Raindrops on trailers and toddlers in mittens It’s a long time since I pulled a toddler in a trailer up a hill, but the sensation hasn’t changed. It’s just as painful a business as ever, both mentally and physically. The only difference is it’s not my kid in the trailer today; it’s my 3 year [...]
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No More Party Bags: 7 Outdoor Kids Party Ideas
No More Party Bags: 7 Outdoor Kids Party Ideas Are your children’s parties more chore than cheer? Are they costing you a fortune? Peer pressure from other parents and a desire to please our little birthday girls and boys means we can’t quite go back to how it used to be…with a few sausage rolls, [...]
Talking point: Body parts and parenting dilemmas
Talking Point: Body parts and parenting dilemmas I think one of the kids has been studying body parts at school. I know this not because she’s brought any home nor because she’s been asking me embarrassing questions at bath time. No, I know this because of a drawing I found left on my desk. It’s [...]
The Elf of Christmas Present: A seasonal poem
An elf poem for Christmas? As I was buying up my selection of virtual i-Tunes gift vouchers to give away to friends and family, it struck me that these gifts don’t actually exist. At least not in the physical sense. Which got me wondering what the elves must think about that? Which got me talking [...]
So, here it is Merry Christmas….
So here it is Merry Christmas… Christmas and New Year. 17 days without school. Surely the perfect moment to skip off to the sunshine or a ski slope. And with all those recession busting special offers, accessible at the click of a mouse, it’s never been easier to get away. Unless you are us…. somehow [...]
Talking Point 10:Optimist or pessimist?
Talking Point 10: My glass is half empty… Last night our sleepy village became Gotham City; a dark and forbidding place with a river gushing down the footpath and blocked drains flooding the pavements. Well that’s what I saw anyway. Because I’m a pessimist. Stuart saw an opportunity to put on our wellies and skip [...]
Talking Point 9: A wish beyond Christmas….
Talking Point 9: A beyond Christmas wish list…. This is a photograph of Matthew’s Christmas list. From 2008, back when he was eight years old. I found it in a drawer the other day. It laid there gathering dust as he got on with the milestone moments of his life so far; pedalling across Europe, sleeping [...]
Talking Point 8: Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
Talking Point: Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving We don’t have Thanksgiving here in England and that’s a shame. For a day of giving thanks is a really good idea. It’s too easy to slip into taking things for granted, to stop noticing things. Important things. Things we already have. Things we really value. Things we’d really miss if we [...]
Talking Point 4: Giving Kids Responsibility
Talking Point 4: Responsibility Did you catch the story about Jessica Stillwell this week? The mum who grew tired of tidying up after her kids so decided to go on strike; without telling them. It was five days before her crew noticed there was a problem, five long mess strewn days according to Jessica’s blog. But [...]
What am I now? A female solo travel blogger?
What am I now? A female solo travel blogger? This week I am going to Germany. ON MY OWN. As I rarely leave the country without three constantly squabbling accessories, and a husband to shuffle the passports and sort out the car hire, it’ll be a shock to the system. But on the plus side [...]
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