*This is a collaborative post sharing some tips for dating and romance during lockdown life* I don’t write a lot about dating and romance on our blog, but we have been married for nearly twenty years, and still quite like each other, and there are things we have learned that work for us. During this […]
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and we land in January 2021 and this week I am all about quick, cheap and easy meals. Meal plan Monday is sharing what we are eating, and how I go about meal planning and cooking for my family with food allergies and food preferences. We are also in Tier […]
This is part one of my Basic Bread Making series. I will also be sharing about how to make your own simple sour dough starter, a basic sour dough bread loaf, a slicing toast loaf and how to add sour dough starter to other baking recipes to add life, taste and texture. *This post does […]
My son has made up a new Christmas song, which involves a line from a well known Christmas song and the line “have yourself a Merry Covid Christmas” are repeated often. It’s funny but also incredibly sad at the same time. Who would have thought we would know what the word Covid was and that […]
I love sweet potatoes, and this recipe for easy and delicious sweet potato fries is one that a friend shared with me a long time ago. She doesn’t blog, she doesn’t even do social media (she’s probably very sensible on that front) but she makes these and they are delicious. They make a great snack, […]
We will be getting the flu vaccine this year as a family. I wanted to share our why. This is a post that is harder to write. Mainly because vaccines are such a hot button topic and so many people have strong opinions about it. It’s a bit like birth choices, breastfeeding, homeschool, parental discipline, […]
*In this house coffee is life so we are sharing a collaborative post on some spice up Your Daily Coffee Routine that we hope is helpful* If you struggle to get through the morning without your daily cup of coffee, you’re certainly not alone. Statistics show that we’re a nation of coffee-lovers and that’s quite […]
*This is a collaborative post sharing why baseball is a great sport for kids that we hope is helpful* Everyone knows sport is great for kids. Not only is it a great way for them to stay fit and active, but it also helps with developing important social skills. In fact, participation in sport is […]
*We were delighted to review two books from the Hannah the Spanner series by Stuart Simmonds recently and the boy thinks they are brilliant.* Reading is very important for us as a family, and one of the things I have been working on with the boy, since we started homeschooling, because whilst he can read […]
This recipe for Gluten-free strawberry crumble is easy and you can actually use any fruit you like, but we opted for strawberries as they were freshly picked and in season. I have to confess I have never made a crumble before until recently, but this recipe is dedicated to the mum of a good friend […]