*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a box to review and share about* Christmas is coming and we have a pawsome suggestion for you if you are a cat lover, are owned by cats or know someone who would appreciate something special. Gus & Bella have a Santa Paws box that’s perfect […]
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*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a book to review and share about* Having a calm, gentle bedtime routine is something that we have always done, even when sleep has been at it’s worst. As the mother of a child who has struggled since he was a baby, with sleep, I am […]
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I came across this article recently discussing the views of someone who thinks we shouldn’t be teaching our children about the World Wars and what happened, how many people died, and the loss and cost. His argument is that it’s to traumatic and that our children are under too much emotional pressure and can’t cope […]
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*This is a review post. We were kindly sent prints to review and share on our blog* If you read my blog you will know that basically, as far as I am concerned, coffee IS life. A lot of not sleeping thanks to my kids and being a busy mum who also works full time, […]
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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. October seems to have flown, and we are not THAT far away from Christmas, with November now upon us. We have […]
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*This is a collaborative post with Ace for Colours and Mumsnet* I am usually quite organised with certain aspects of life, like keeping on top of things like sorting our winter clothes, getting ready for the seasons and spring cleaning. However this last spring the routine I normally have of going through our winter wardrobe, […]
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Welcome to our end of the month, snippets of life round-up of what we have been up to. Me and Mine. October has treated us quite kindly, and we are ending a rather nice half term, that has had far more lovely moments or just seemingly sane and normal moments. More on that in another […]
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*I was kindly invited to a preview of this exhibit* TUTANKHAMUN: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh is now in London at the Saatchi Gallery. As someone who has always been fascinated by ancient Egypt and it’s history, it’s a perfect place to spend an hour or two wandering through the exhibit, immersing yourself in the […]
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We have made these birdseed cakes a few times, because we love to feed and watch the birds in our garden, and it’s a fun little task the kids can do with minimal supervision, other than dealing with the hot fat. This is great to do in autumn when the birds might need a bit […]
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This time last year, we made a rather monumental, and life-changing parenting choice. We didn’t share with many people, initially, because we wanted to try and work out how our plan would look, and if it was working then we could share and if it didn’t work, we could go back to what we knew […]
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