All abroad for Grandad's trailer rides around the garden. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon in March? Jeff was away to watch Liverpool FC win 1-0 in the Merseyside Derby, but we know how to have fun 'country style'! Even my Mum had a ride with the boys ... Notice Callum's cheesey grin - pulls this all the... Read more →

Wishing you all a Happy Easter and lots of yummy chocolate! Read more →

My trip to London to the Country Living Spring Show was great, came home with ideas and a bag full of goodies! It was good to see that the stalls that were selling the kind of things I make were busy. Here's what caught my eye and came home with me... A bag of dried lavender from The Long Barn,... Read more →

A little bit of spring. Lovely bright spring daffodils very kindly given to me by Jeff, thank you Honey! This week Matthew has been eagerly LEARNING and practising his letter sounds and sounding out words. So good that he really wants to learn right now and we'll be encouraging him all the way. Me - I've finished MAKING up an... Read more →

Yesterday was a super exciting day for me, ok maybe not the whole day but three things in particular... Oh my goodness, woohoo...Ali Edwards (the one I rave on and on about) commented on a photo of mine in Flickr. The photo (below) was of a Weekend Creative project I made last weekend. So very cool! I received tickets in... Read more →

I'm great at tidying the toys away at the end of the day and usually several times during the day too (much to the kids annoyance). I like everything to have a 'home', I'm a great fan of baskets. I'm good with the washing, eg Monday is always towel wash day, but I'm not so keen at ironing (luckily Jeff... Read more →