Adventures

Our adventures out and about in the UK, on the farm and further afield.

Day out at Millets Farm

ByEmma March 19, 2022

I’ve been feeling like we haven’t really done anything recently. Of course we have, but it’s basically been work, chores, essentials, and not a lot else apart from pottering around the farm. So I was determined that today we would…

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Deja vu park play

ByEmma March 25, 2024

This weekend’s been a bit disjointed. It’s been full of chores, and we’ve not really done anything specific; we’d been planning Sunday adventures, but a call from the youngest cousin yesterday saying he wanted to come and play with N,…

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Summer village fests – BodFest 2013

ByEmma March 30, 2024

I love the way all our local villages round us have started doing a village fest rather than fetes. There’s been BloxFest for a few years which is massive in terms of attendance and the bands playing, while the others…

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Balance bikes – teaching bike riding for toddlers?

ByEmma July 26, 2022

Are balance bikes worth it for toddlers to learn to ride. Here’s our experience and why we chose the balance bike we did

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Alice’s Day, Oxford

ByEmma March 28, 2024

Enjoying Alice’s Day celebrations in Oxford, with traditions, activities and some outdoor enjoyment by the river.

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Seaside visit to Cleethorpes beach

ByEmma March 30, 2024

N’s experience of the seaside before this weekend was limited to about 10 minutes on the beach last August in wellies, before the rainclouds opened. So it was great that we were able to do a fleeting visit to Cleethorpes…

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Summertime, and the living is easy

ByEmma March 25, 2024

It’s great when summertime arrives and the weather’s better, as after nursery, N can just potter around on the farm. Even when there’s no-one around, he wants to see what’s going on, so I end up taking him for a…

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Out and about at the Banbury Show

ByEmma March 30, 2024

After a busy day out yesterday, today’s been more of the same with a few hours at at the Banbury Show. We went last year and the weather was amazing, so I was optimistic for today. Unfortunately it was a…

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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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Gardening introduction for toddlers

ByEmma March 29, 2024

A couple of months ago I bought a little bucket with some strawberry seeds. I thought even allowing for my lack of gardening skill and interest we’d be able to manage that and that it would be a good gardening…

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