Eating ‘posh’ fish and chips at Rockfish, Torquay
It had been my plan to do a full write up of the various restaurants we ate at when we were on holiday in Devon. But it’s now weeks later and I’ve forgotten most of what I wanted to write….
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My health, hair and beauty essentials from Chemist Direct
I’m a bit of a creature of habit when it comes to hair and beauty essentials. No, that’s not quite true, with shampoo I do tend to switch between a few brands, and try out some new ranges when they’re…
Learning and exploring with Lego
Who doesn’t love Lego? It’s usually a part of everyone’s childhood, and N’s just progressing from Duplo to proper Lego. Unlike when we were children, there’s now massive ranges of Lego, and more options for different age ranges. I’m all…
- Home | On the farm | Reviews
Garden planning – giving butterflies a home
I’ve been saying for years we need to do something with the garden. The wall needs a bit more compost or soil in so the flowers will be higher up and seen rather than sunken in the bottom of the…
An introduction to Flashsticks – learning Spanish
I’d love to be fluent in another language. After 7 years of French at school (at GCSE I found it easy, but A level traumatised me forever!), and a fleeting couple of years doing Spanish, my verbal language skills are…
- Crafts | Play & Learn | Reviews | Seasonal
Exploring Chinese New Year with Weekend Box
I’m a bit of a slack crafter. I love doing crafts (cards, jewellery, crochet) but actually getting something out and thinking of it from scratch isn’t my forte. As for children’s crafts? Well, let’s just say that Weekend Boxes come…
- Music | Play & Learn | Reviews | Toy reviews
Music to my ears – independent boutiques brought together by Streethub
*Ad – gifted As I’ve often said, I’m trying to build up a collection of instruments for N, and engage him to have an interest or at least understanding of different types of music. So when I had the opportunity…
- Competitions | Music | Reviews
Kids music shop – review and giveaway
As I’ve said before N loves music. Most sorts, although he’ll turn his nose up at songs he’s previously liked, and then states he likes other music he previously didn’t like. The prerogative of 3 year olds. He must take…
Printing photos with Polagram plus giveaway
Like many parents I love taking photos of N. I’ve totally embraced Instagram – the day that launched for Android, I was over the moon. Since taking part in Project 365 this year, and trying to input to #CapturingColour, I’m…
The Bully and the Shrimp book review
Our latest Parragon book buddy delivery is The Bully and the Shrimp picture book by Catherine Allison and Kim Greyer. I wasn’t sure at first as to whether talking about bullying was something I really wanted to introduce to N…
Exploring flying with Peppa Pig Muddy Puddles jumbo jet
Like many all 3 year olds, N is obsessed with Peppa Pig. I’m not overly keen as I’m not really a big fan of character items, plus having to turn on another of our Peppa Pig recordings every 5 minutes…
