My word of the week is… Unfortunately, still not of the human variety but don’t think that has taken the shine of this amazing week here. Earlier in the week, I added a post about a little chick being born. I was beyond excited. Nothing could better that, surely? Well something did. Hubster sent me…
We all know the cost of food has risen and it seems an endless task of penny pinching and cost-cutting during my weekly food shop to make sure everyone’s mouths are filled and their tummy’s full. When BritMums gave me the opportunity to try Morrisons out over the Bank Holiday weekend at the beginning of May,…
May 6th is a very special day for us and the new life just keeps on coming. Five years ago, on May 6th 2009, our beloved ‘house’ dog (as opposed to the farm dogs) gave birth to five puppies. We weren’t living at the farm then and it was definitely an experience having them in…
I started #100happydays back in January and, a week in, I wrote a blog post because I was struggling with what made me happy. Back then, some lovely people commented on the post and they really made me think differently about the challenge. #100happydays was not about big gestures. For me, it was about the little things…
So this week we visited our local garden centre to have lunch for my mum’s birthday. Boo and I were early so we headed to the outdoor play area. There were climbing frames galore and lots of ride-on toys to choose from. Ever the farmer’s daughter though, Boo went straight for the tractor. She loves…
My word of the week this week is… (new) I have had a blog redesign this week including a professional photo shoot-get me! I have never had photos taken professionally-except for my wedding but I don’t think they count because you don’t pose as such. So recently I decided to have my blog redesigned. I’d done…
As a farmer’s wife, I cook three meals a day for the family, farm workers and who ever else turns up. As any partner of a manual worker will tell you, beans on toast just won’t cut it. I also bake cakes as a little business on the side so an improvement in the taste…
When my eldest was about two months old, we were at the checkout in our local Sainsbury’s waiting to pay. I was bagging up shopping. That week, I had read a story in the newspaper about a super market worker finding a scorpion in a box of bananas. As I but some bananas in my trolley, I…
So this week, Boo has started going to nursery each morning. She was three in January so, after the Easter term, she got her free Early Years Entitlement. I have mixed emotions about it really. On one hand, she needs to go. She needs to interact with other children, learn routine and to listen. On…
So we’ve nearly completed two days of the Organix No Junk Challenge. It has gone okay. I say okay because it could have been better. Day one, Boo had a wheat biscuit for breakfast. I have written about this before because despite all brands of wheat biscuits not tasting in the least bit sweet, they…