I shared our family hiking experiences during our Lake District trip in my previous posts (see here and here) – but we also enjoyed some fabulous days at a slightly lower altitude. I loved spending time lakeside with the beautiful … Continue reading
During our week in the Lake District, we managed to spend most of our time out in the hills. I shared our first two walks up Helm Crag and Hallin Fell in my last post – so now it’s time … Continue reading
Back in the May half term holidays, we headed up to the Lake District for a week of outdoor family fun. I’d been quite nervous about booking a Cumbria holiday, worrying that rainy, cold weather would inevitably result in a … Continue reading
I need to get my blogging mojo back. I’ve missed it! It’s been weeks and weeks since I’ve written, and I have so many blog posts in my head to share. I’ve spent the last 6 weeks focused on a … Continue reading
I’ve just been sorting out all my photographs from a half term break up in the Lake District when I remembered that I hadn’t finished telling you about our Easter trip to Norfolk! I think I need to start a … Continue reading
The glorious bank holiday weekend weather gave us the perfect excuse to get outside and do one of our favourite things – explore the capital. We’re always on the look out for outdoor adventures in the city, so when a … Continue reading
I’ve always wanted to explore the North Norfolk coast, so when we found ourselves with a week off during the school Easter holidays, I hit google to find us a holiday cottage for a mini-break. Of course, I’d left it … Continue reading
I’ve just spent a fun hour sorting out all the many photographs we’ve taken over the past couple of weeks. We had a lovely and very busy Easter, despite the rather gloomy and wet weather, and it’ll take me a … Continue reading
I’m ambitiously calling this post ‘Our winter in pictures’ in the hope that we are finally moving into spring! Looking at the forecast, I fear that may be premature…. but a girl can dream! As part of my blog catch … Continue reading
Despite Good Friday dawning grey and wet, we were determined to start the school Easter Holidays with an adventure – so we decided to go explore one of London’s newest museums – the Postal Museum near Farringdon. I’ve wanted to … Continue reading
Stop the press…the blog is back! Sorry for my absence – the last few weeks have been all about adjusting to a new job. But I’ve been storing up plenty of photos ready to post. So expect some winter updates … Continue reading
With the weather milder than it’s been in days and an unusually clear diary, we made a spur of the moment decision to head out of town for the day. Consulting an excellent local blog of walks near London, we … Continue reading
It’s weeks since my last blog post – but I’m not going to apologise… Since my last post, I’ve been swept up in a new level of busy – even for me – including Matt’s 40th birthday, a ridiculous number … Continue reading
During October half term, we made a bit of a last minute decision to get out of the capital for a few days. As soon as Alex and Sophie’s swimming lesson was finished on Saturday morning, we hit the M4 … Continue reading
I was reflecting that it’s been a while since I’ve written about a London day out on the blog. It used to be the bulk of what I wrote about – we adore living here and love exploring the capital … Continue reading
