When G was much smaller, I wrote a blog post called Our 5 Favourite Farm Books for Babies. I stand by all of my choices but, with the baby books being passed on to Baby J, I thought it was time to update our list with books for toddlers. I asked on my blog Facebook … [Read more…]
I actually feel lucky to be writing this blog post. I met my idol. Idol is possibly not the right word. I am almost certain the lady I speak of would hate to be called an idol. Icon, possibly. Hero, more likely. Whatever she is, she is greatly admired by me. I first encountered Margaret … [Read more…]
With Valentine’s Day in February, I thought love could be the theme of our Book Nook this month. In true style though, G had other ideas and his favourite title has been 123 Farm by Rod Campbell which has been carried around everywhere. He loves farm books so I think the love theme has been … [Read more…]
Another month of books has passed us by and what brilliant stories we have been reading. All the Christmas books are packed away for another year and, as predicted, both children got some brilliant titles as gifts. Luckily for us, when Boo said she wanted books and a Barbie for Christmas, my lovely blogger friend … [Read more…]
So it’s December and Christmas is so close I can smell it. Although that could well be my scented candles. So this is a special festive book nook with some of our favourite Christmas inspired books. I try to keep Christmas books separate for most of the year so they are exciting when December finally … [Read more…]
I love Christmas books for my children and while Father Christmas and Snowmen firmly have their places in our collection, I also like a few books about the real meaning of Christmas. Boo leans about the Nativity at school and I think it would be unfair to not reflect our faith at home. Lion Children’s … [Read more…]
We love books. My degree is in English Literature and, sleep permitting, I still love good book. It may seem pretentious but for me, passing on a love of books to my children is as important as teaching them to brush their teeth and eat healthily. Thankfully neither of them take much persuading. We have … [Read more…]
After reading the Yorkshire Shepherdess’s two books, it seems I have developed a new love of reading about the lives of other women in farming. What can I say? It gives me a break from Tudor history-altough I have just finished Philippa Gregory’s Three Sisters Three Queens. I digress. I saw that Farmer’s Weekly columnist, … [Read more…]
Recently, we got sent a lovely children’s book and I have a confession to make. I read the first chapter to Boo and G at bedtime and it was so good that I whisked it downstairs after bedtime and read the rest in one sitting. You see, The Magical Adventure of Little Alf-The Discovery of … [Read more…]
Embed from Getty Images When it comes to summer if there’s one thing my kids, the hubby and my two new little goats love ,it would have to be a good old British caravan holiday. Rain, cold or sunshine caravan holidays offer an abundance of fun and adventure for the whole family. The kids get … [Read more…]
