Ella’s Kitchen’s Incredible Edible Forest!
Last Tuesday Baby and I were invited to the media day and opening of a secret event organised by Ella’s Kitchen. We would loved to have gone, but London is quite a trek for us and Baby was a bit too poorly. Being big Ella’s Kitchen fans, I was so excited to receive the information on what actually went down! …
Saturday is caption day! #6
Saturday is ‘Caption Day’ over at Mammasaurus’ blog. So here is my picture and all you have to do is caption it! Why not pop over to Mammasaurus’ blog and have a go at some others. If you enjoy reading my blog and would like to make my day please nominate me (I have been nominated in the Best Baby …
Baby is 11 months old (well sort of!)
Baby is 11 months old today (well sort of!). She was born on 30th March and so that leaves us in a quandary as to when she is 11 months old, February being only 28 days and all. Anyway I have decided it must be today. So 11 months old! Time is flying past so fast, it seems just like …
Word of the week #7
Friday means it’s time to link up with Jocelyn from The Reading Residence for Word of the week #WOTW. Before I start this is not a woe is me post. Some people think that all overweight people have to do to lose weight is to eat less & exercise more. That’s right, we all know that, but sometimes there are …
8 perfect Children’s playhouses
Baby will turn one in a little over a month, so we need to start thinking about her presents. As with her Christmas present (we bought her a wooden swing). I would like our gift to be something that will endure the test of time. Maybe she won’t get the full benefit right now, but something that she will love …
Introducing my BritMums Live 2014 sponsor
I am so pleased to be able to announce that Puckababy are sponsoring me to head off to London to attend BritMums Live, the UK’s largest social media conference and blogging event. Puckababy make unique sleeping bags and baby wrappers that combine amazing quality with innovation. Their three main products are; The Original (baby sleeping bag), The Gogo (multifunctional babywrapper) …
Wednesday words #7
I am linking up again with Crazy With Twins Wednesday Words feature. This feature give’s us license to find a quote, lyric, poem, whatever we fancy that we identify with or that helps to tell our story.. Do you compare? Do you look at other people and think they are doing better than you? A better mum, a better …
Once upon a sunny day….
On Saturday we woke to a beautiful sunny day! It’s amazing how much better you feel when the sun is shining and you can open the windows and let the fresh air in, while planning the day ahead. As Baby was still full of cold, we decided not to go too far in case she felt bad, so we opted …
Millionaire Shortbread – The best you’ll taste!
This is better than any you can buy in the shops and it is reasonably quick. It’s just the chilling between the layers that takes a bit of time. Shortbread 50g golden caster sugar 150g softened butter 175g plain flour 25g rice flour Caramel 175g butter 175g golden caster sugar 4 tbsp golden syrup 397 ml condensed milk Topping 300g …
Living Arrows/The 52 Project 8/52
It’s the time of the week to link up with ‘The 52 Project’ (Practising Simplicity) and the Living Arrows (I Heart Snapping). Taking a picture that captures the beauty and magic of childhood in our eyes. ‘You are the bows from your children as living arrows are sent forth’ Kahul Gibran 8/52 I think she is beautiful awake or asleep …
Our week that was captured #8
This week has been a week of two halves for us. We had a great start to the week spending time with friends, which we love. Then Baby struggled during the second half of the week with a stinking cold, which saw her try to cling onto me for most of Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday, poor buba. Anyway, here …
Challenge Yourself #2
Welcome to the Challenge Yourself monthly linky. You can find out more about the linky and why I decided to start it here. My February aim was to learn to knit and hopefully knit a scarf by the end of February. My mum is a fantastic knitter and sits clattering away watching TV, never once glancing at her hands. So …
Saturday is caption day #5
Saturday is Caption Day over at Mammasaurus’ blog. Here is my picture and all you have to do is caption it! Why not pop over to Mammasaurus’ blog and have a go at some others. If you enjoy reading my blog and would like to make my day please nominate me (Best Baby Blog/Best New blog suit me best).
