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Friday Fabulous Five #43

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite blog posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made…

The Friday Focus 18/09/15

I feel more focused on things this week. Chipping away at the little jobs around the house and garden that have needed doing for a long time, feeling more in…

The real reasons why I'm cleaning my house - Little Hearts, Big Love

The real reasons why I’m cleaning my house

Once upon a time, I was a tidy person. Back in the day when I had only myself to clean up after, I lived a fairly mess-free existence. And then…

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Heart to Heart – September 2015

September is a very big month for us as a family – celebrating Jessica’s birthday and two of her heart days (one being on her birthday and the other just…

From the mouths of babes #37

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…

Siblings – September

The passage of time always seems so much more apparent in September than in any other month. Jessica’s birthday, a new term starting at preschool, the sadness that comes with…

Silent Sunday

The Great Laxey Wheel

During our holiday on the Isle of Man over the summer, we visited the Great Laxey Wheel, which is the biggest working waterwheel in the world. It was designed by…

Friday Fabulous Five #42

I’ve taken a bit of a step back on the blogging front over the summer but my Friday Fabulous Five is now back again. This is my regular feature where…

The Friday Focus 11/09/15

Jessica’s 4th birthday and the slight melancholy that always comes with the end of summer have both made me feel a little emotional this week. Celebrating her birthday is always…