Here we are at the end of another year. Christmas and New Year is a particularly difficult time for us. I think grief feels more acute at this time of…
We’ve had some time away over Christmas having spent it at Coombe Mill again. It’s been good to have that time away and to be able to switch off and…
I’m taking a break from the blog over the Christmas period so just wanted to wish all my readers a peaceful Christmas. Sending much love to all those who find…
School has broken up for Christmas and I have two very excited people who are counting down the days and looking forward to Christmas Day. It’s a tough time of…
It’s been a very busy week of festive activities and trying to fit all the things I need to do around them, which has left me feeling very overstretched this…
The Christmas cards have been written, most of the presents are now wrapped and we’ve been enjoying the first panto trip of the festive season, lunch with Father Christmas, a…
It’s the start of Advent and the countdown to Christmas. I’m not quite as organised as I would have liked to have been at this point but I’ve bought most…
I wasn’t sure I was going to manage to get a family photo for November. It’s been a busy month with hubby working away on events, Sophie and Thomas having…
I’ve been flying solo this week as my husband is away working on an event. It’s been a week of feeling somewhat overstretched and trying to juggle too many balls…
We managed to avoid the coughs and colds at the start of the new school year, but the second half of term has seen both Sophie and Thomas having time…









