Author: Louise

Rickmansworth Aquadrome

One of the things I love about Country Kids is that it has encouraged me to visit lots of new outdoor spaces in my local area. As a result weekends now usually find me racking my brains to think of somewhere new we can visit. A few weeks ago, we decided to visit Rickmansworth Aquadrome,… Read More

Friday Fabulous Five #36

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made me laugh, made me cry or made me think. Here are this week’s Friday Fabulous Five:   Scribbles and Crumbs shares a beautiful post – I… Read More

The Friday Focus 22/05/15

Jessica had her latest cardiac check-up yesterday afternoon. She was so good during her heart scan and stayed nice and still, happily watching Postman Pat throughout, and just got a little upset when I had to remove the ECG stickers. It is always such a huge relief to hear that she is doing well, her… Read More

Dear bathroom fairy… a wishlist

I’d like the bathroom fairy to visit me Waving her magical wand “Tell me your wishes” she’d say to me And this is how I would respond: Where do I start? Let’s stop and think. Which part of my bathroom is worst? That feeble shower without a doubt That’s what I would want to go… Read More

Ziplock bag painting

Paint inside a ziplock page with white marks where a picture has been 'drawn' on

I love painting with my girls but sometimes I’m just not in the right frame of mind for dealing with the mess that it generates. Ziplock bag painting seemed to be the perfect way to let the girls enjoy having fun with paints and not have any mess to clear up afterwards – plus I… Read More