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 […]

Last Thursday I headed into central London to have a sneaky peek at what’s coming up from the food department at Asda in the spring and summer for 2016! I was SO super impressed with what I saw (and ate) and came away longing for sunshine days where we can BBQ and balmy evenings to alfresco dine on our new patio set. Not that we have a patio set yet I hasten to add but now that we have a garden (at […]

Since having children Easter has become one of my favourite times of the year. I remember F being very tiny indeed but absolutely loving an Easter egg hunt in my Mum’s garden and it just kind of changed the way I feel about it all. I think I used to be quite synical and talk about how, like valentine’s Day, it was just a way for companies to cash in. I definitely remember saying things like ‘We’re not American, why […]

We’ve always been massive fans of the Little Live Pets and in particular the birds. They are so cute and repeat what you say as well as chirruping and tweeting away on their own. When you put two together it’s like they feed off each other and super sweet to watch! It’s like having all the fun of a real pet without actually having to have one! Character have just brought out the new range in the birds collection and they […]

It seems like there’s always some costume to be making, preparing or buying doesn’t it! So far this year at school we’ve already had Roald Dhal Day where my two went as an Oompa Loopa (Florence had the costume from a previous tap dancing performance and passed it on to Jimmy) and Veruca Salt so they were nice and easy but when it came to International day, where everyone has to come in their typical traditional dress, we found it much […]

I loved Barbie as a child growing up and I don’t think it ever once occurred to me that real people might be offended because Barbie doesn’t really represent how ‘real women’ really look. I mean, I knew she was a dolly so I didn’t expect to grow up and look like her and actually, I don’t think I really wanted to either – she has plastic pants for a start and her boobies don’t move. I quite like boobies […]

Well, that’s it. We’re in. Hello Norfolk! We sat outside our house (flat) in London for one last time and had a family photo before we left. It felt a bit surreal to be shutting our blue door for the very last time but kind of good too. We’d spent our last evening with friends and kids in the pub, having a last farewell to Leytonstone which was really, really fun but during the night the neighbourhood drug dealer had […]