Winter walks
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,...
Cologne Christmas Markets (Part 1!)
Last week we were incredibly lucky to fly out and visit the Cologne Christmas Markets, thanks to Germanwings and 9flats.com. I visited some German Christmas markets several years ago and fell in love with them then, but never had the opportunity to take the children. Needless to say, their excitement was as great as mine when...
Meal Plan – 17th Oct 2011
I haven’t done a proper meal plan for about a month now, blaming it on the fact I’ve been really busy. Of course, this is exactly the reason I should be more organised and plan my meals carefully! So I’m back on track this week with my weekly meal plan. It seems that Autumn is...
Beach fun
There is nothing more glorious than long walks on the beach in the beautiful sunshine! This week we are in Mudeford enjoying a family holiday, and today was a particularly gorgeous day. Yesterday we decided to get the little ferry across to Hengistbury Head as Grace reliably informed us that the beach there was much...
Camp Bestival
A couple of weekends ago we were very lucky to be given a free press pass to Camp Bestival – the family-friendly music festival held at Lulworth Castle, Dorset. I had heard good things about it last year but,largely due to the prices, hadn’t got round to booking any tickets. I was also a little...
A MADs Carnival – Family Life and Most Inspiring Bloggers
As you may have noticed by my blatant pestering for votes, I am one of the finalists in the Best Food Blog category of the MAD Blog Awards. We are now halfway through the voting so it seems like a good time for a quick round up of posts from some of the finalists. The...
Baked fish
Firstly, I must apologies for the quality of the photo in the post – everyone was very hungry and I had to take a few quick snaps before it was gone! I can assure you though, this was much more delicious than it looks and went down very well at dinner time! The recipe is...
Weekly Meal Plan – 16th May
So last week was manic. It was the sort of week when I really should have done a clear meal, but I didn’t! We did some crazy hand-to-mouth living and I resolved to get straight back into meal planning this week to save my sanity and my budget. I have run the stock cupboard, freezer...
Weekly meal planning
Several things have occurred to me over the last couple of weeks when it comes to family meals. Firstly, we seem to be stuck in a rut of eating the same meals over and over as if we are following a rota. We seem to cycle between some of the good old favourites including shepherd’s...
Smartbox Gift Experiences
Smartbox offer a whole range of interesting gift experiences ranging from culinary gifts to sporting gifts, wellbeing gifts to gifts for couples and much more. So I was very excited when they asked if I’d like to review one of their Family Days Out gift Experiences, which retails at £39.95. We are always looking for...
Snow fun
I have to admit I do have mixed feelings about the white stuff. When I wake up in the morning and see that perfect white covering outside I am as excited as a small child! However, I am not a small child and I have things to do, places to go and people to see,...
Fun at the fireworks
On Saturday evening we decided to head into Winchester to join in with the candlelit procession and firework display. Usually, we go to one at Dale’s work but they stopped it a couple of years back. We got the train, which was packed, but the girls love a train journey, and judging by the traffic...
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