My Sunday Photo – happy as a busy bee in lavender
So this photo and the title are slightly cheating because you can not actually see any of the hundreds of bees that were in this lavender field. We literally were surrounded by bees who were so happy and busy and not bothered by humans and it smelled amazing and sounded just perfect with bees buzzing […]
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Sudocrem – always handy and not just for nappy rash
*This is a collaborative post with Sudocrem* As a nurse, a mum, and someone who works with families, Sudocrem has always been a firm staple use product for me. I used it when I was a nanny, and also when working as a nurse, and also on my own babies when they had nappy rash […]
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That creepy man in your Instagram inbox? It’s a scam
That man saying nice things to you in your social media inbox – it’s likely a scam…. For a while now I have been very vocal on my Instagram account about certain things that happen on that site. I am becoming slightly infamous for “naming and shaming” fake male profiles on there. People have asked […]
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Top Trumps with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
*This is a collaborative post with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust* We are big fans of Top Trumps here and always have been. A simple concept, playing against other people. Each person has a pile of cards and they can cover any topic from dinosaurs to famous sports people, each card has facts and figures and you […]
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Easy cinnamon rolls for breakfast
My kids love cinnamon rolls. I love cinnamon rolls. Sticky, sweet, loaded with cinnamon, and one, frankly is never enough. There are recipes out there but this is how I make ours and what works for me as an easy and not too much faff way to make them, so they rise overnight and are […]
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COVID – It’s not over and you need to have grace.
This is one of those posts about COVID that will hang around on my blog and maybe in a year’s time I will look at it and look back and wonder how we managed during what has to be the strangest time we/I/the world has ever known. We have watched as COVID has crept across […]
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Pro Plan Live Clear from Purina – Allergen reducing food
The First and Only Cat Allergen-Reducing Food has launched and as a pet owner who is actually mildly allergic to her cats, this is great news for me and many others… Pro Plan® LiveClear® is shown to reduce allergens on cat hair and dander As many as one in five adults worldwide are sensitive to […]
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Make the most of summer with Tesalate
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a fabulous towel to review by Tesalate* Summer is coming, or you might be lucky and it’s already here. Whether you are planning on going abroad for a holiday or making plans for a staycation at home you need to be ready and organised. You might […]
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Our week in photos – June, another lockdown birthday.
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. Another week, June is almost ended and it’s my birthday this time. It seemed a little unfair that we did the […]
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My Sunday Photo – A green ladybird
Ladybird ladybird, fly away home… This ladybird didn’t and it was also GREEN. I have seen orange, red on black, black on red, and even a white ladybird before but not a green one. We have a particular bush in our front garden that seems to be a magnet for ladybirds to lay their eggs […]
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