Outdoor trails at Basildon Park National Trust
Usually I don’t manage to meet up with my best friend more than a couple of times a year, but in May it’s been twice. Handy because it means the boys don’t need that ice breaker time before they settle…
Author: Emma
Mum of 1, farmer's wife and living a guilt free family lifestyle with a school child.
The joys of cinema trips with kids
Cinema trips with N haven’t always been a success. It was a long time coming to when he could sit quite happily and watch a film all the way through at home. At home there’s always distractions which means it’s…
Festival of Country Life at Lamport Hall Northampton
Sometimes you make the decision to visit somewhere and it turns out to be the most random event you’ve ever been to. Most recent visit somewhere like this was to Lamport Hall near Northampton for their Festival of Country Life….
Year 3 school days in May
May has been the start of the busy season for school. SATs exams for the older and younger children. N announced that he was quite looking forward to doing his in 3 years time because they got to have breakfast…
Project 52 2019 week 22 – tail feathers
Week 22 of Project 52 has been half term, with a bit of work for me before being off with N for a couple of days. Sunday was a lazy day. I baked my first angel food cake and it…
What kids playing tennis taught us (ie sporting benefits for kids)
As we are coming into the last couple of months of the summer league season for N’s tennis, I thought I’d share what he’s we’ve learnt in his year of playing matches. It’s been a year of ups and downs…
Being a blogger – when do you become one?
In my eyes, calling yourself a blogger should be easy. If you blog, you’re a blogger. You might only be doing it as a hobby, but if you’re putting in the time, if you’re regularly updating a blog, then you’re…
Flea Retreat – what makes this blogging retreat worth it?
When people think of retreats, it’s often with regards to yoga or detoxing, getting away from it all. For the Flea Retreat I went on recently, it was certainly getting away from it all, but with a blogging and creative…
Project 52 2019 week 20-21
This week’s project 52 is coming in bulk, with last and this week together. I was away on Blog Retreat for a weekend at the end of week 20, and there was only wifi in the other accommodation, so it…
Trentham Gardens – exploring the ruins
We’ve been to Trentham Gardens a few times now, and each time there’s something new to see or try. We met up on a beautiful May day with my best friend and her 2 children, which is always a challenge….
Mini red team tennis galore
t feels like N has been playing a lot of tennis recently. For an 8 year old it seems quite a bit, although looking at the structure some clubs put in place (and which our training team suggest for children…