Simple omelette recipe, use up fridge contents
An omelette is a quick and easy meal, perfect, I find for the kids, or for myself when I walk into the kitchen and think “eek, I need to feed us, but there’s not a lot in the fridge or I haven’t planned” or as a last minute thing. I know some people get twitchy […]
READ MORE
Mad Cat Toys for A Mad Cat
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) […]
READ MORE
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 MORE
Pimm’s Ice Lollies – these are NOT for kids
I know there are lots of recipes for Pimm’s Ice lollies out there, but this is my tried and tested, tweaked a few times one. This post does contain an Amazon affiliate link that earns me revenue if you click and make a purchase. Links will be marked with * Pimm’s is one of my […]
READ MORE
Pocket 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 MORE
Allergy friendly Lime and Coconut cake
This allergy friendly lime and coconut cake is easy to make and contains no dairy, no egg and no gluten so if you are feeding someone who is allergic to eggs or dairy, or is vegan, or who has coeliac disease then it’s a great cake to pull out for them. It’s ingredients are simple […]
READ MORE
Our 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 MORE
Fun craft kits for kids
If you are looking for some fun craft kits for kids, to help them keep busy and take the pressure of you to come up with creative ideas then we have some ideas for you in this collaborative post with Wowow Toys. You can thank me later when the kids are occupied and you get […]
READ MORE
Keeping cool during menopause when it’s hot
This post sharing some tips I have found to help with keeping cool during menopause, may contain affiliate links. These earn me some revenue you if you click and make a purchase. They will be clearly marked with * for your information. Menopause can be a bit of a challenging time, and keeping cool during […]
READ MORE
Why 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 MORE