I’m having a wobble this week. I’ve been trying to keep a brave face on things but it’s just not staying put. Sadly my husband is still in hospital and things…
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Top row – One of my favourite photos of my first born, who came with us on honeymoon to Barcelona in 2011. Here he is posing outside the Joan Miro Foundation.…
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It’s almost a week since my last post and I’m sure many of you are wondering what’s gone on since then. It feels like a lifetime ago now, but my husband…
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Getting your children to write thank you cards isn’t usually the easiest task, but I can’t help thinking it might be a little easier armed with the right kind of stationery.…
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I started writing a post about my highs and lows of 2014, but frankly, I’ve had a few sloe gins and it was all getting a bit maudlin. So instead, here’s…
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It seems like weeks ago but it was actually only last weekend, I started making salt dough decorations with the kids for Christmas. It didn’t go totally to plan (of course…
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Last Christmas was my worst one on record. It should have been the happiest – the first Christmas we had as a family of four, our baby girl being born in…
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This is my favourite picture of the week drawn by my son, and trust me, he draws a lot! What on earth goes on in his head? A smiling, but marauding…
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So this morning hasn’t gone terrifically to plan. It’s my day off, so as usual I have designs on ticking off lots of things from my to do list. But if…
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When I think of Lush, I think of bath bombs, body creams and powerful scents. I’ve long been a fan of their products, my favourites being Flying Fox shower gel, Honey…
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There are fairy lights, there are Christmas lights, and then there are Blackpool illuminations. The lights that brighten up this Lancashire town each autumn are seen by thousands, and are a…
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We’ve bought a caravan. It’s a four-berth tourer, for those in the know, complete with orange and green upholstery, folding bunk beds, and a shower. Never has such a statement caused…
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There’s a vampire costume hanging on my son’s wardrobe door. A can of white hairspray is lined up on his chest of drawers with a mirror set up beside it. There’s…
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Climbing is one of those things I’d always fancied having a go at, but had just never got round to it. When I told this to my husband, he nearly choked…
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Dressing up is a huge thing for my son. Not many days go by where he hasn’t dressed up for at least part of the time in a fancy dress costume.…