Project 365, a photo a day, every day of the year. When you are walking down the lane near the meadows and you find what I call brambles, but I think everyone else calls blackberries, waiting to be picked, and eaten, right there and then… We will be going back with a bucket later in […]
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Project 365. A photo a day. Lake Pavin, Auvergne, France
Project 365, a photo a day, every day of the year. Sliding back in after three weeks away to share this. No filters, no editing. The water really is that colour. It’s Lac Pavin, which is a volcanic crater lake that is still considered “active” in that there is evidence of thermal and some activity […]
READ MOREWhat’s for breakfast instead of cereal?
*this is a collaborative post* Breakfast cereal is a bit of a treat in our house, I am incredibly fussy about what we have for breakfast, and also about making sure the kids eat breakfast every day. Both of them can and often do make their own, but I make sure in the week, that […]
READ MOREWhat has a tween got to do to get a lie in round here…
Today you have the pleasure of the Tween, in all her sarcastic and grumpy tween glory, having a moan about lack of lie ins in our house. Given that I can’t remember the last time I myself had a proper lie in, in fact I think it was sometime before SHE was born, probably, I […]
READ MORE5 Simple Ways to Secure Your New Family Home
*This is a collaborative post sharing some simple ways to secure your new family home we hope will be useful* Image by mohamed Hassan Moving homes is said to be one of the most stressful things that you can do in life. When you factor in having to get your whole family packed and ready […]
READ MOREMaking tea more special with Blue Tea Box – a giveaway
*This is a review post, I was kindly sent some tea to try* It is no secret that I am a fan off coffee, but what you may not know is that I am a bit of a tea drinker too. I tend to drink tea in the afternoons, or for a treat, or when […]
READ MOREProject 365. A photo a day. The face we make…
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. Jasper and I make the same face. Why? Because the tween isn’t paying him any attention, due to the fact that she’s busy shopping for clothes online, and I make that face because that’s my laptop she has commandeered to do the shopping on […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 20/07/19 – 27/07/19 haircuts, cats, winding down for the holiday…
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. We are winding down for the holidays and the next Week in Photos post will be after we come back from […]
READ MOREProject 365. A photo a day. Back to this view
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. Looking forward to this view again. Two weeks today we will be back in Issoire for our two week summer break. Leaving my phone, deleting the gram for two weeks, logging out of Facebook and e mail. I have a private twitter account that […]
READ MOREBaked cheese. Easy, cheesy and impressive
When we go to France, one of the things we love is the cheeses we can buy and eat. France is famous for it’s cheese and this baked cheese recipe can be made with a traditional French brie or you can use a goats brie/chèvre style cheese as long as it has a firm skin. […]
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