I love the days between Christmas and New Year. No emails, no obligations, nowhere particular to be. After our lovely day at Ightham Mote on Boxing Day, we were keen to get out of town for another ramble before the … Continue reading
After a busy December, I’ve been looking forward to the Christmas break for ages. A chance to escape the craziness of the daily routine and all the extra things you have to squeeze in in the build up to the … Continue reading
I’ve had this post in draft for ages as I’ve been editing and sorting photographs for weeks. I focused so many blog posts talking about our big summer trips, I didn’t post all the smaller things we got up 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
Blogging service has been disrupted by some completely crazy weeks of work as we ran a major conference alongside our normal, busy consulting load. The last month for me has been entirely Pickle Jar and parenting! But since the conference … Continue reading
This morning we woke to the details of yet another hideous terrorist attack in my beloved city. I’d stayed up far too late last night watching it unfold alarmingly close to home, hearing sirens blaring from the city. London Bridge … Continue reading
As I said in my last post, Spring is finally here and we’ve been making the most of it. We found ourselves with a completely free Sunday a couple of weeks ago, and having recently taken delivery of a new … Continue reading
The Easter holidays are underway and Spring has finally sprung. I can’t tell you how happy I am when there’s sunshine and warmth. I’ve been flinging open the windows every morning and embracing every day we don’t have to wrap … Continue reading
We’ve been a fan of the Historic Dockyard in Chatham since our first visit last Summer, so we were thrilled when the team there invited us back to experience their half term activities. On Sunday morning, we piled into the … Continue reading
Last weekend, the weather was so clear, sunny and frosty that I knew I wanted to spend it outside so we could make the most of it. So we wrapped up warm, and headed down the A3 to visit Wisley, … Continue reading
After three days of largely staying indoors with chocolate coins, cake and movies, we decided to drag ourselves off the sofa and make the most of the beautiful, crisp sunshine – so on the spur of the moment, we consulted a … Continue reading
Last weekend we ventured down to the New Forest to visit Katharine and Emilia, looking forward to a long Autumnal ramble in the woods and a trip to the beach. But the weather had other ideas and we woke up … Continue reading
With the weather forecast looking lovely, we made a last minute decision to head over to Kew Gardens for the day on Sunday to tick off another of my top things to do with kids in the capital this Autumn. … Continue reading
Just when we thought Summer was making way for Autumn, the temperature has soared again – and what perfect timing for us! After a drizzly, grey Saturday hosting Alex’s 6th birthday party (more on that tomorrow!), we’d planned a picnic … Continue reading
