A lie in solution…the children’s sleeping bag
I’ve always said that clock changes don’t seem to impact N and it would appear that this spring’s has gone the same way. N went to bed the same as usual the night before, and woke up at normal (the…
Summer
5 top tips to get a garden summer ready
Does the winter weather seem to have dragged on for longer this year, or am I deluding myself in wishing for warmer weather? Admittedly we’ve been lucky and seen only 1 smattering of snow, which a few hours later was…
Brailes Country Show – cars, cake and Mardis Gras
Considering the village of Brailes is pretty small, they do put on a good country show, so we had to go along this year. The theme was Mardis Gras, and there was a prize for the best dressed wheelbarrow. We…
Summer treats and tips with BN and Britmums
I do get very jealous seeing all the blog posts and tweets about people being on summer holidays. Although N’s at nursery school, he’s also at day nursery, so his days are upped during the summer holidays once nursery school…
We finally break out the paddling pool
Last year poor N just had a water table and a paddling pool, which was a cheapo circular one that was mainly used as a ball pit. With our outdoor water tap being in the lodger’s side of the garden,…
Oxford Beach fun
Play time on Oxford Beach, a temporary summer installation by the castle.
Summer village fests – BodFest 2013
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…
Great British Summer – Wimbledon, Strawberries and Bombay Sapphire
As part of a sponsored shoppertunity with Collective Bias, I was asked to go British and enjoy those typically summer activities…Wimbledon, strawberries, along with Bombay Sapphire. I’m a big tennis fan having played a lot when I was younger, and…