Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project. Here are the things I have been grateful for this week: Day 311 – I am grateful for recipe videos on social media – Camembert with potato,… Read More
I can never resist the opportunity to visit a castle so when we visited some friends in Donnington back in September, and they suggested a walk around the castle, I couldn’t say no. Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle with just the gatehouse still standing and some reconstructed walls showing the layout of the… Read More
This week feels very much like it has been overshadowed by the election of the US President. I woke at 2.30am on Wednesday morning, looked at my phone for the latest news – and never managed to go back to sleep. Just like Brexit all over again really – that horrible feeling of wondering where… Read More
Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and some positive words of encouragement. Today’s post is from Karen who blogs at Two Tiny Hands, describing it as the place “where you will… Read More
Dear little girls I watch you both sleeping, gaze at your peaceful content faces. You dream away, oblivious to the increasing craziness of the world around you. I am afraid for you. I am afraid of this increasingly dark world in which you are growing up. Afraid of the hatred that is out there, in… Read More
The other night, I was woken by my big girl climbing into our bed and making herself comfy between hubby and me. As she snuggled against me and fell asleep, I gazed at her little face and my heart melted. I wished I could capture that moment, bottle it up and keep it forever. The… Read More