Tea with cats? Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium does that!
*This is not a paid review post. We visited Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium as part of a birthday treat, and we loved it so much we decided to share about it* If you read our blog you will know we LOVE cats. It’s pretty obvious, we think. The tween had a birthday recently. As part […]
READ MOREIt’s a Kid’s Life by Kerry Gibb – book review and giveaway
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a book to read and share about* We are always on the look out for fun children’s books for both kids, and we have wide and eclectic tastes. My small son loves books he can relate to with characters that make him feel he is part […]
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Project 365 a photo a day – who’s watching who?
The boy took this photo, at Ham Pond, whilst feeding the local ducks (and geese, and seagulls and pigeons) Who is watching who??
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Easy & delicious allergy-friendly chocolate cupcakes
I have adapted this allergy-friendly chocolate cupcakes recipe, it’s actually a cake recipe, but can be used for cupcakes or for a normal layered chocolate cake. This recipe makes about 24 cupcakes or enough for a normal sponge cake if you prefer that way. I’ve also tweaked it so that it is dairy and gluten-free, […]
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Our week in photos 2/02/19 – 9/02/19 house of vomit plague…
Welcome to our week in photos. This is our weekly catch up for both sets of grandparents who live abroad and don’t get to be as much a part of the daily madness of our lives as much as we and they would like. So we share here for them to get at least a […]
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When your kid’s friends find your social media…
So the tween and I have had a chat. It’s come to that point where my social media and the blog, have met her world. She has friends who have social media. One or two of their parents know I blog. One of her friends, somehow, came across one of my instagram photos, and realised […]
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Project 365 – a photo a day: drinking charcoal and fighting the struggle…
Yup, that’s charcoal. In a drink. I drank that today. Charcoal is supposed to help your stomach deal with toxins, and allegedly is helpful after a stomach bug. I figured it couldn’t hurt to try it. It didn’t taste like BBQ fuel. This stomach bug and this winter? Meh, I am over it. The husband […]
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Practical Gift ideas for her (ahem, me) for Valentine’s Day
*this is a review post, we were kindly sent items to share about, all words are my own* Valentine’s Day is on it’s way, and you can’t miss the shops full of flowers, cards, and everywhere has ideas for what to get someone for Valentine’s Day. I am a pretty practical person, so for me, […]
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Project 365 – a photo a day: out of routine…
January and February have not been helpful for my photo a day project and this week has been no better. We have, with the exception of the husband all been sick with a nasty stomach bug and totally out of sorts and routine. My house is a mess, work is behind, e mails are piling […]
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Personalised Valentine’s Gifts for a special touch.
*this is a review post, we were kindly sent items to share about, all words are my own* Valentine’s Day is on it’s way, and you can’t miss the shops full of flowers, cards, and everywhere has ideas for what to get someone for Valentine’s Day. We tend to be more practical and less romantic […]
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