RobynNov 28, 20184 minBLACK FRIDAY BARGAINA 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 p...
RobynNov 24, 20184 minMY LITTLE BATTLES WITH PLASTICIt 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 ...
RobynNov 14, 20184 minHEAT WAVEPENELOPE LIVELY This year has not been the year of the many books - for some reason I seem to have picked stupidly long books and then fo...
RobynOct 18, 20183 minDRESSAGE AND A TIMELINEOk, 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 ab...
RobynSep 7, 20184 minAN UNEXPECTEDLY MAGICAL THURSDAYSometimes you've just gotta go with the swing of it! Ed is in Finland this week and it is starting to feel like he has been gone forever....
RobynAug 28, 20187 minTURNING TABLESNot quite literally, but he's nearly there. Ranting about kids being bonkers was not the express purpose of this blog when I started it, ...
RobynAug 24, 20182 minI LOVE MY NATIONAL TRUST CARDIt 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 pla...
RobynAug 23, 20184 minTHE CAMOMILE LAWNMary Wesley just did not write enough books. A couple of years ago Waterstones told me to buy The Camomile Lawn. I don't always do what...
RobynAug 14, 20183 minBAKING YOUR WAY OUT OF A FUNKTuesday seems to have become baking morning around here. Summer holidays are an odd beast. I very much love them, but you can also get a...
RobynAug 12, 20181 minA LITTLE BIT OF KITCHEN SCIENCEGrandma 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 thi...
RobynAug 9, 20183 minNEW CURTAINS!HELL YEAH. So these curtains have been a long time in the making. The ones they replaced, my mother has just told me, are the same age a...
RobynJul 28, 20182 minSECRET INGREDIENT CAKE(It was courgettes. Husband does not like courgettes, hence the secret.) One of my best buddies has an allotment. Every year she grows w...
RobynJul 26, 20183 minMAKING MUSELIQuick 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 ...
RobynJul 17, 20183 minBIRTHDAYS AND PARTIESWe 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 - t...
RobynJul 17, 20182 minOF HUMAN BONDAGELove Somerset Maugham - finally got round to reading his long one. I developed a bit of a Somerset Maugham obsession a few years ago - I ...
RobynJun 20, 20185 minSUPER BUSY WEEKENDLots of being sociable and community spirited. Saturday was the street party - we've had one each summer for the last four years. It was...
RobynJun 14, 20183 minPEASFinally 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...
RobynJun 9, 20183 minTEA AGAINThis is the second of the promised tea posts. It is about my recently developed infatuation for Pukka teas. Look at all the pretty boxes...
RobynJun 5, 20184 minNAPPIES & NAPPIESThis 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, ...
RobynMay 30, 20182 minMITSUBISHI BRAKE FAILThis is the part causing the problem. This is the email I have sent to Mitsubishi - let's wait and see what they might do about it! Dear...