Tonight I am feeling content. I took my sewing machine over to my parents house today and made a camouflage interior for the treehouse. It's got camouflage panels on the two sides and black netting on the back and front. Callum now wants me to make him a camouflage costume "like the ones they wear in the battle of Endor"... Read more →

WINDSCREENS - the saga of my Beetles dodgy windscreen wipers, a new wiper motor and an unexpected cracked windscreen (the windscreen has now been replaced by the garage under their insurance). WET DAY - We were supposed to go to the beach with friends on Tusday, but it rained and as my car was still away at the garage we... Read more →

This year Jeff came up with the idea of going to Corfe Castle for Fathers Day. We'd been to Corfe on several occasions but hadn't actually taken the boys into the castle grounds itself. Matthew went last year on his school trip and Callum will get to go next year at school, but this year we went as a family.... Read more →

We've often thought how lovely it would be to have a beach hut when we've been down to the beach at Bournemouth. How great it would be to spend the whole day at the beach, taking occasional refuge from the sun and retreating into the hut for welcome shade. Plus being able to make a cuppa on the gas stove!... Read more →

Well I have not been located at my laptop for some time that's for sure, apologies. Here's one of the more exciting locations I have been over the last few weeks. Location - London We spent a day in London at the end of May and had a fantastic time, Visiting the Natural History Museum and marvelling at the dinosaurs.... Read more →

It was quite a mammoth task deciding which of the 500 plus photos I had taken during my Week in the Life project to use. But that part has been finalised and all the photos I decided to use have been printed (by Photobox), trimmed and stuck into place. The part that I've yet to fully conquer is the journaling... Read more →

Day 5 of my Week in the Life project. Off to school. I put the school book bags, lunchboxes and water bottles into that big bag, so much easier to have everything together. Shopping trip to the local supermarket on the way back from school, see that bag's very useful! Also bought printer paper from the newsagents and saw that... Read more →

I'm taking part in a Week in the Life project again this year along with hundreds of others all over the world. Check out Ali's blog for more details. Monday Saying goodbye to Daddy who's off golfing at Celtic Manor (home of the 2010 Ryder Cup) for 2 days. As Jeff's car drove away Callum burst into tears. Out for... Read more →

OK, I'm going to rewind a little, just back to Easter. We spent part of the morning on the beach with Jeff's parents who were staying with us. The boys enjoyed building sandcastles, infact one was Dunluce castle (a ruined castle in Northern Ireland which Matthew has been fascinated by for years) and next to it they built Stonehenge with... Read more →

These last few days it has really felt like spring has finally sprung, especially the last three days - blue skies, temperatures in the high teens and no need for coats. Infact, it felt like early summer - if I say it quietly do you think it might stay? As you can see the boys have been springing too and... Read more →