Footprint painting in the garden is one of the girls’ favourite things to do on a hot sunny day. Standing barefoot in trays of coloured paint, walking across lining paper and then washing off in the paddling pool afterwards is so much fun. Whilst the paddling pool has been well and truly packed away, I… Read More
It all started back in August 2012 – just a few days into the London 2012 Olympics, with our friend Bryan posting the following Facebook status: I don’t think it crossed my mind to take part in the challenge when I first read it though. It wasn’t until hubby and I were planning a late… Read More
“Look, Mummy! I’m the winner!” The look of pure joy and delight on my daughter’s face as she crossed the finish line last was so beautiful to see. For her, sports day was all about taking part – not coming first, but just being there with her friends and joining in. For me, it… Read More
It was a bit like stepping back in time into a miniaturised world – a tiny model landscape depicting 1930s England. A friend had recommended that we visit Bekonscot, which is the oldest original model village in the world. It seemed like a nice place to spend a sunny afternoon with my mum and the… Read More
I must have driven past them at least a hundred times. Those four big mounds alongside the A40 near the Northolt roundabout. Watching the people walking up them whilst I was stuck in a traffic jam, vaguely thinking that they looked like an interesting place for a walk. Despite living only a couple of miles… Read More
We spent a couple of days in south Wales during the Easter weekend whilst completing our Paralympic gold postbox challenge. As well as visiting the gold postboxes though, we also took some time to visit the National Showcaves Centre for Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It was hubby’s suggestion to visit – he… Read More
During our travels around the country over the Easter holidays, we visited Discovery Point in Dundee, home of the RRS Discovery – the ship that took Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first expedition to the Antarctic back in 1901. We found the exhibition about the ship really interesting – with details about why… Read More