Turning tears into smiles with Elastoplast. 

I always have a packet of elastoplast handy. As a parent, you know that bumps and scrapes happen, and sometimes there is nothing you can do to stop that. But of course, no matter how it happens, your children look to you to make it all better! A walk to the park can mean a […]

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My Sunday Photo 

One day this boy will have a dog. A golden retriever would be our first choice…  With thanks to the lovely teams at Pet Show Live in London, who let us meet some lovely dogs and made this boy VERY happy…   

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Animal fun at Pet Show Live London…

We are huge animal lovers in this house so a trip to Pet Show Live in London to see all sorts of animals is something right up our street. A trip on the train across town and an afternoon spent meeting all sorts of pets and fabulous critters. Matthew is like his mum and loves […]

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Let’s talk about…

Sex, and puberty… Before you go any further, don’t panic, this is a family blog. This is an honest, but clean post, I promise.  We have a tweenager, in the house, and she is rapidly growing up, both emotionally and physically. The two tie together, and we have HORMONES aplenty because she is hitting puberty.  […]

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What no wellies…?

I haven’t done a Friday Rant from the Soap Box in MY own living room for ages, but I have brought it back, because sometimes it’s good to get things off my chest, and it’s cleansing and therapeutic. It makes me feel better, and it’s Friday, it’s my blog, and I will rant if I […]

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Benefits of growing up with dogs…

For many of us, our pets are our first best friends. However, when you bring a newborn into the home, you may hear people tell you to get rid of your pets. You’ll be told that the dog could sit on the baby’s face or bring in fleas and the cat could get jealous and […]

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Mum standards…

The alternative title of this post could be – When you and your tweenager disagree on what the word “tidy” means and what a tidy bedroom should look like…  The tweenager and I are having a difference of opinion, the first of many, I have no doubt, and it’s one that I don’t think we […]

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