Dearest Raffie, Now You Are Seven! Dearest Raffie, Our most special seven year old, and seven seems so big yet it feels like only minutes since you crashed into this world, after many hours of trying, out of the sun roof. You were born that Monday morning, after many hours of fighting it, and the world became a much better, much sunnier place as soon as I saw your face. Your face was the one I dreamed about years ago, […]
The Start Of The Autumn/Michelmas Term 2024! I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty bloody pissed off that it’s back to school. I know my kids need an education, and I get that real life has to resume, but this year is the last for me having a pre-schooler. It’s the end of an era and if I could delay that a smidge I’d really rather. Plus, I LOVE having them home. I am allowed to say that, even amongst […]
Summer Hoidays 2024 – Week 6 (and a bit)! I can’t believe the time has disappeared so quickly and the children are back to school tomorrow! We had SUCH a good break, the bug kids have been off for a day shy of 2 months and Raffie just two weeks less than that. It’s been BLOOMING GLORIOUS! We didn’t stop for the last week, kept up the momentum with brilliant days out to the beach with family, trips to Woburn […]
Summer Holidays 2024 – Week 5! How we’ve sped our way through week 5 is anyone’s guess but here we are, with only one more week (and a tiny bit) to go and I’m so perplexed at all the posts from people saying “thank goodness”, and how long it’s been, and how they are champing at the bit to get the kids back to school!? Frankly I’d have then home ALL the time because I love it! It foes feel […]
Summer Holidays 2024 – Week 4! Well, what can I say about week 4! The sun shone, we had a gorgeous little mini break glamping at Wroxham Barns and we just loved seeing friends and having fun. This was a fantastic week which saw us all smile lots (despite getting bitten a LOT from the mosquitos as if we were, in fact, in the Med and not Norfolk after all)! We don’t need the sunshine to have this much fun […]
Glamping at Wroxham Barns 2024! I’ve thought about glamping at Wroxham Barns for the past couple of years. We visit often to see the farm, and I’ve had a look inside the bell tents before and thought what tremendous value they are so it’s always been on my list! Now, finally for 2024, we’ve managed to do it! I paid £130 per night for a bell tent with all the trimmings (it’s £25 for your bedding if you don’t want […]
Camping at Pensthorpe 2024! I’ve long thought camping at Pensthorpe would be a brilliant idea and they’ve finally taken the plunge for summer 2024 with their very own site set up for both tent pitches, and their own glamping bell tents! There are 24 tent pitches (non-electric) and six bell tents which are home to proper beds (a double and three singles) as well as being decorated with fairy lights. If staying in a bell you just need to bring […]
Summer Holidays 2024 – Week 3! Week three, half way through already and that just feels a little unfair because it seems like we’ve only just begun! We’re in the swing of it now and loving every second, even the ones with rain in them! This week we kicked off with some down time after a busy weekend and then hit camping hard at Pensthorpe. Two nights with no electricity and just us to entertain ourselves, and of course the […]
Summer Holidays 2024 – Week 2! Week two and we started off very tiredly after our wedding weekend away and picking up Florence from her Spanish holiday but we were all back together again and ready to make some fun. The sun shone and we splashed in our pool followed by lots more fun as a family. It’s a juggle at times keeping all the kiddos entertained, especially when they are all such different ages, but a little compromise and […]
The End Of The Summer Term 2024! Well, here we are, the end of another school year and yet again I wonder how time manages to race so fast. Posie started nursery this last term and the end of it also spells the end of Jimmy’s first year at high school! How?! My little boy was off to the big wide world of high school this time last year and now he’s done a whole year with a rather dramatic […]
