A Mad Science party for 5 year olds
When we started thinking about N’s birthday party it was all a bit of a blur. Unless your child has a particular yearning for one theme, you can come unstuck with all the offers out there. We joined up with…
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Blog design: make your blog easy to read (helpful tools)
Reading (and writing) a blog is about more than just the content. Of course the content is important, otherwise why do we visit the blog in the first place. However design and format plays a big part as well. Quick…
Personalised puff heart bangle with Prezzybox
I’m a bit of a magpie when it comes to pretty shiny and glittery jewellery. I have a stash of it even though I rarely wear much more than earrings, watch and wedding and engagement rings for day to day…
How to set up a(n informal) photography club
So many more people seem to be getting into photography, or are realising that they’ve got a swanky DSLR but don’t know how to get it off. While there’s lots of online guides and courses, sometimes you need the practical…
Dance like no-one’s watching – the buzz of dance
I mentioned back in October that I’d started dancing again. I love to dance. As a child, I did ballet from the age of 4 to 16 when I had to give up due to having school on Saturdays, a…
Meeting the reception mums – eating out at The Castle Edgehill
N’s now done 2 terms at school (or 1 term in old school language). So far it all seems to be going well for him and he’s made the transition well. Being a reception mum is different to nursery though. At…
How to use your own fonts in Picmonkey
In talking to some other bloggers, quite a few were Picmonkey users but didn’t realise they could pull their own fonts into Picmonkey. This is one of the great things I love about Picmonkey – that you can use your…
My blog writing process as a working mum
I love blogging. If I didn’t, it’d be a problem really. I have to admit though, that it’s probably not the best hobby for someone with an addictive personality and a love of numbers. It means I get a bit…
Fun party bag ideas for 6 and 7 year olds
It’ll be N’s birthday in the next month, so we’re in party planning mode. Well, I say we. N keeps changing his mind over the type of party he wants, or whether he wants on at all. The plan is…
Morphy Richards Sear and Stew – Smoky sausage casserole recipe
My OH would say I don’t need a slow cooker. We have an Aga, so in his eyes, there’s no need for a slow cooker. Which is true to an extent, but there’s a lot of stages in using an…
Pub Club – eating out at The Three Pigeons Banbury
I’m a fussy person when it comes to eating out. I begrudge the person who decided to make lots of pub food posh and get away from the traditional meals many of which I would eat. Plus of course making…
