I recently had quite a National Trust heavy weekend. I love having membership because it just means you can pop in whenever, without needing to spend a whole day. Upton House is 5 minutes drive away from us (really I…
If the OH had his way, Christmas wouldn’t exist. To him it’s too much effort, and being on the farm, he still needs to work over Christmas. The animals still need feeding although he does try and get as much…
In the past (well, last year’s nursery nativity) I’ve just gone and bought a nativity costume because I just don’t have the time to sew, find patterns, spend a fortune on material and then have it end up looking stupid. …
*Ad- contains affiliate links I love Christmas, but nowadays it’s more about the preparation and choosing presents. Mostly because the day itself is always a disappointment because the last few years the rest of the OH’s family go off elsewhere…
With only a week to go until Christmas, it’s noticeable that N’s getting more tired and ready for a break. A couple of nights this week he’s even fallen asleep on the sofa by around 6.30. Of course, that’s not…
Last year I was gutted to realise that all the tickets for the Christmas displays at Waddesdon Manor were sold out. This year I was determined to get hold of some, so booked back in August. After going this weekend,…
I love cake. I have a few favourites, chocolate, carrot, banana, lemon, victoria sponge…oh ok, I just like most cakes really. Being a farmer’s wife, I should really be able to bake. I can and do on occasion, although not…
I said I’d have a couple of big giveaways running on the blog in preparation for Christmas, and this is my second collaborative giveaway. Everyone (well, except my brother!) loves Amazon and who couldn’t do with winning some money in…
This year, I’m collaborating with several other bloggers to enable us to run a huge Christmas giveaway. So if you’re a beauty fan and want to be more excited than the kids with their chocolate advent calendars, you could be…
We don’t do much crafting in our house. I used to make greeting cards and jewellery to sell, but then had no time, and now blogging has taken over…note to self, really must sell all the beads I still have…
Going to see Snow and Tell storytime at the Story Museum in Oxford for Christmas, plus a few others treats while visiting
