It’s been a funny old month for the siblings. Mainly because my daughter was off on half term for one week and then the boys were off the week after. While it meant that I got some lovely one-on-one time with my eldest, it also meant the siblings didn’t get a week together. On the … [Read more…]
As a parent, you need to make sure you’re covering a lot of areas in your quest to raise the healthiest and happiest child possible. Their physical, mental, and social health are all of vital importance, so you need to be switched on an awful lot of the time. While each aspect of life is … [Read more…]
I am a little later than usual with this month’s siblings roundup. The reason being that now they are pulled in different directions of the two schools and nursery, it makes it harder to get a photo of the three of them. Two I seem to manage and I did wonder whether this was the … [Read more…]
Image Pixabay CC0 License Becoming a parent is one of the best experiences in the world, but there is no doubt that it is also one of the toughest. Trying to bring up your kids in the right way is a big challenge. Life in the digital age brings its own issues for parents, … [Read more…]
Halloween will be a very different affair this year thanks to Covid-19. For us, having no neighbours means we don’t trick or treat anyway so I feel like Halloween might not be too different for us. I know the children will be sad about the lack of Halloween disco at school though so I have … [Read more…]
You know when some women see babies, they get an ache in their womb or a twitch in their ovary? Well I get that when I see cheese. I absolutely love the stuff and I especially love it when the cheese is British and has a story behind it. ORSOM and Joseph Heler cheese ticks … [Read more…]
The longest summer in the world has finally come to an end and, all three children are back at school or nursery. I just hope Covid-19 can be kept in check to ensure the children stay in their educational settings. It has been a big deal for all of them and all three have been … [Read more…]
We all know we should eat more healthily, shop local and buy British but what about children’s snacks? Fish fruit and vegetables are always the go to thing but every parent knows the benefit of something quick in a packet-especially to stash in your handbag or change bag for those emergencies when only a snack … [Read more…]
August has been a funny old month on the farm. As always, it has been the weather which has dominated everything. Very hot and wet weather seems to be the norm now in the UK summer time but it really does not correspond well with hay making. Having said that, we got a … [Read more…]
My last post about the garden was in early spring and I cannot believe how bare it looked back then. We had been in lockdown for around two weeks then and a lot of time has been spent in our growing area since then. More raised beds were added and I planted things in anything … [Read more…]
