Bath bombs!
I made these on a pamper day at the hospice, they were so easy and lovely that I’ve made then a few times since. Here’s how. Ingredients 300g bicarbonate of soda 100g citric acid 2tsp carrier oil (I like almond… Read more ›
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No Added Sugar Chocolate Milk
Ingredients to make 2 glasses ½ pint or so of your milk of choice (cow’s milk here) ½ tsp cacao nibs Handful dried dates 3tbsp fruit spread (I used Meridian Cherries and Berries) Handful of ice Method Tip all the… Read more ›
From Baby to Child
Every child goes through that stage where they are still a baby yet not quite. Somewhere between three and four years old you realise one day that your baby is no longer a baby. They’re something else, a little sapling,… Read more ›
What a Fortnight!
Mr T has just come back from a fortnight away on the other side of the World on business. My view right now: Some parents need lots of “me time”, I don’t, my time with my kids feels so precious… Read more ›
Our Little Hampshire Garden in May
It’s not a big garden but we certainly pack a lot in! Here’s a little snapshot of some of the things growing in our little garden today. As well as the climbing frame/swing/slide combo, the chicken enclosure, the wheelchair platform… Read more ›
The Honest Selfie, an honest smile
I love a family selfie, capturing a moment in time when we’re all together. Most of my profile pictures on social media are selfies of me with our children. It’s funny to look bacl on profile pictures, it seems my… Read more ›
Camping Revisited : Part 3 – The Bell Tent and the Woods
We took our Bell out her first outing just down the road to Inwood Camping in Basingstoke. Inwood is a Camping Unplugged site and Mr T declared it his best camping trip ever! We will definitely try some of the other… Read more ›
Camping Revisited : Part 2
It’s 2am. It’s cold. Thing 2 is stirring, threatening to poo. Did I mention it’s cold? However, here is a little of how our evening went in pictures. I should say at this point, it was bloody windy. It was… Read more ›
Camping Revisited!
Last year we said goodbye to Betty bongo, she needed work doing to her and was no longer suitable for our family, she’s gone to an equally loving home. Mr T and I have always camped together, we bought our… Read more ›
Growing Up at Five
Little things make me realise how much my little boy is growing up. Last night we came to bed together, he was messing about and I was being grumpy because I felt awful, I have a stinking head cold, runny… Read more ›