyable room in the house, and some kitchen appliances are just bulky and difficult to use. My kitchen is small and I have to be careful about the gadgets I choose as we don’t have room for everything I would like. One thing I use all the time is my hand held cake mixer which I bought […]
A couple of weeks ago Aldi had a ‘Bake Off’ theme to some of their special buys and was offering customers the chance to get their hands on all things baking at a very reasonable price. From sprinkles and ingredients to a rather impressive looking classic stand cake mixer which at £79.99 is a HUGE difference in price to most out there. Ina Garten eat your heart out! I bought the digital kitchen scales for £6.99, or rather my Mum bought them […]
It’s important to stock up on the best equipment and resources for your university course. That’s not always easy when you live in a new area where you don’t know the best places to shop or you are low on funds having spent most of your loan on computer games and going out in Fresher’s week. Therefore, to help you prepare for the year ahead, we have come up with some tips on how to get the best stuff for […]
It’s been a weekend of baking in my house. We’ve made bread (in a machine obviously), pizza and even a cake. Now I can knock up a fairy cake or two but when it comes to a big cake I don’t have the best track record. I once made a cake that was black in the middle (before you ask, no I didn’t microwave it) and could have been used as a weapon so whenever I say I’m going to […]
