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#MySundayPhoto

This photo just had to be #MySundayPhoto this week. Last weekend we stayed with friends who have a hot tub [...]

By |June 26th, 2016|Family life|4 Comments

5 reasons why every family should have a dog

For as long as I can remember I've wanted a dog (and a rabbit, since we're on the subject of [...]

By |June 20th, 2016|Family life|18 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Instead of a bunch of flowers for Mother's Day this year BB and Little B bought me a David Austin [...]

By |June 12th, 2016|Family life|15 Comments

Class birthday parties have a lot to answer for

It was only a matter of time. Three quarters of the way through BB’s first year at school and there’s [...]

By |May 25th, 2016|Family life, Parenting|21 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

This week #MySundayPhoto is a shot of Little B I took on our allotment last week. He's recently learnt how to [...]

By |May 22nd, 2016|Family life|7 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

When it comes to cakes, it's fair to say my mother-in-law knows how to make them. This is the creation [...]

By |May 15th, 2016|Family life|8 Comments

An Ode to CBeebies

Parents of the land rejoice – it looks like CBeebies is safe! For now, anyway. In case you’ve been on [...]

By |May 13th, 2016|Family life|26 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Our local park includes a paddling pool which is filled from May to September and is the place to go [...]

By |May 8th, 2016|Family life|8 Comments

10 signs a baby is a blogger’s child

It occurred to me, when a parcel arrived containing something for me and not for BB and she crossed her [...]

By |May 6th, 2016|Family life|70 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Little B turned 18 months old this weekend. To mark the occasion I've been trying to capture a photo of [...]

By |May 1st, 2016|Family life|16 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Ever since BB was born in 2011 April and May has become one of my favourite times of the year. [...]

By |April 24th, 2016|Family life|26 Comments

Is your partner making you fat?

I’ve come to the conclusion that mine is. After stepping on the scales for the first time in yonks I’ve [...]

By |April 20th, 2016|Family life, Food, Health, Parenting|30 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

It's a big day in our house today - Misery Guts is running the Brighton marathon. For many of the [...]

By |April 17th, 2016|Family life|16 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Things are really starting to take off on the allotment. After family fun went wrong and I gave up trying to [...]

By |April 3rd, 2016|Family life|5 Comments

5 reasons Easter is better with kids

It’s occurred to me that between being a teenager and having kids I don’t think I can recall any Easter [...]

By |March 28th, 2016|Family life|25 Comments