Ah those early days with a new born. The joy, the happiness, that lovely milky smell. Don’t forget the sleeplessness, the fear and the neurotic tenancies though. If you are reading this and you are pregnant with your first child, look away now. Actually, forget that. You probably won’t believe me anyway. This is my…
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I have always loved shoes. One of my earliest memories is playing shoe shop at my grandmother’s house and trying on all her shoes. Indeed, only recently, my mum’s friend revealed she had been in my bedroom when I was in my early 20s and still lived at home and thought my room looked like…
I’ve written before about a mother’s greatest critic being other mothers but having a newborn gives everyone the right to have a say in your life it seems. Even having older children does the same. No sooner was Boo out of the womb than people were asking if we were having another baby. Mentioning the…
Regular readers will know I am a big advocate of natural products. As a farmer’s wife, I also like to use products that are British and support British businesses. Now on the surface, you wouldn’t think this sound-bite would marry well with beauty products but this is where you would be wrong. You see,…
Now I don’t ever pretend to be a tractor expert. In fact, if Hubster starts talking machinery, I have an uncanny ability to totally zone out-whilst still looking like I’m listening. I know. It’s a gift which I cherish. However, I do know enough to be aware of some kind of farmer etiquette when it…
I think it is safe to say that warmer weather is on the way and the first thing I think of (apart from getting washing dry outside) is salad. This is one of my favourites and is as good on a cheese sandwich as it is as a side dish to a main meal….
Today was one of those mornings when I could have just stuck Peppa Pig on the TV and snoozed. I’d been up with Beb in the night, Boo was up early and we’re lambing. I looked at Boo’s little face though and, after the terrible weather we’ve had, I knew I had to take…
I’ve always liked the idea of magnetic chalkboards, having seen them in magazines. I’ve seen examples on doors, in kids rooms, as wall stencils and I’ve loved them all. I have had a go before but had to buy separate magnetic paint and chalkboard paint to create the effect. Thankfully, Rust-Oleum has come up…
There have been lots of wonderful blog posts and articles about parent and child spaces. Some have been hilarious and I must admit, I have had some pretty heated exchanges in my local supermarket car park because someone who obviously has no children in their car (driving a two-seater sports car), parked in a…