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
I’m in trouble with my family for not sharing pictures of Sophie’s recent 5th birthday and generally getting behind with the blog again! And so…the big catch up begins… Sophie was indeed five a couple of weeks ago. I’m still … Continue reading
We’re big fans of Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent and were excited to be invited to visit again during their special ‘Salute to the 1940s‘ theme weekend. As Matt was away for the weekend, I invited our next door neighbour … Continue reading
