And a day of two halves And he was such a happy birthday boy. He loves his new scooter - he pinches his sister's whenever he gets a...

I got a new toy... I'm a woman with brand loyalties (my love of Apple Mac's is something my husband finds endlessly infuriating), and...

After last week's post, I looked around my kitchen and figured it was time to make some more changes. I've made a sort of pre-New Year's...

A new TV? A fancy stand mixer for the kitchen? What did I get excited about in the silly sales? Nappies! Yes, new nappies. This is the...

It seems to be somewhat of a topic at the moment - so here are some of the things we do to reduce how much of it we get through. I don't...

Ok, so it' s been a while since I wrote anything. Term started and I found myself mostly asleep on the sofa in the evening - but more...

Not quite literally, but he's nearly there. Ranting about kids being bonkers was not the express purpose of this blog when I started it,...

It was sunny so I took the kids for a picnic. I do love it - its like a magic pass to take the kids to healthsome outside spaces with...

Grandma sent us a book. Sally is always excited by post that is addressed to her, and a big book of activities was indeed an exciting...

(It was courgettes. Husband does not like courgettes, hence the secret.) One of my best buddies has an allotment. Every year she grows...

Quick and so tasty. I've been struggling to write recently. It's not that there's nothing to write about - rather the opposite, there's...

We have had a busy few weeks. I think I'll start with the party as that was first. The garden was alll glorious and pretty in the sun -...

Lots of being sociable and community spirited. Saturday was the street party - we've had one each summer for the last four years. It was...

Finally there are some things to eat from the garden! Sally was a very good helper with the podding of peas (I think her grandma has been...

This is what I think of Kit & Kin The normal order of the day here is cloth. Happy fluffy enormous cloth bum. At least at the daytime,...

Larks in a small Thameside village. Every other year the residents of Sonning engage in collective fundraising madness and craft...

This weekend, without a play to worry about, I got to spend time with my children - and the washing machine. Sally is generally a pretty...

Happy families in the garden. Ok, so this actually happened last weekend, but there has been a somewhat ridiculous amount of sewing going...

is Madelines in the garden Thursday was a pretty hectic day. I took Sally up to the university to take part in a psychology trial called...

It actually wasn't that bad. Side note, migraine brain still seems to be in effect, I tried to spell cupboard cubpoard four times before...