Writing down how you’re feeling is wonderfully cathartic, everyone should try it. I found that when Miss W was a baby, when I used to do daily then weekly updates on how she was getting on in a private Facebook… Read more ›
I’m struck this week, in particular, how little support we ACTUALLY get as a family. Both Mr T and Thing 1 have been ill for a few days, which has actually made the last two daytimes a damn site easier,… Read more ›
Family day, a day without doing chores, no little jobs to get done, just time together. Was the choice of Thing 1 today, last night he said he’d like to spend the day at home, the plan was to tidy… Read more ›
Wow, June already. Doesn’t seem more than days ago that I was saying the same about May! 🙂 We decided this week that we needed to spend Saturday in our woodland and orchard, strimming and clearing away the long grass… Read more ›
In our home education gardening club today we made watering cans from used milk bottles! They’re really easy and the kids who made them enjoyed making them. Here’s what to do. Grab a used plastic milk bottle and make holes… Read more ›
Non-dairy milks are pretty poor when it comes to calories, so we make our own mixed nut milk, which sits in the fridge and used in blends when needed. The constitution varies as generally it’s handfuls of whichever nuts we… Read more ›
We had our first date night tonight, a family date night! Mr T and I really needed some time together, my intention was to get the kids in bed, fed early and then cook something just for us. I know… Read more ›
My garden in May. Quick tour of the flowers just bursting through. Read more ›
In the Summer of 2007 we had a camping holiday on Mullacott Farm in North Devon (which I highly recommend, btw) and while we were dreaming about what it would be like to have a bit of land like that,… Read more ›
Suitable as a main meal on the Herbalife Nutrition plan. Recipe created as part of the Herbalife 21 Day Challenge. Ingredients 1 large red chilli, deseeded ½ a finger-length piece fresh root ginger, roughly chopped 1 fat garlic clove small… Read more ›
