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A bumble bee on a pale pink flower

My Sunday Photo 03/09/17

Seer Green, Jordans and Chalfont St Giles: a trail of three villages

Treasure trails are such a brilliant way of exploring different places. Even with familiar places, they get you looking in a different way, making you spot things that you’d never…

Cracks - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 01/09/17 – Cracks in the facade

I’ve been trying to stay strong and enjoy the summer holidays with my girls as much as possible but this week has seen cracks appearing in the façade. We had…

Me, hubby, Jessica and Sophie with one of the fairies at Trentham Gardens

Me and Mine – August 2017

When we started the summer holidays, we didn’t know if we would get to the end without Jessica having her next heart surgery. In many ways we have been in…

Jessica as a toddler with a speech bubble saying "From the mouths of babes" and the text "A linky for sharing the things kids say"

From the mouths of babes #134 – I don’t believe it!

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

A sunset in Malta with the text "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 34

#365daysofgratitude is my challenge for 2017 to share one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. I took part in a similar challenge last year and…

Sophie looking out over at the Devil's Punchbowl

My Sunday Photo 27/08/17

Jessica and Sophie playing in the sand and water area at Stonor Park

Fun in the sunshine at Stonor Park

The weather this summer has certainly been a bit hit and miss (mostly miss to be completely honest!) but thankfully we had a lovely sunny day for our trip to…

Visiting - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 25/08/17 – Just visiting…

I’ve had a bit of a break from the blog this week as we’ve been visiting family and then had my friend Gillian visiting us for a few days. We…

Jessica as a toddler with a speech bubble saying "From the mouths of babes" and the text "A linky for sharing the things kids say"

From the mouths of babes #133 – Questions…

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…