Baking with little ones is never quite as easy as you think it’s going to be. The image you have of parent and child, having fun choosing what to make, weighing out the ingredients and lovingly crafting the mixture into biscuits or buns never really…
Top row – Me on the sofa with our cat Molly after a brilliant night with some of my blogging buddies, hosted by Karen From Mini Travellers; New York cheesecake at our ‘do’; Monster leggings I bought for a friend’s baby from Fred and Noah.…
The last post I wrote about hospitals was the one where I told you my husband was home and starting to recuperate after his recent spell in intensive care. A fair bit has happened since then, but I’ve lacked the energy or inclination to write…
Where I have two or three albums full of my son’s baby photos, all lovingly compiled and correctly captioned, my daughter is lucky to even have a photo printed out and stuck to the fridge door. It isn’t that I don’t have any – I…
My socks are usually a pretty plain black or grey, and compared with my son’s brightly coloured ones or my daughter’s patterned tights, they look pretty boring to say the least. Well today I ditched the mundane and dressed my feet up in a pair…
Top row – My new shoes, inspired by my latest style post. From Miss KG; my locket from new favourite jewellery brand Oh My Clumsy Heart; selfie with my eldest. Middle row – Chocolates, believe it or not; my beautiful Valentine flowers, delivered a few…
My son’s homework this week was to make a decoration for Chinese New Year and as making stuff is his thing, this is one of about five things he created. Pretty easy to do, and loads of fun. All you need are paper plates, an…
Being a parent is hard at the best of times, but when you’re feeling stressed out and having to deal with other stuff it becomes an extremely hard task. When you yourself feel you need a hug and a bit of an easy time, just…
When you want a change from jeans and leggings just aren’t smart enough, this season’s slim cigarette trousers are a great option. With a 50s feel and flattering cut, I think they’d work equally well for the office or casual wear. I’ve been having a…
Sadly I’m not one of those people who reacts to stress by going on hunger strike. When stress hits, my body decides to go into self-preservation mode by craving high-calorie comfort foods that give me a quick fix, then leave me feeling sluggish, bloated and…
I’m sharing one of my favourite pictures this week, a rare moment when I managed to capture both my children smiling at the same time for long enough to be photographed! I never get tired of seeing the love they have for one another, truly…
If you read my posts from a few weeks ago you’ll know I’ve been spending a lot of time in hospital recently. My husband Roger was taken into intensive care and then spent a few weeks on a ward while the doctors tried to work…
This is the first new recipe I’ve tried in a while and it’s perfect for a dark winter evening. Full of nutrients to make you feel good in the post-Christmas health drive, but easy enough to make quickly with just a few ingredients. Definitely my…
Both my children have suffered with dry skin and patches of eczema; my son grew out of it by the time he was three but my daughter, at 18 months, quite often gets itchy, red patches concentrated in the creases behind her knees and on…