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Meeting the Gruffalo

ByEmma March 25, 2024

Today was the final day of Shenfest, which is an Oxforsdhire village’s music and literature festival. This year is the second year, and along with numerous concerts and meet the author, they’ve also added Little Shenfest in the village school…

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Windsor visit

ByEmma March 30, 2024

Last week, N and I went to visit my nan. She doesn’t really get out of the house, and being over an hour away, we don’t get over there more than once or twice a year given full time working…

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Review: 360, Milton Keynes

ByEmma March 30, 2024

Yesterday N and I went to 360 in Milton Keynes for a meet up with some friends. We don’t get to see them very often, what with work and family, so we like to make the most of it so…

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The Wool Fair

ByEmma March 30, 2024

A visit to the annual Wool Fair in Shipston on Stour over bank holiday.

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Garden party essentials – ‘We’re going to party’

ByEmma March 30, 2024

What makes a great garden party apart from lovely weather. Here’s some of the essentials that help people enjoy them.

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Not so sunny BloxFest

ByEmma March 30, 2024

Last year’s BloxFest (my old village’s May festival of stalls, food, crafts and 3 stages of music in 3 of the village pubs) was great fun, and packed out due to the great weather. This year the weather’s cold and…

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Summer picnics

ByEmma March 30, 2024

Now we’ve had a bit of sun and heat (it’s taken until May this year), it’s been the perfect opportunity to get out and have a picnic alongside lots of outdoor play. We don’t have garden furniture (not really got…

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Bank holiday racing

ByEmma March 30, 2024

A glorious bank holiday weekend meant a chance to head over to a local point to point race meet

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London trip: A Chorus Line

ByEmma March 30, 2024

I’ve not been to London other than for work for a long time. And I can’t remember the last time I went to the theatre. Definitely pre-N anyway. I’d bought my mum tickets to see A Chorus Line at the…

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Birthday party fun

ByEmma March 30, 2024

So far, given he’s only 2, we’ve not got into the perpetual cycle of birthday party after birthday party. Apart from informal ones which are just piling into soft play or general play sessions, he’s been to his 4 year…

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Blenheim Palace visit

ByEmma March 28, 2024

Since the snow left a week or so into April, we’ve been having generally warm and sunny weather. A few April showers but that’s to be expected. But it does meant that we’ve been able to get out and about…

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