Being a farmer’s wife (and daughter in Boo’s case) we don’t get to go on holiday. Summer is also the busiest time of the year on the farm so while most other families are enjoying themselves at the beach, we’re here looking after Hubster while he works so hard hay making and straw baling. We’re ok…
Going to hospital can be a frightening thing for little ones. Boo had her first general anaesthetic when she was seven months old which I think was worse for me than her as, at that age she wasn’t really aware of what was going on. I was so relieved when I was led into recovery…
This weekend we did something lovely as a family. We visited a nearby farm and went strawberry picking. It was with nostalgia that we went as Hubster had taken me to Kenyon Hall Farm on one of our very first dates so it was lovely going back as a family. I couldn’t quite believe Hubster had said…
A lot of people say their kitchen is the heart of their home but I don’t think anyone can say this and mean it more than a farmer’s wife. For us it us such a multi-functional room. I cook there-three meals a day most days so I spend a LOT of my time in there….
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,…
We were recently invited to make a personalised book with Penwizard. Now, I have had experience with Penwizard before. Long before Boo, I bought a personalised Christmas book for an old neighbour’s little girl but, for one reason or another, I hadn’t got round to getting Boo one. The designing the book on their easy-to-follow…
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…
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…
I think you all know about my painting-at-home-phobia by now. So when we were invited to the Minikin Emporium in Sale by Frank PR on behalf of Growing Up Milk, I jumped at the chance. Boo gets to paint and I don’t have to clear up the mess-winner. So we arrived with…. …a chick in…
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…