A year ago, the children and I were invited to an Easter egg hunt at our nearest National Trust property, Dunham Massey. We had never visited before but within a minute of passing through the doors, I fell completely in love with the place. So much so that I joined the National Trust when we…
At the end of last month’s Siblings post, I said we had lambing preparation and Easter to look forward to and, while lambing has been much the same as other years (apart from visitors), the lives of mine and most other children have been turned upside down in the last month. No school, no swimming…
As you step out into your garden or vegetable patch in Spring, it may look as if there is very little to see. After the long, cold and very wet winter, it is a time to explore with your children and find our what has survived and what has not. Spring is a time when…
You can’t go wrong with farm toys here, so when Schleich got in touch for us to have a play with a selection of their Farm World toys, how could we refuse? We are already well acquainted with Schleich because of their large range of realistic farm animals (where else would you find a pygmy…
We have almost had Baby Bell for six months now. From the teenie tiny guinea pig sized puppy, she has grown quite considerably but she is still small. We have a baby gate on the kitchen door and she still manages to squeeze through that, although her tummy does sometimes get stuck so she has…
Peppa Pig is still a big hit in our house and all three of them enjoy playing with the toys. When HTI Toys got in touch, I was very excited to give the children a Peppa Pig Medic Case and a Hamper Tea Set for them to review. We tried the Medic Case out first….
I won’t going to write a Farm Life post this month as I didn’t think much had happened. Then, as usual, I looked back at the photos and changed my mind. For months, I had wondered if Sponge, the last of my female pygmy goats was pregnant. I was beginning to think she wasn’t and…
I think I started planning a farm themed bedroom when our second child was about 3 weeks old. I realise farm themes are unisex but when our eldest child was born and was a girl, I opted for a pink and green woodland theme bedroom. She has since moved on to unicorns and rainbows so…
If last month’s siblings was about Christmas, this month was all about birthdays. We have had two. The eldest turned nine and we had a lovely time celebrating with family and friends. She loves a buffet (I don’t know who she gets that off) and the evening of her birthday, we took her to a…
I think it is fair to say that farmers are not naturally seen as the most romantic of creatures. With St Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I see the pressure put on couples who might not be inherently at one with professing love in an overt manner. While historically, the day (a religious feast) was…