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 during this time. With the summer holidays now here and more places being open for days out, Country Kids is running as a weekly linky once more to give you plenty of opportunity for sharing your outdoor fun. It’s… Read More
It’s been a week of transition in various ways, starting with the caterpillars we’ve been watching grow. Last weekend, we made the transition from the pot into the butterfly net after the caterpillars turned into chrysalides.  The next day, the transition from chrysalides to butterflies began. Last time we had caterpillars, we missed out on… Read More
Life feels like it is returning to more of a sense of normality this month. Hubby is working in the office and studio more now, and is starting to do some events again, albeit in quite a different way to the days before lockdown. We’ve started venturing out a little more for family days out,… Read More
Our National Trust membership cards have been gathering dust for much of this year. It was nice to finally be able to use them and venture out for a day out at Cliveden at the start of the summer holidays. We pre-booked our timed-entry tickets online the week before. We had to arrive within our… 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
Darling Thomas, Today you are two. How can it possibly be two years since you made your rather unusual entrance into the world? My rainbow baby – you have brought so much sunshine into our storms, capturing my heart from the moment I laid eyes on you. What a bundle of joy (and of mischief!)… Read More