January tends to be the calm before the storm for us. A month where things are relatively quiet before getting back into the cycle of grabbing family moments in between hubby working on events. Since Jessica died, it’s been a tough month too. The start of a new year is a reminder once more of… Read More
We usually spend a couple of days in Hampshire visiting my family during the Christmas holidays. While we’re there, I always like to have a couple of hours out and about, exploring somewhere nearby. This time, we decided to have a walk around Buriton village and see if we could find some geocaches. … 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 to another week of Country Kids. Country Kids, originally hosted by Fiona at Coombe Mill, is all about sharing outdoor family fun. It was one of the first linkies I joined in when I started my blog back in 2014, and has helped inspire me to enjoy so many outdoor adventures with my children… Read More
I’ve really enjoyed getting out for afterschool adventures with Sophie this week thanks to joining in with the Wild about Winter challenge. Normally we tend to hibernate a bit in the winter and not really get out after school. Having suggested activities has helped encourage us outside each day though and it’s been good to… Read More
On our last full day of our stay at Coombe Mill – Boxing Day – we decided to head to Padstow. Grandma had expressed a desire to visit Padstow during our stay. It seemed as good a place to go as any, although the weather wasn’t especially inviting. Cold and rainy. But we had waterproofs… Read More
We’ve been getting outside each day this month thanks to joining in with The Ladybirds’ Adventures and Thimble and Twig for their Wild about Winter challenge. One of the daily challenges was to make frozen bubbles. We ended up making them in the freezer that day as it was quite a mild day. I figured… Read More