Monthly Archives

November 2014

  • Sunday Stars

    Sunday Stars #7

    It’s my turn to host the Sunday Stars Linky again, a place where bloggers can share their favourite posts each week. If you’re not a blogger, why not have a read…

  • Blog

    Father Christmas, the festive inquisition

    We might still be in November but my little boy has already seen Father Christmas and got his order in early for the big day. He waited patiently in the queue,…

  • Family

    Shopping local at the Fab Frost Fair

    When it comes to Christmas shopping, I find it’s really handy if those I’m buying for give me a few hints as to what they want to find in their stocking.…

  • Pictures

    My week in pictures #4

    So again, it’s not strictly a week, but this is a snapshot of what we’ve been up to lately. Things are getting a little more sparkly and festive! What have you…

  • Fashion

    First boots and Little Bird love

    It was a bit of a milestone yesterday. I bought my little girl her very first pair of boots. Ankle boots in soft greyish-purple leather with a little bit of feisty…

  • Blog

    The Fabulous Frost Fair

    It’s only a few weeks until the Fabulous Frost Fair, a luxurious Christmas event being held over three days from 21-23 November at the Hillbark Hotel in Wirral. It’s the brainchild…

  • Family

    Happy Birthday Big Sis!

    We spent this weekend in Yorkshire, staying with my parents and partying with my sister, who turns 40 today. For me, this milestone birthday doesn’t actually feel that far away from…

  • Pictures

    My Sunday Photo #4 – Poppy

    We’ve spent a bit of time this morning making this poppy for my son’s school assembly on Armistice Day. Today we will be remembering our grandfathers and my father-in-law, who took…

  • Pictures

    My week in pictures #3

    Here’s a snapshot of what I’ve been up to lately. My pictures are dominated by Halloween, owing to my first born’s obsession with it and the fact that we had a…

  • Family

    Lego Heaven

    When I told my son we were going to visit the Lego Discovery Centre this weekend, his jaw dropped, his eyes popped and he jumped about a foot high off the…

  • Sunday Stars

    Sunday Stars #3

    It’s week three of the new Sunday Stars linky, a place for bloggers to share their favourite posts each week. Sunday Stars was set up by myself and a group of…