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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Reviving winter woolens with Ace for Colours
*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, […]
READ MOREMe and Mine – October 2019
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 […]
READ MORETUTANKHAMUN: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh
*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 […]
READ MOREQuick and easy birdseed cakes for your garden birds
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 […]
READ MOREHow we homeschool – the socialisation myth.
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 […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 30/09/19-6/10/19 just keep swimming.
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. The last week has been a little stretching. We found out that Layla may have a cardiac issue. She is 14 […]
READ MOREYour kid will cope without their phone for the weekend, I promise.
My tween has gone away for the weekend. She headed off, barely saying goodbye, tonight, to go glamping with her Guide pack. She took what seemed to me, enough kit to stay for a month, although I only remember paying for two nights, but the one thing she didn’t take was her phone. The rules […]
READ MOREHow we homeschool.
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 […]
READ MOREBoy or girl? Using the MyBuBelly system.
*this is a review post. We are working with MyBuBelly sharing our journey* It’s no secret that we would like to add a third baby to our mix. We have been trying for a while, and we haven’t entirely given up hope. My body is that bit older, so needs all the help it can […]
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