First county tennis training session
This year N hasn’t played many tennis matches after one tournament that really put him off. The weather and clashes have also stopped him playing at one locally he does enjoy. But it is a gap that we need to…
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Project 52 2020 Week 7 – making profiteroles
After Storm Ciara last weekend comes Storm Dennis, and it’s meant a few cancelled things this week. One tennis tournament cancelled at the weekend, a tennis lesson cancelled (although this was due to 2 coaches being away), and my second…
Keeping children entertained the cheeky way (for free)
When you have children you don’t always want to be stuck at home. You don’t want to spend a fortune entertaining children either. I get cabin fever after a while and I’m sure children do too. Going out doesn’t have…
Reminiscing on holiday in New Zealand South Island and family friendly ideas
*Ad – Collaborative post N has never been abroad – well, kind of, as I’ve taken him to Jersey because he wanted to go on a plane. But so far we’ve not taken him on a foreign holiday further afield,…
Project 52 2020 Week 3 – birthday cookies
It’s been a busy week for Project 52 this week. Week 3 and we’re approaching N’s birthday. It’s a good job I’m not doing a photo a day otherwise there would be a lot of food photos – my camera…
Get children playing tennis – discover the basics and journey
Why tennis? In my view, tennis is a great sport for anyone to take up. Even if you’re never going to make it to play for a team or playing for Wimbledon, it’s a great game for socialising. Local parks…
A new hair style interest
The time has come. N has finally started showing an interest in his hair style. He’s not being too fussy about clothes other than fit and irritating parts on his clothes. But I’m sure that will come over the next…
Parents in sport – supporting sporty children through the LTA
Since N started playing tennis matches I’ve been really impressed with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Ok, so their website is really slow, but there’s lots of information, and their customer service has been great when I’ve had problems. They…
Family days out in the Lake District and Cumbria
We love a day out whether it’s just a weekend day popping out somewhere, or a day out while on holiday. I’m reliving my childhood visiting around the UK, near home and further away, and love sharing it with N….
MyWorld Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall
I’ve not been to watch tennis since I was at 6th form and we visited Queens Club as a school tennis team. We watched Jeremy Bates beating Boris Becker, and saw Tim Henman, who was then just a rising star,…
Easy DIY Christmas baubles – upcycling decoration ideas
Sharing ideas to make your own Christmas baubles, a way of upcycling and reusing old baubles, or repurposing them to change decor themes
