If you have children, girls OR boys, they you will probably have heard of the Disney film ‘Frozen’. There’s no getting away from it really is there and although I did try and resist Disney magic for my household, something about it just meant we couldn’t. Is it commercial? Yes. Is it big business? Of course! But… They just know what they’re doing over at Disney HQ and when you’re that much of an expert I suppose it doesn’t really […]

In our house, ever since the Queen’s jubilee when F was really quite tiny, the Union Jack has been known as a ‘Jubilee’. And you have to say it in a really high pitched voice otherwise you’re not saying it right! We were watching the jubilee celebrations on TV and had flags to wave. We’d gone all out and completely got into it despite not really being Royalists as it was more a case of an excuse for a party. […]

It’s been a while coming but after needing something new for a long time I have finally unboxed my latest camera and I am beyond thrilled with it! My old DSLR has had so many knocks and scrapes and is SO huge that I needed something sleeker, slicker and smaller (I love alliteration). In actual fact J bought this for me at Christmas but because we were moving and so busy I didn’t want to start using it right away. I […]

It was another day in London for me today, this time to see what Sainsbury’s have in store for the spring of 2016 and as I drove out to Diss this morning through driving rain it was kind of hard to image getting anywhere close to a new spring season vibe. The train into East London didn’t thunder towards any better weather unfortunately and by the time I arrived in my old yard to pick up some post at the […]

This Easter will be our first holiday at our new home. I’m a little bit gutted that we have to wait for SO long until I can decorate the new house for Christmas so I’m seizing Easter as my opportunity to decorate, bake and feast like we’ve never done before. We used to live in a tiny 2 bed flat with no garden and we could rarely have visitors as there wasn’t enough space for US let alone anyone else. […]

So yesterday I popped into London (I’m calling it that as it makes me feel better, in reality it takes a couple of hours from our new house in the country and is hardly popping anywhere) to see the guys from B&Q. Now, the last time I worked with them was at Christmas when I bought and decorated our tree from the DIY store. We had a great time and our Christmas decs were ace but this visit was to […]

If you’ve been labouring in your garden this year, you’ll loath to see it decay this winter. But that doesn’t have to happen! Of all the ways you can keep your garden healthy over the cold months, how many of these did you know? Trim it back Fruit trees, readily available at places such as Ashridge Nurseries, benefit from winter pruning between November and March. Trim fruit trees to four main branches, as doing so will increase their productivity in […]

Mud, mud, glorious mud. Dogs and other animals. Driving around country lanes at break neck speed with no seeming cause for concern. Shops which have opening and closing times. Paint colours with ridiculous monikers such as ‘Elephant’s Breath’. Darkness falling across the land. It may seem odd to you that I randomly chose to live in a small country village having only ever been a resident of city life but I had my reasons and I stand by them. Although […]

Well, it’s been three week’s nearly since we moved to Norfolk from the bright lights of London and we’re finally starting to feel a bit more at home. The unpacking is nearly (but not quite) done and we’re getting to grips with the decorating and long list of things that need doing in the new house. People keep telling me they’re small things but to me they seem huge with knocks and scrapes that need amending everywhere and I just […]

Early in the new year Mcain launched their #BackToNormal campaign aimed at helping Mums and Dads lighten up the everyday school routine. We all know that feeling when the kid’s come out of school and immediately ask ‘What’s for tea’ so to have it sussed with somethign from the freezer is just the ticket. I like to be really organised (I say ‘like’ because that doesn’t necessarily mean I always am) and have things pre-made in the freezer ready to come […]