A journey through the planets at Ruislip Lido

21/02/201920/02/2019

Sophie on her bike looking at the 'Earth' information board

When hubby and I first moved in together, we lived in a little flat in Ruislip. Ruislip Lido was one of my favourite places to go for a walk. It’s changed a lot over the years and now that we live further away, we don’t tend to go there very often. The last time I… Read More

Country Kids 16/02/19

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Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Welcome to Country Kids. Country Kids, originally hosted by Fiona at Coombe Mill, is all about sharing outdoor family fun. It was one of the first linkies I joined in when I started my blog four years ago and helped inspire me to enjoy so many outdoor adventures with my girls and create happy memories.… Read More

A walk in the woods around Hardy’s Cottage

12/02/201911/02/2019

Sophie walking down the lane next to Hardy's Cottage towards the memorial

One of the things I love about having National Trust membership is being able to use it to break up long car journeys. A stop-off at a National Trust property is so much nicer than stopping at service stations. It’s been a while since we last used our National Trust membership though. The last time… Read More

Country Kids 09/02/19

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Fun in the snow: making a colourful igloo

06/02/201905/02/2019

Sophie behind the wall of coloured snow bricks

Waking up to find it has snowed overnight is always a fun moment for a child. Waking up to snow and being told school is closed for the day is even better! I have to confess that I’m just as much of a big kid when it comes to the snow. I love getting out… Read More

Country Kids 02/02/19

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The first snow of the year

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Sophie throwing snowballs at her snowman

I still remember the excitement of the first snow of the year as a child. Would it settle? How long would it last? Would we get any more? Sometimes that first snow was the only snow of the year. Some years we didn’t get any at all. One thing was sure – you had to… Read More