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 […]

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 […]