Last year I heard about National Novel Writing Month (#nanowrimo) which takes place every November. What a great idea. You basically commit to writing a 500000 rough draft novel in the eleventh month. This year I have considered it. They say everyone has a novel in them and I felt like I’ve read enough to…
Bents is a garden centre about three miles up the road from the farm and seriously, it is one of my favourite places. I have been dying to go and see this year’s Christmas displays since they opened a couple of weeks ago but, knowing my birthday was coming up, I waited so it would…
We are very lucky to live where we do. There are so many child friendly places to visit that are right on our doorstep. This week we visited one of our forgotten favourites-Walton Gardens in Warrington. Once part of a larger estate belonging to the famous brewing family, Greenalls, Walton Hall and it’s gardens are…
Did I ever mention how much we love Christmas? When I say we, I mean me but I think Boo might be learning my Christmassy ways. I’d say it starts early October, my festive fervour and lasts until I cave in and put the decorations up. Recently, the Christmas Boutique asked bloggers if they…
I am still uneasy with Halloween. My post last year about not being comfortable about the begging aspect of trick or treat explains why but there are activities out there that don’t involve any trick or treating and we took part in one this weekend. I wrote in the summer about or local pick-your-own farm, Kenyon…
Christmas. The season on good will to all men and deception of your husband. Oh yes. I am already trying to get away with buying (more) Christmas tat. Without wanting to bore you to tears, I to a discount warehouse near where we live for things like toilet roll and kitchen roll. It is really…
We have some beautiful old trees at the farm. So when Hubster told us there were some oak and horse chestnut trees in one of the back fields, we decided to go and investigate. It has been an unseasonably dry September so we trotted off in regular shoes rather than wellies and took Rosie the…
Every year, many of us plan to start saving for Christmas in January yet come the end of the month when the last payday seems like an age ago, the thought goes out of the window. Come this time of year, we all wish we’d kept the saving regime up. Now you can sit back…
What does your breakfast say about you? Well, Roberts Bakery has got together with the folks at Duerrs to see how you like yours. The fun quiz, over at http://marmaladeandtoast.co.uk/#1 aims to see how we, as a nation, like our toast. I love toast. It is such a quick and easy snack and, close your…
Now, you don’t have to tell me that dogs are clever creatures. I am a great advocate for the intelligence of the canine species. However, since I have been pregnant, I have had a shadow with me. Everywhere. Rosie. She was like this when I was pregnant with Boo. When I felt ill in the…