If you have a cat, they no doubt (and if they don’t have, why not??) have a glut of cat toys, and if you are like us, they are scattered round the house (I do have cat toy baskets, but Tabitha is like my teenagers and refuses to tidy up after herself in any form) […]
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Keeping an indoor cat happy & healthy
Keeping an indoor cat can have it’s challenges but it can be done. We are both indoor and outdoor cat owners so here are some tips and hopefully helpful ideas from us on how to make it work. This post does contain some affiliate links that are marked with * for your reference. If you […]
READ MOREPocket travel game ideas
This is a collaborative post with some pocket travel game ideas from Hachette Board games that are perfect for taking on holiday, for when you are travelling or if you like having a smaller, easy to carry game to hand. (This post contains affiliate links, that if you click on and make a purchase, I […]
READ MOREOur Homeschool Week – planning for next year
Welcome to our homeschool week, where I share our weekly schedule, what we are getting up to, and how home education looks for us, with a child who “should be” in Year 8 at school but is, instead, learning at home with his mum and dad. Our last blog post about what we get up […]
READ MOREWhy don’t you home educate both your children?
Why don’t you home educate both your children? Why has she been at school yet he’s at home? This is a question I have faced a lot over the last few years, from many angles. Sometimes it’s from people who don’t home educate and want to know why we have one in school and one […]
READ MOREUsing Hibiscrub for tick removal on cats
Ticks are a common parasite that can infest cats, on their skin, but over the years, as a cat owner, I have learned to deal with them and one of my tick removal tricks might surprise you. Ticks are a pest leading to various health issues if not promptly removed. If you live in an […]
READ MOREGetting ready for prom, keep calm, it’ll be ok.
This is a collaborative post sharing some tips and tricks I have found might be helpful for getting ready for prom with your teenager. It feels like it’s been a long time since I had my own prom, or back then, it was called “the sixth form ball” because I went to school in Scotland, […]
READ MORECrate recovery for your pet
This post sharing about crate recovery for your pet after surgery or illness. There may be affiliate links contained with that if you click through and make purchase, will earn me a small amount of revenue. These will be marked with * for your reference. There are things that a pet owner may face in […]
READ MOREPet insurance is essential
I personally believe that being a responsible pet owner means that pet insurance is essential. Having any pet IS a huge responsibility. You have to be able to care for them, provide not only emotional care, but also physical care. Food, a safe place to live, and also make sure they stay healthy, or can […]
READ MOREKeeping track of your cat or dog with PAJ GPS
This is a collaborative post with PAJ GPS, who kindly sent us a pet tracker to try out on our cats. The cats were mostly cooperative for this collaboration. Dogs would probably be more helpful, if I am honest… As a house of cats (we would love to get a dog, but that is in […]
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