Author: Louise
Exploring the Black Country Living Museum and Dudley Canal Tunnel
One of our favourite places for a day out is Chiltern Open Air Museum, which is fairly close to where we live. Â I love the feel of stepping back in time and seeing how people lived and worked. The Black Country Living Museum therefore sounded like the perfect place for a family day out during… Read More
Friday Focus 30/09/16 – Just a little bit tired
It’s been another week of flying solo with hubby having been away until yesterday. As the week comes to an end, my main feeling is just being tired. I’ve been trying to juggle a few too many balls, had a to-do list that was just a little too long and burned the midnight oil one… Read More
Me and Mine – September 2016
Jessica’s birthday at the beginning of September always feels like the big transition point in the year. Somehow the change in seasons always feels more acute in September than at any other time. Maybe it is the change in the weather as summer ends and autumn starts. It’s a change that always brings a feeling… Read More
Parenting Pep Talk #33 – Man of my Family
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 Man of my Family, who describes himself as follows: I’m the Man of my… Read More
Wishing the moments away
Yesterday, you climbed into my lap for a snuggle, And I thought of the tasks that I needed to juggle, So instead of letting myself make the most of the cuddle Impatiently waited for it to be through. All those times in the night when you had to be fed; All the hours I… Read More
Review – Real Baking Cookie Kit
I’ve been enjoying another baking session with my girls following on from last week’s attempt at making cake pops. This week, we have been making cinnamon cookies and trying out the Cookie Kit from Vivid’s Real Baking range. The Cookie Kit consists of a selection of cookie cutters in different shapes, a rolling… Read More
