Visiting Broughton Castle – tour and gardens
Visiting historic Broughton Castle Banbury for a house tour and gardens walk during public opening over the summer period

Visiting historic Broughton Castle Banbury for a house tour and gardens walk during public opening over the summer period

Find the solution to the retro edition of Wasgij Mystery 7 Everything Must Go puzzle, working out what the sale shopping frenzy is like

This summer holiday is flying by and already I’m about to start my second week off. This one’s unpaid parental leave. I don’t think in future I’ll use it unless we’re planning to go away twice, because as N gets…

Try this gooey middle quick chocolate chip cookies, made in 15 minutes, and great for a treat eaten warm or cold

Reminiscing llooking at old school reports and photos, with some comedy moments and come back from teachers.

A week off work and of course the weather was terrible pretty much all week. I didn’t really do much at all, although did sort out some life admin. Here’s this week’s Project 52 round up. After a sunny day…

A bit late, but here’s some of what I’ve been reading in July. Not as many as previous months because I’ve been doing jigsaws too, and spending a bit of time outside. But still plenty of reading opportunities. Books read…

We’ve just about made it to summer holidays this week, and getting ready for my first week off of the summer. It feels like there’s a lot of phone calls to make, a lot of organising, and I need to…

Some of the ways we know our tweens are growing up, that first year at secondary school, new friends, new self

Another week gone and unlike many school children, we’ve still got another couple of days left. The weather has been pretty on off rain, and hasn’t ended well for the weekend. And quite a few days of lambs escaping into…

Where are the best ice cream shops in Oxfordshire, able to get your faviourite frozen treats acaross the county