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…
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DIY Wooden Advent Calendar
One thing that signals the start of Christmas for me is an advent calendar. Ever since I was little, my mum has bought…
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After School | My Sunday Photo
When we knew we were moving to Wales, to a house that was just five minutes walk from the beach, I envisaged going…
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The Magic of the Mountains
It 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…
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Rainy Day Adventures with HiPP Organic |AD
*Features gifted products In Wales it rains a lot. And I mean a lot. I think it has rained every single day bar…
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Hotter Shoes Review | AD
*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….
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Colours | My Sunday Photo
This is the back of the leisure centre in Prestatyn. It could be so ugly from the beach, but it adds a lovely…
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Film Night | The Ordinary Moments
We 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…
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In the Night Garden bedtime toys | AD
*Features gifted items Like most toddlers, Benjamin adores In the Night Garden. He, like Harrison and Alex before him, knows that when that…
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Learning Welsh
When I was at secondary school, like every other child I began to learn a second language. In my case, it was French…
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The Little Things We Love
The taste of sea salt on our lips Catching a glance of the snow-topped mountains The mist hanging about at the bottom of…
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Jord Men’s Wooden Watch | AD
*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…
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The Sea | My Sunday Photo
‘The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever’ Jacques Cousteau
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Wooden Christmas Decorations from Create Gift Love | AD
*Gifted item Today, the John Lewis advert was shown on TV. That means I can totally write about Christmas now, right? Living in…
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The Boy Who Loves Boats
Benjamin loves boats. I mean REALLY loves boats. His first proper word was ‘boat’. Taking him to see the boats is a guaranteed…
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BabyZoo Momo Sleeptrainer | AD
*Features gifted product We have been really quite lucky that once asleep, all three of our kids generally stay asleep and stay in…
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I Would Miss…
As regular readers of my blog will know, we recently moved from Birmingham to North Wales. It was a huge move for us,…
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Scatter Cushions from Sofa Sofa |AD
*Features gifted item One thing that I’ve always wanted but for some reason never owned are some scatter cushions. They just seem to…
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Bonfire Night | The Ordinary Moments
I’ve never been a big fan of fireworks. In fact, up until fairly recently, I really didn’t like them. We lived in a…
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Make Homework Less Stressful |AD
*AD Whether you agree with it or disagree with it, children get homework. I am actually all for homework in moderation. I don’t…
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The Air Ambulance
Last week, we watched an air ambulance land right in front of us on the beach. An old lady had collapsed at a…
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Our First Month in Wales
Today marks a month (well, four weeks) since we upped and moved 130 miles away from Birmingham to North Wales, so I thought…
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Simple Tea Times with Morrisons Ready Meals |AD
We don’t tend to eat a lot of ready meals. We both like cooking so one of us cooks something pretty much from…
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Savisto Picnic Backpack Review | AD
We love having a picnic on days out. It saves an awful lot of money and means you aren’t wondering around at lunchtime…
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Sunrise at the Harbour
On 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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