Our adventures out and about in the UK, on the farm and further afield.
I’ve been saying for years we need to do something with the garden. The wall needs a bit more compost or soil in so the flowers will be higher up and seen rather than sunken in the bottom of the…
First time out on my (adult) scooter, and I decided that we’d go to the park – me on the scooter and N on his bike. Great way to start getting fit.
Metal detecting’s not something I’ve ever really been interested in doing, although in the past I’ve always seen metal detector toys at Christmas and thought what good presents they’d make for our nephews and niece. But my brother’s really got…
Last weekend was a bit unusual for us. No more parties after the excitement of January, and nothing arranged for Sunday. Usually Saturday is for doing chores, swimming lessons and all those usual things you don’t get done in the…
Read about our fleeting drop in visit to see the horses and donkeys at Redwings Horse Sanctuary
This is probably the last year that I’ll have N with me for all of a Saturday when it’s shoot season. On the farm, during pheasant shooting season, we’ll tend to have 5 or 6 shoots. To date, he’s been…
Visiting the Toy Fair as a blogger, my experience and my tips to get the most out of it.
Exploring National Trust property Baddesley Clinton on a day out in Winter, with preschoolers
I should know by now that nothing would stop N from going outside to play, but I’m still astounded at how little he appears to feel the cold. It just shows it’s true how there’s no bad weather, only inappropriate…
Like so many young children, N takes everything really literally, so trying to explain things on the farm can be quite hard. We’ve had several conversations recently which have either made me chuckle, or despair that it’s never going to…
Going to see Snow and Tell storytime at the Story Museum in Oxford for Christmas, plus a few others treats while visiting