Blog your heart out
I was recently tagged by Baby Isabella (Dear Mummy blog) in the ‘Blog your heart out’ meme. It’s really easy, all I have to do is answer 5 questions and then tag 5 other bloggers to do the same. O.k. so here we go… Question 1. Who/What encouraged you to start blogging? No-one encouraged me, but I had just started …
Word of the week – 6 #WOTW
Friday means it’s time to link up with Jocelyn from The Reading Residence for Word of the week #WOTW. This week it has been hard to pick one word. Until Wednesday afternoon my word was going to be We had a lovely first three days to this week, with a play-date with friends every day. On Monday a few of …
Kindness – Will you ‘Pay it Forward’
We could all use more kindness in our lives. I love the idea of random acts of kindness, something simple that puts a smile on someone’s face, even someone you don’t know. I came across Kate’s blog Crafts on Sea and saw a great post that she had written on paying it forward. Kate’s idea was to send a small …
How to help a blogger – Mad Blog Awards 2014
I blog because I truly love it. I feel there are times when it saves me. Although I blog about my family, blogging is MY thing. It is time that allows me to go into my own world and write about things that interest me, upset me, make me laugh or things I love. I started simply to document our …
Wednesday Words #6
I am linking up again with Crazy With Twins Wednesday Words feature. This feature give’s us license to find a quote, lyric, poem, whatever we fancy that we identify with or that helps to tell our story. Baby is really developing a sense of herself. She is definitely a little person that knows her own mind, and that is evident …
Snowy Yule Log – Not just for Christmas!
This is one of my favourite bakes. I can never believe how little flour goes into it and how amazingly light it is. Also it is very easy! What more could you want?! Little butter to grease 75g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 4 medium eggs 150g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 75g ground almonds …
Our Little Winter Adventure – The Vyne
“The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time” Lewis Carroll (Alice In Wonderland) We decided to take part in the ‘BritMums Barny’s Winter Little Adventure Challenge’, as we love to get out in the fresh air and enjoy our family time. For the last couple of weekends the weather has been against us, but this weekend we needed …
Bambi Baby learns to stand
For quite some time Baby has been content with commando crawling, as fast as she can, everywhere. Whenever you help her stand or when she is in the Jumperoo, she curls her toes under and most of the time stands on her tip toes (destined for the Royal Ballet!). This has worried me quite a lot, as I wondered if …
Living Arrows/The 52 Project 7/52
It’s the time of the week to link up with ‘The 52 Project’ (Practising Simplicity) and the Living Arrows Project (I Heart Snapping). Taking a picture that captures the beauty and magic of childhood in our eyes. ‘You are the bows from your children as living arrows are sent forth’ Kahul Gibran 7/52 This week I could not settle on …
Our week that was captured #7
Another rainy week! Watching those poor people on the news, I know we are getting off lightly. I am so longing for longer spells of dry weather now. Everything is much harder with a baby in the pouring rain. Anyhoo, here is our week in pictures! 1. Sunday – We just bimbled around at home and I baked for visitors …
Our Picture Wall – Canvas Design review
I have the idea of creating a photo wall in our living room. I love the idea of loads of pictures, in mismatched frames together forming one piece of art. Although most of the pictures will be in frames I like the idea of a central picture being a canvas (that way it would tie in our big wedding canvas, …
Saturday is caption day #4
Saturday is Caption Day over at Mammasaurus’s blog. Here is my picture and all you have to do is caption it! Why not pop over to Mammasaurus and have a go at some others. If you enjoy reading my blog and would like to make my day please nominate me
Word of the week -5 #WOTW
I am linking up again with Jocelyn from The Reading Residence. The idea of #WOTW is to find one word that sums up your week. The word of my week is Baby is very affectionate, but this week she has become even more so. Even though teeth seven and eight have made an appearance and have caused her a fair …
Love is………….
I was recently tagged by the lovely Betty from Betty and the Bumps and invited to share my view on what love is to me. The idea being that since we have become parents, our view of love may have changed, or at least shifted slightly. I think my view of love has definitely changed. The love for (and from) …