Look at the bookshelves I try to do the right thing as an adult and a parent. And I genuinely don't think I do too badly. But occasiona...

It's easy to smile in the woods. Lockdown certainly has its moments. Moments of frustration, moments of joy; moments of anger and tears....

We made a rainbow! I saw a kit to make your own rainbow on instagram a couple of weeks ago and thought it seemed like a lovely family pro...

BALANCE ISN'T POSSIBLE This is a deliberate downgrade from the always comical notion that you can do everything. I think this is just my w...

Like most of my migraines the onset seemed to come out of nowhere. Rarely do they catch me in a moment of panic or stress - this time I w...

IT'S PURPLE SEASON IN THE GARDEN Week four? Already? We’re a bit ahead of the government lock down as we decided to isolate ourselves for...

Jigsaw puzzles and a climbing frame It was a short week - or at least a massively long bank holiday weekend. It was probably by dint of ...

I don't expect I'm going to be alone in these. These are the things I didn't put in the weekend post. I try to put out the positive bits...

The kids, the house and the kitchen floor. Apparently it isn't just me. I still might investigate whether the children are secretly gett...

THINGS I HAVE LEARNED - WEEK ONE It's been a week since school was cancelled and we were all sent home. I obviously read all the posts f...

A critical question for an almost one year old. The answer in this instance is to shuffle her wee butt around with daily increasing adept...

In to the Cliveden woods to run. My new year's resolutions are going to be straightforward this year. Into the woods, Into the woods. In...

Ok, so I haven't posted anything for a ridiculous length of time - I keep starting posts, but available time to actually write seems to h...

I try and make up some thing for the family to have for snacks once a week or so. I don't always manage it, but in the efforts to avoid ...

Because there were some beautiful ones. But holidays with three small children, they're hard work. This was not a holiday that's going t...

Time to put the moses basket back in the loft. I wonder when it'll come down again. When I was pregnant with Sally, mum asked if I wante...

That would be me - not the actual baby. Although this is a picture of the baby being geeked which I know is off topic, but she's so dar...

On the back of the last post - I thought I'd co-opt the baby-cute. Tesco say they're trialing less plastic in TWO of their stores. I thi...

I noticed this a couple of days ago... This isn't the first time the hypocrisy of the situation has occurred to me, but perhaps I'm in mo...