The start of the summer break is always a good time to stock up on activity books for the kids; I usually invest in a couple before the holidays to keep the kids entertained on long journeys, or just to give them something to do…
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You might have seen some pictures of the tassel bunting I made for my daughter’s birthday party on my Instagram feed or blog post about the day. It’s something I’d saved to my Pinterest party board several times and when I looked into how to…
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It might be a bit late to be writing this but a few days before we move house I seem to be getting sentimental about the old place. We moved into this 1920s semi in May 2010, just after Sam’s first birthday and after an…
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Today marks a year since I lost my husband. A year without the person I thought I couldn’t live without. A year which seems to have passed quickly for others, but very slowly for me. It’s a date I don’t really want to mark but…
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Three years ago my little girl came into the world and brought so much love and joy to our family. She was a ray of sunshine in a very dark time, born two months after her daddy had been taken into hospital and we were…
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My children are pretty easy to shop for, but both have very different views on what they will wear. Sam, my seven-year-old, will pretty much wear whatever I want him to – as long as I lay it all out on his bed for him…
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I’ve been putting together these five under £5 posts for a while now and never have I been so late or disorganised as I have this month. I think most of my posts start with a line about the chaos of life at the moment…
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Looking at the weather outside you might be forgiven for thinking barbecue season has passed us by. We’ve had a typical few weeks of British summer where the summer dresses have been accessorised with jumpers, leggings, waterproofs and some days even socks and boots! It…
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The end of June and that means there are only a few weeks left of the school term, and only a few weeks (hopefully) until we move house. Sam just told me there were 16 days left until the holidays and I have to say…
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Dear readers, I feel I owe you an apology. My blogging game is poor and I feel I am neglecting you! Actually, I think it’s more like I am neglecting me, as life is just so busy at the moment there just hasn’t been the…
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Our first Me and Mine photo – May 2015 Last May, on the first weekend when Roger was well enough to come home from the hospice, we had some family photographs taken by a friend. I wanted to make sure we had some pictures of…
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‘And above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.’ The Minions, Roald Dahl. Tatton Park may not be the most…
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As it’s coming up to a year since Roger passed away there have already been many milestones without him. First holiday, first Christmas, first birthdays, first wedding anniversary – but something tells me this one is going to be a bit more tricky. Father’s Day…
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Black and Sigi jewellery is a firm favourite accessory of mine. If you look at practically any photo taken of me in the past few months I’m nearly always wearing my current favourite piece of theirs, the gold Mini Aphrodite. It’s a small wire-wrapped circle…
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It’s been a few weeks since I wrote about my plans to move house and try to find somewhere to live nearer my family in my hometown. Well since then, quite a lot has happened as just when I was starting to wonder if I’d…