New Floor, New Me! When we moved into our house four years ago I had all the hope that we’d be ship shape within a year and every room would be decorated and exactly as we wanted it. The reality is that after an initial flurry of a loft conversion and new kitchen we have been rather slow going with the process. Amazing how a new baby in the middle of renovating can set you back! It is all a […]

How To Save Bees With Your Kids  I’m a massive fan of bees, so much so that one of my son’s middle names is actually Bumblebee (I kid you not) and as a result we have a fondness for keeping the bees in our garden – of course. I’ve been known to rescue them with sugar water if we find one out of his steam, save them from spider webs and naturally we encourage an environment that invites them in […]

Lockdown Diary Week Fifteen! Our second week of home school without our key teacher person for three days of the week felt a little easier. We got ahead of the game by being a day in hand with our work meaning camping at Gram’s could happen for the big two again and I got to feel like I had a day off from the teaching – which isn’t really teaching as I don’t generally know any of the answers and […]

The 4th of July! Today’s the day then, lockdown’s biggest ease since we began and like kids in a sweet shop grown adults are excitedly talking about the pubs opening at 6am – though it remains to be seen how many of them will take advantage of this opportunity to knock back a bevvy or twelve with their mates, in an establishment, for the first time since March? I see it. But… I really don’t get it. With the build […]

Mr Bodge Man and the Laminate Flooring (somehow he did it)! I never would have thought pre lockdown that we’d have a whole room (and a cupboard as it goes) laid with laminate flooring by my own husband’s DIY adverse hands! I am however happy to have been surprised. VERY! As Jonny has surpassed any other DIY job with the flooring he’s managed to lay in our house during this lockdown period (surpassing only terrible jobs isn’t hard but really, […]

Easiyo Yogurt Maker – Review! I’ve used Easiyo before but had forgotten the delights – it really is a handy gadget to have! Home made yogurt in just a few hours with extremely low effort is a win in my book and as well as using the sachets (which do produce the most delicious yogurt) you can even make your own from scratch (and it’s not even hard)! The Easiyo will make a litre’s worth of yogurt in 8 hours […]

Home Renovation Ideas To Guide Homeowners There are numerous reasons why you would want to renovate your property; maybe you need to give your bathroom a modern touch guided by skilled bathroom designers, or perhaps you’ve been living in your home for many years and you feel it’s time to give it a facelift. Could it be that your bedroom décor is old-fashioned and worn-out? Or did you just buy a property and you want to renovate it? Whatever your reasons for […]

Lockdown Diary Week Fourteen! While I am still very much keeping social distancing at the forefront things are slowly starting to feel far more normal than they have done in weeks. Jonny has been at work for three days this week. He has finished his course and is being paid as a supply teacher to look after and teach a bubble. Amazingly but not surprisingly he got his grade back this week for his course and has veen rated as […]