I’ve not exercised properly for a while and really need to. Before having N, and before getting married, I used to exercise lots. I swam, went to the gym and played a lot of squash. Then I got married, and…
*Ad – sponsored post I loved being a student. In fact, I just loved studying and school in general, so it didn’t occur to me not to go to uni. I was the first in our family to go to…
Edit 2020 – this diner is no longer open. I love eating out, especially when out and about. Yes, I could save money and pack a picnic, but then you’re dependent on the weather, finding somewhere to sit (not easy…
*Ad – collaborative post Like many other people, I hate cleaning. I do a quick wipe round (wipes may not be sustainable, but they do make it easier to do a minute here and there) after cooking and in the…
I go through phases of baking. Well, being a farmer’s wife I need to be able to bake on occasion. But then I was asked to take part in the Home Bargains blogger baking challenge in celebration of Great British…
I’m a big tennis fan. Well, not as much as I once was, but racket sports are my thing. At school I used to pretty much play everything in a team being tennis and squash captain at 6th form. Once…
I love cake. It’s one of my downfalls, with chocolate, pastries, biscuits…oh just food in general. But cake is something that the whole of our house like. Unlike other foods which the OH will faff over and not eat if…
I love trifle. I can’t say it’s my favourite dessert (too many are my favourites), but it’s right up there with them. But we only ever seem to eat it on special occasions. But recently we had some on the…
To those of you with school age children already, do share your experiences and advice. I’m after a lot of information to help smooth my (I reckon the kids get the easy end of the deal) path into the school…
When you’re a parent, especially a mum, life tends to change however much you try to maintain your old lifestyle. Pre-N, I would go dancing 3 to 4 nights a week, going away dancing 2 or 3 weekends a year,…
It seems that having a barbecue in our house is a lot harder than I’d ever anticipated when I said I’d review one from True Shopping. We love barbecued food (what’s not to love about meat, meat and more meat according to…
