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#withkindnessandlove 1 – stories of kindness and sharing some blog love

This year, I have set myself a challenge. #365daysofkindness – making the effort to carry out one small act of kindness every single day for a year. A little change…

Two pages from Once Upon A Time... Online with Jack showing Cinderella the laptop, and Cinderella becoming the first fairy tale online shopper

Review – Once Upon A Time… Online

What happens when a whole host of fairy tale characters go online? Does Cinderella still need the assistance of her Fairy Godmother even when technology can help her go to…

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 #101 – Chocolate spinning plates

Happy New Year to you all! From the mouths of babes is now entering into its third year. I’ve enjoyed reading and watching all the posts linked up over the…

Blue waters of a lagoon with the text #366daysofgratitude

#366days of gratitude – Weeks 51 and 52

Happy New Year! Throughout 2016 I posted a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I was grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project.  I enjoyed…

My Sunday Photo 01/01/17

Looking back on 2016

It’s been a funny old year, hasn’t it? On the news front it feels like quite a depressing year looking back – the horrors of what has been happening in…

Me, hubby, Jessica and Sophie at Hinton Ampner

Me and Mine – December 2016

Christmas for me has always been about spending time with family – turning off the phone and the TV and just focusing on being together and having fun.  The period…

Christmas - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 30/12/16 – Enjoying Christmas with my family

I’ve taken a step back from the blog over the last week and focused on enjoying Christmas with my family.  The girls are now both at a lovely age –…

Jessica dressed in a soldier costume and Sophie in a pink tutu standing in front of a Christmas tree with stage curtains either side of them and the text "Merry Christmas"

Merry Christmas

Wishing all my readers a very Merry Christmas and hope you all find yourselves on Santa’s good list.  I’ll be taking a break from blogging over the festive period but…

10 new blogs I have loved in 2016

Last year I shared my favourite ten blogs and this year, I thought I would share my favourite ten blogs that I have discovered for the first time in 2016.…