If you had asked me in my teens and early twenties what I thought being middle aged was, I would have probably said owning a chest freezer, driving a family car and being members of the National Trust. Indeed I think I offended an older work colleague once when I joked ‘you’ll be National Trust … [Read more…]
Buying presents for tweens can be difficult, as they’re in that age bracket where you should still buy them a present before it becomes acceptable to just put a note in a card. It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of just getting them the latest video game or some other electronic device. … [Read more…]
Finding activities for your children during the school holidays is never easy. For some reason, bowling has never really entered my mind. I suppose I thought they were a bit young. When Tenpin got in touch to attend the launch of their new bowling alley in Warrington though, I thought why not. It is not … [Read more…]
Bents Garden and Home opened their nine hole Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf in 2017 and it has become a firm favourite with my family. Not least for my dinosaur-mad three year old who refers to Bents as Dinosaur Lands which I love. At just three miles away from the farm, it really is on our … [Read more…]
I love Liverpool. Many years ago, before children, farmers and farms, I worked there and I loved every minute, spending time in the city. Mann Island at the Pier Head is no longer there but I loved seeing the River Mersey and looking out into the estuary every day. Since then, the city centre has … [Read more…]
Christmas can be a stressful time of year for families and business alike. Getting all the decorations up, ensuring everyone has enough to eat. Imagine then creating Christmas on a grand scale-1000 acres scale at Tatton Park in Cheshire. To prepare for the festive season, Tatton elves wrap over 5000 gifts for visiting children. The … [Read more…]
We are currently the owners of one dinosaur-mad toddler. This child lives and breathes prehistoric with books, toys and endless viewing of Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. I therefore thought I would share with you five places we have found within an hours drive of the farm in Warrington because, let’s face it, we can’t leave the … [Read more…]
The Royal Cheshire Show is over for another year and I can’t help feeling a bit sad about it. We visited on Tuesday, the first day (we visited on the Wednesday last year). It was a family affair last year and even Hubster came along but this year, it was a scorching hot day and … [Read more…]
Sometimes I feel like I live in a little bubble on the farm and, to be honest, I am quite happy about it. We don’t often get to take days out as a family but that makes them all the more special when we do. I have come up with five places I would like … [Read more…]
This is my fourth year of writing about the Bents Christmas displays. What is different this year though is that rather than it be a treat for my birthday at the end of October, I was invited to have a sneak peak before everyone else. I like to think of myself as a Bents VIP … [Read more…]
