With the autumn weather looking a little brighter one morning this week, we decided it would be a good opportunity to visit one of the parks near us to go and feed the ducks. We’ve only been to this particular park once before, several months ago and Jessica was quite taken by the numbered signs… Read More
One of the things on our autumn activities list is to go for a walk in the rain and splash about in puddles. With the recent weather, this has been a very easy one to tick off the list and having bought both the girls matching waterproof all-in-ones and new wellies for Jessica, we were… Read More
We’ve been enjoying these last few days of warm weather and sunshine by spending lots of time out in the garden and enjoying a new outdoor toy – a Little Tikes Coupe that a friend was selling. Jessica loves these cars and one of the highlights for her of her last trip to hospital was… Read More
One of the things on our autumn activities list was to go blackberry picking. As it was a little late in the season for blackberries, we went to a local farm where we could pick raspberries instead – although as it turned out, they had plenty of blackberries still left on their bushes so it… Read More
Most people who know me would agree that gardening is not a skill which comes naturally to me. I have never had a lot of success with plants – pot plants (with the exception of aloe vera which seems to be virtually indestructible) usually meet with a swift demise. I have managed to keep an… Read More
Having enjoyed two previous treasure trails around Wantage and Chalfont St Peter, I thought we’d try another in Petersfield, the town where I grew up. This trail was a Spy Trail – the answers to each of the clues would give us one or two letters to cross off a grid and lead us to… Read More
Jessica’s birthday marks the end of the summer for us (although with return of some warm sunny weather at the moment, it still feels like summer is lingering for a while longer). Our first summer as a family of four has been a lovely one – we have been out and about a lot and… Read More