Halo Children’s Foundation is a local charity which helps support bereaved children. Sophie has been going to their monthly group sessions for just over a year now. She enjoys the activities there, such as crafts and yoga, and making friends. One of the things Halo aims to do is to help the children make happy… Read More
One of Sophie’s summer activities requests was to go to the funfair. It was surprisingly tricky to find out if there were any fairs coming to our local area during the summer holidays. As luck would have it though, a friend had spotted a funfair setting up a few miles away and we managed to… Read More
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make for a fun day out. A train journey, a picnic and a visit to a playground. Just being somewhere different. It was one of those afternoons where we just needed to get out somewhere. I suggested a couple of our usual favourite outdoor places but Sophie wasn’t… Read More
One of my favourite outdoor activities is looking for signs of fairies living in the woods. A little hole at the foot of a tree that surely must be a doorway to a fairy cottage. Little “elf hats” (acorn cups) discarded in autumn. Dewy webs on the ground – the remnants of a fairy picnic.… Read More
Two 40th birthday celebrations (mine and a friend’s) in Hampshire over the May bank holiday weekend provided the perfect excuse to spend a weekend in Petersfield, where I grew up. Most of our visits these days are brief day visits trying to catch up with various family members. Being there for a weekend meant we… Read More
Once upon a time, there was a small isolated village in the middle of Salisbury Plain called Imber. One day, the people who lived in the village were called to a meeting and given just 47 days to leave their homes. They never returned. Just before the start of the Easter weekend, I… Read More
A day out at Chessington World of Adventures on my own with Sophie and Thomas means that we are restricted to only the rides and attractions that Thomas can enjoy too or the ones that Sophie can go on by herself. There is plenty to do though at Chessington with very little ones in tow.… Read More
