Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well and safe as we come to the end of this lockdown and move back into our different tiers once again. This time of year is usually a busy one for us with lots of festive events planned and it feels very strange… Read More
A Treasure Trail is a great way of exploring an area and making a family walk more interesting. We’ve done a few different ones now and always enjoy doing them. Our most recent one took us on a walk around Datchet, hunting for clues along the way. The trails are all self-guided and… Read More
At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed it so much that when I reached the end of that year, I carried on and have kept going ever since. Finding one little thing… Read More
The storm isn’t raging quite so fiercely this week as it was last week. I’ve been trying to be gentle with myself; to let myself feel what I need to feel, to do what I need to do to make the days a little easier (even if that ends up being turkey drummers, chips and… Read More
Watching the way Sophie and Thomas are together often reminds me of watching my girls together. Sophie looking after and looking out for her little brother in the way that Jessica once did for her; Thomas’s adoration of his big sister, wanting to do what she does and play with her toys. And of course,… Read More
At the start of 2016, inspired by a friend, I started a daily gratitude challenge – posting one thing that I was thankful for each day on Instagram. I enjoyed it so much that when I reached the end of that year, I carried on and have kept going ever since. Finding one little thing… Read More
Welcome back to Country Kids. I hope that you are all keeping well and safe and coping with being in lockdown once more. I’m thankful that our outdoor activity is a little less restricted this time around than it was previously and we are still able to enjoy visiting some of our favourite outdoor spots.… Read More