When you think of nostalgic sweets from your child hood what do you think of? Refreshers? Drumstick lollies? I also think of Love Hearts. They really are an iconic British sweet and, with Refreshers and Drumsticks, amongst others, are made at the magical Swizzels Matlow factory in the beautiful Peak District, Derbyshire. This year,…
It has been so hot this week so really, there was only one thing for it-the paddling pool had to come out. I say come out, I had to buy a new one. Last year we had a brilliant plastic one which, after Hubster ‘tidied’ away the outdoor toys in Autumn, mysteriously disappeared, feared burnt…
This linky is for bloggers who have been blogging for a year or less. It’s your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. Binky is the American term for a dummy which babies obviously use. I…
The last time I wrote a gardening post was back in April. In those two to three months, there has been a veritable explosion in my tubs. Little seedlings have sprouted and gone mad. The weather has helped. Wet, warm, wet, warm. We have had some disasters. The netting didn’t always keep the pests away….
This month has been all about #Shelfies. A selfie of a shelf in your house. I have seen some absolutely gorgeous shelves by other bloggers who are much tidier than me. Neat, beautiful shelves with everything symmetrical and in its place. Nothing hidden behind photo frames. No wires hanging down. I’m not going to lie,…
Of all the fad diets I’ve done, the ones I’ve failed miserably on are the ones which ban bread for any length of time. I just can’t do it. That lovely crusty stuff that is so versatile. Toast, sandwiches, bread and butter, soldiers, lathered in butter… I’m going to stop now before I start going…
I am really pleased that the Queen’s speech has announced that supermarkets will have to start charging customers 5p for plastic bags to help reduce waste. As a society, I do think we rely far too heavily on plastic. Living on a farm, we are on the receiving end of plastic bag recklessness a lot of…
As soon as I found out Sooty was touring, I booked tickets. We are such big fans of him, I just couldn’t miss it. I booked the tickets back in December and managed to get us front row seats. I always loved Sooty when I was young and my mum took me to see him…
We are coming to the end of National Vegetarian Week (May 19th-25th). You would automatically think that vegetarianism and living on a livestock farm would not marry right? Wrong. *Whispers to the farming community: I have been vegetarian for 23 years. Yes you heard it right. In those 23 years, I have had one drunken…
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring. Alarm goes off. Leap drag myself out of bed. I’ve been up 16 times in the night. Putting Boo’s dummy back in. It’s not fallen out of bed. It’s resting on her chin. Tick tock. Frolic drag my feet downstairs. Let dog out. Put kettle on. Make juice. Take juice and coffee upstairs. Put…
