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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Things to consider when planning an outdoor play area for children.
In my “other job”, I work with families and children, for a small charity. We currently are working on a possible project that may be coming to fruition in the next year or so, and it has taken me beyond my own knowledge and looking into all sorts of things that we will need in […]
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Say what now? I am not sharing my wifi…
Welcome to my weekly rant. Friday is rant from the soapbox day. It’s therapeutic getting things of my chest, and it’s my blog so I will rant if I want to…? This week’s rant? We recently recieved a letter from our internet and phone provider. They have come up with a super, fabulous idea that […]
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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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Five Ways To Escape From Your Everyday Life
*this is a helpful collaborative post * Here are Five Ways To Escape From Your Everyday Life that can help you take some time out from your family and get some much-deserved time to yourself without feeling bad about it…No matter how much you love your life, there will always be a tiny part […]
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Stuff we love – April
Welcome to our monthly installment of stuff we love. Things we have liked and want to share about. There are no affiliate links, any links are simply because we think you may want to go and see for yourselves… It’s been rather crazy month, coming back from holiday, finishing off the Easter holidays, back to […]
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My Sunday Photo
You say “pretty pink flower”. I say “why have I never bought peonies before, they are so pretty…?”
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Proper chips? Bring it on, Actifry…!
I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up, and we had chips, as part of a family meal, my nana or my mum used to roll out the rather scary looking deep fat fryer thing. If you are as old as me (yup, I went there) you will remember this contraption…? It […]
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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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