I always have so many ideas for decorating my home – shame I never get round to carrying them all out! Having said that, we are currently redecorating Faith’s room. It hasn’t been done since Grace was a baby and it’s about time it had a revamp. I’ve spent hours searching for inspiration online for...
Every week we seem to end up with one or two slightly brown looking bananas left languishing in the fruit bowl. I’ve tried freezing them – but I forget they are in there! I often make banana loaf or banana muffins, but last week I thought I’d try something a bit different. The children fancied...
Grace loves to write – she has done ever since she was very young and at 3 years old started to write little sentences. Now she’s 7, I find little pieces of writing all over the house! Lists, dear diary entries, school registers and endless imaginative stories. So we were both very interested to hear...
If there’s one thing I love about this colder weather, it’s making big, hearty bowls of warm soup. I am a huge fan all sorts of root vegetables but I think parsnips have to be one of my absolute favourites. I love their sweet flavour and combined with the sweet potato and spicy ginger, it...
This one of my ‘go to’ recipes when we’re in need of some speedy comfort food. It’s a bit cheaty as I use a tin of kidney beans in chilli sauce, but that does make it super easy and yummy too. We’re not hugely fond of spicy food so we don’t add much extra chilli,...
Ever since I started knitting this for Faith it has been known as the hat scarf thingy! You see, it is a hat but it is also a scarf. I supposed it could be called a hooded scarf or maybe a harf or a scat… Anyway, whatever you want to call it, it is...
The weather may have turned chilly but we don’t let that stop us getting out and about for walks in the woods! We’ve discovered some really lovely places to take the children, both in our local area, and up where my Mum lives. The girls love getting their wellies on and kicking the leaves around,...
What do you do when you are all feeling a little over-tired and down in the dumps? Why, you bake a super rich and indulgent baked chocolate custard of course! I’m not kidding when I say this is rich – I am a serious chocoholic but I couldn’t manage a whole pot of this (although...
I am really excited to announce (ok, maybe that sounds a little grand!) that I am joining the new Foodies100 team today as the blog editor. Many of you may be aware or, or even part of, the highly successful Tots100 index, which is a monthly ranking for parent bloggers. Well now the same...
At the beginning of 2011 I set myself a goal of knitting from my rather large stash – aiming for 12 projects through the year. After I’d finished Christmas presents, I think I just about managed it (although I haven’t had a final count up). I also started a sewing course and have managed to...
Wow, I can’t believe it is 2012 already! Happy New Year everyone! Last year I had a busy time baking – I didn’t realise how many cakes I had baked until I started to put together this collage so I have just picked some of my favourite ones. I was delighted to make the cake...
Following on from my mammoth post about our trip to the Christmas Markets in Cologne courtesy of Germanwings and 9Flats.com, I thought I’d share some of our highlights and I have a great giveaway too. Food It will probably come as no surprise to you that one of the first things I was looking out...
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