*This is a collaborative post* As a mum, one of my parenting goals is that when my kids leave home, they will be able to manage things like the basics of caring for themeslevs and their homes, and that they will be able to cook for themselves. I have a son and a daughter, and […]
READ MOREI finally managed to try the most controversial food item this week, or at least it is if you are Piers Morgan and apparently feel violently ill when you are presented with it. Yup, unless you live under a rock in the UK, you will know that everyone is either loving or hating the fact […]
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Welcome back to our daily snippet of life, random observations from our day, and a photo that means something. We skipped the end of the year and start of 2019 due to the blog being revamped and tidied up. but now we are back. We are back into normal routine this week, and it feels […]
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Welcome to our week in photos. Mostly an update for the grandparents so they can see what we get up to, and keep up with our crazy. Cats, kids, chaos, usually with cake & coffee thrown in… I am feeling better this week, recovering from an evil bout of tonsillitis. I did have a minor […]
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When I get old I am going to be a mad cat lady… or maybe it’s already too late?
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Our tree went up this week. There was a bit of squabbling involved. I wasn’t well, so lay on the sofa directing affairs, and trying not to get annoyed when things didn’t look like I wanted them too. Half way through, I decided to just let the kids loose and stopped telling them what to […]
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*this is a review post, I was sent some items to try, and share about, but all opinions are my own* Sous Chef challenged me to do some cooking beyond my comfort zone. I love to cook, and feed people. Being in the kitchen, making food, baking and also eating, is one of my happy […]
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Welcome to our weekly update, mostly for grandparents so they can see what we have been up to. This week has been a bit weird. I’ve had struggles with another bout of tonsillitis and have spent some of the week feeling pretty grim, had a shot of antibiotics in a part of my anatomy that […]
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It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas. December is here. Our November round up of things we love is brief and late, because we are already a week into December and it’s all things Christmassy from now on in… Sharing a few things we love. There may be some affiliate links within this post […]
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2018 has been, like 2017, mostly pants with patches of ok. I kind of feel like adult life seems to be about managing the crap that’s thrown at you whilst pretending you are enjoying it all, and occasionally getting a bit of respite! Today has been all levels of pants. This blog was down, again, […]
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