Making time to be together as a family can be tricky in the autumn months as it’s hubby’s busy time. Last Christmas, I gave him a box of envelopes – one for each month – each containing something that we would do together. The gift of focused time together as a family. So far we’ve… Read More
We love doing sculpture trails although most of the ones we have done have been some distance away. I was very happy to see that one was happening a little more locally with painted lions appearing around the Windsor area. The Lions of Windsor and Maidenhead 2019 trail features a pride of 46 colourful lions,… Read More
One of the nice things about meeting up ‘somewhere in the middle’ with friends who live some way away is the opportunity to visit new places that we wouldn’t normally visit. We recently enjoyed a day out with a friend at Bocketts Farm Park, near Leatherhead. Given how much Sophie loved our stay at Coombe… Read More
It’s nice sometimes to break up a journey with a visit somewhere interesting. We recently stopped off to explore the ruins of Waverley Abbey on the way back from visiting my sister. Waverley Abbey was founded in 1128 and was the first Cistercian abbey in England. Parts of it were dismantled after the… Read More
Trips to the beach are a rare treat for us as we live so far inland. My sister lives much nearer to the beach though. A summer stay at her house is a good opportunity for a day out at West Wittering. The last time we went was two years ago with all four of… Read More
We can never resist a sculpture trail and when we started spotting a couple of the Oor Wullie’s Big Bucket Trail sculptures on our #JoGLEforJessica journey, we knew that we had found our activity for our day off in Glasgow. Oor Wullie’s Big Bucket Trail is a Scotland-wide trail to raise funds for… Read More
Halo Children’s Foundation is a local charity which helps support bereaved children. Sophie has been going to their monthly group sessions for just over a year now. She enjoys the activities there, such as crafts and yoga, and making friends. One of the things Halo aims to do is to help the children make happy… Read More