Every year we hear about the waste at Christmas. The money that is spent on gifts that are unwanted or unused after the initial…
I go through phases with jigsaw puzzles, and this autumn has seen me get back into them again. It started with the lovely and…
It’s not often we get agreement from N to watch a film that we’d all be happy watching, but I’m hoping that with the…
Games. Love them or hate them, you can’t deny that they can be great for family life. A chance to have some fun, relax…
Advertorial Everyone loves nick nacks and intriguing gadgets, don’t they? Of the kind you find in kitchen shops or outdoor shops? I could spend…
A year or so before N was born I decided I wanted to get a decent shower put in the bathroom, and change it…
Stationery. Â It’s a little bit magical. Â Not the boring pens and reporters notepads you used to have as children. Â Nowadays you can get everything…
Last year we experienced the family fun that was Geronimo Festival. It was a beautiful day, and spending it at a children’s festival was…
You can’t beat the old classic stories, and Wizard of Oz brings up some great memories for me – village fetes and our estate…