Another day, another dressing up opportunity! Sometimes the idea of Halloween doesn't sit comfortably with me, I didn't use to like people we didn't know knocking on our door expecting sweets. Now the boys are a bit older they love Halloween. They get to dress up, do fun things like carve pumpkins and eat sweets. And the crafty side of... Read more →

Last Monday we headed to Corfe Castle, a favourite place for the boys. The weather was simply glorious, beautiful blue skies and no wind. It was 12 degrees C but truly it didn't feel that cold, which meant that the numerous layers of clothes we had come dressed in were soon peeled off. The National Trust had set up a... Read more →

... dressed up as a Knight and a King. You Callum were the first one to dress up, you've still got your PJ top on underneath the tunic. You've both been playing Zelda with Daddy on the old Nintendo 64 and that has spurred you think about knights and swords. Matthew you decided that you too wanted to dress up... Read more →

Last weekend I went with my friends Manisha and Jo to see an Abba tribute band, Abba Arrival. We had considered going dressed in 70's clothes. But after a morning spent with Jo looking in charity shops and unable to find anything outlandish enough we decided not to bother. And boy were we pleased that we hadn't dressed up, because... Read more →

I have a notebook in which I write down scrapbook layout ideas. In May this year I wrote an idea to do a layout about my favourite TV shows. That's where that idea stayed until the lovely Cathy Zielske posted a free template on her blog this Monday. It was absolutely perfect. I got straight to work and came up... Read more →

I have a confession. I love making mini-books. It's just that sometimes it takes me a little while to complete them! I've spent time over the last two weeks making this mini-book of our summer holiday in Cornwall. Although to be fair it's not all that mini as the album is 8 x 8. I had all the photos printed... Read more →

If you are a regular here you'll know that lego is big in this house. What you might not know is that Matthew's Home Learning often features a lego model or two per topic each half-term. This half-term the topic is 'Changing Verwood' - how our town has changed over the years. Now, add a boy with a love of... Read more →

Even with the kids back to school I haven't been making lots of scrapbook pages like I thought I would. But here's some made between the end of August and now. Yes a whole month and only four pages, that's really not good enough! The one below is a double layout I made back in Northern Ireland with my scrap... Read more →

... 9 years ago Jeff and I got married. Happy Anniversary Jeff - love you to the moon, and back. Read more →

This little boy loves football. This little boy went to football club last Monday for the first time. This little boy scored a hat-trick in a game that ended 3-0. This little boy also saved two goals. This little boy is going up to a more advanced football club next Monday. This is boy is Callum, age 5. Read more →