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Guest Post: Children & Corrective Vision
Dadonthebrink wears glasses, I wore them for a while as a teen, and my family generally wears glasses. It was natural for me us to have some concerns regarding out Littlins vision. I found what Tracey...
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My 3 strategies for buying school uniforms without breaking the bank
It’s fast approaching! My second child will also start school in September. Where have the past nearly 5 years flown? I am now making lists of what we need for the start of school, about buying...
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My festival children’s book stall- Barefoot Books
In the spring I fell in love with Barefoot Books. So much so that I put my money where my heart was and signed up to be an ambassador (aka reseller to you and me). Since then, I’ve shared the books...
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Baby travel essentials: LittleLife Arc2
The other day we were chatting with Dadonthebrink about our holiday packing; what we’ve taken with us that’s needed and what’s been redundant. (All this bought on by the holiday packing infographic at...
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The magic of Lake Balaton
Over the past couple of years the Lake Balaton has crept into our hearts; It has a place in a small nook reserved for special family times. It is the first place the Littlins went sailing. It is the...
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Back to university- past and present
This summer, one of the main reasons we drove such a long journey in one go was that I had a prior appointment: my University reunion. It was weird going back to my Alma Mater; the trees had grown, a...
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Playmobil Fun Park Zirndorf Germany- water fun galour
Playmobil ( plāy-mō-bēēl) Fun Park a large adventure playground in Zirndorf, Germany. In the Fun Park children are transported to imaginary places and enticed to play, climb, explore, test agility and...
View ArticleOxfordshire children’s read-a-thon
Imagine a day set in and around a enchanting old manor house, where children literally step inside a story, track down and chase some of their favourite children’s book characters, spend a day of...
View ArticleBarefoot Book of Jewish Tales
The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales is a book I’ve been looking forward to reading ever since Tessa Strickland, Barefoot Books co-founder and Editor-in-chief talked about it in June. Back then she was...
View ArticlePerfect Sunday afternoon: Punting in Oxford
Punting traditions in Oxford date back to the 1870s when this mode of transport first moved from a utilitarian way of getting around on the river to a popular leisure activity. Punting is most popular...
View ArticleThe mystical, magical Milton Manor in Oxfordshire
In England there is a mystical and magical place tucked away just off the A34, near Oxford and a stone’s throw from Didcot and Abingdon. It’s Milton Manor. I’ve heard stories about this small estate,...
View ArticleSilent Sunday- 22nd Sept 2013 #silentsunday
No words, just an image with significance from the past week here to tell a tale. Comments are always welcome. Silent Sunday was started by Jay Mountford, photographer. For more pictures pop over to...
View ArticleMini-break in Majorca
Majorca, or Mallorca as it is written in Catalan and Spanish, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands just East of mainland Spain in the Mediterranean. It has a pleasant warm climate that tourist...
View ArticleLearning to read
Two weeks ago I had the privilege to help out with the Oxfordshire Children’s Read-a-thon. An amazing event aimed at re-enthusing children about reading. In preparation for the event and talking to...
View ArticleA pink fairy princess castle cake in 7 super easy steps
Every little girl’s dream birthday cake is a pink fairy princess castle, right? I know I would’ve loved one when I was a child.! My best friend’s little girl, Miss A, is turning 5 and after discussing...
View ArticleWhat are you doing on the 2nd of November?
Come and enjoy a family fun day at Beale Park on the 2nd of November. This will be a day to remember, a day about family and a day about love for those we have and those we have lost… but mostly about...
View ArticleChoosing my woodburning stove, a Contura i5
My woodburner has been with us for almost a year now, she’s a Contura i5. (And this is NOT a sponsored post!) I say my woodburner, because she is mine. I’m the one who chose her (OK, Dadonthebrink did...
View ArticleInstalling a woodburner stove, a Contura i5
Review of our fitter and my verdict on our stove It took some time to choose our ideal woodburner stove, when it arrived we had the other daunting task of finding an stove installer before we could...
View ArticleCentral heating configured for savings
We live in a very cold house. An early 1900s, single skin brick wall construction house. When we moved here I didn’t quite realise the problems such a house poses for damp, mould and heating costs....
View ArticleA flash family visit to the Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum is the one of the oldest museum in the world, the first university museum. Its first collections were donated in 1677. Over the years it’s grown and moved a numerous times. A...
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