Our First Visit to Santa
Christmas has well and truly arrived in our house. All the decorations went up yesterday (and my god, have we gone overboard this…
Read MoreChristmas has well and truly arrived in our house. All the decorations went up yesterday (and my god, have we gone overboard this…
Read MoreOne thing that signals the start of Christmas for me is an advent calendar. Ever since I was little, my mum has bought…
Read MoreWhen we knew we were moving to Wales, to a house that was just five minutes walk from the beach, I envisaged going…
Read MoreIt hasn’t been the best of weeks if I’m at all honest. My back started aching a little bit last week after I carried…
Read More*Features gifted products In Wales it rains a lot. And I mean a lot. I think it has rained every single day bar…
Read More*Features gifted product I’ve got a few pairs of boots. I’ve got UGGs, flat boots, knee high boots and ridiculously high heeled stilettos boots….
Read MoreThis is the back of the leisure centre in Prestatyn. It could be so ugly from the beach, but it adds a lovely…
Read MoreWe had Harrison and Alex’s parent’s meetings this week and they both had absolutely glowing reports from their teachers. They’ve both settled into…
Read More*Features gifted items Like most toddlers, Benjamin adores In the Night Garden. He, like Harrison and Alex before him, knows that when that…
Read MoreWhen I was at secondary school, like every other child I began to learn a second language. In my case, it was French…
Read MoreThe taste of sea salt on our lips Catching a glance of the snow-topped mountains The mist hanging about at the bottom of…
Read More*Features gifted product Graham’s ‘thing’ is coats and watches. I’ve lost count of how many of both he has over the 14 years…
Read More‘The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever’ Jacques Cousteau
Read More*Gifted item Today, the John Lewis advert was shown on TV. That means I can totally write about Christmas now, right? Living in…
Read MoreBenjamin loves boats. I mean REALLY loves boats. His first proper word was ‘boat’. Taking him to see the boats is a guaranteed…
Read More*Features gifted product We have been really quite lucky that once asleep, all three of our kids generally stay asleep and stay in…
Read MoreAs regular readers of my blog will know, we recently moved from Birmingham to North Wales. It was a huge move for us,…
Read More*Features gifted item One thing that I’ve always wanted but for some reason never owned are some scatter cushions. They just seem to…
Read MoreI’ve never been a big fan of fireworks. In fact, up until fairly recently, I really didn’t like them. We lived in a…
Read More*AD Whether you agree with it or disagree with it, children get homework. I am actually all for homework in moderation. I don’t…
Read MoreLast week, we watched an air ambulance land right in front of us on the beach. An old lady had collapsed at a…
Read MoreToday marks a month (well, four weeks) since we upped and moved 130 miles away from Birmingham to North Wales, so I thought…
Read MoreWe don’t tend to eat a lot of ready meals. We both like cooking so one of us cooks something pretty much from…
Read MoreWe love having a picnic on days out. It saves an awful lot of money and means you aren’t wondering around at lunchtime…
Read MoreOn Saturday morning, we were all up bright and early, as we have been since we moved here. It’s too nice here not…
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