Coffee cake is naturally the perfect accompaniment to a cup of beautiful morning coffee. But equally, it is a great cake for afternoon tea or a picnic. This is a...
Money has been tight lately, as a single income family with four kids there never seems to be quite enough! So when Scottish Friendly asked us to take part in...
The past year of being a one-income family, I’ve really had to tighten the purse strings. We manage somehow – the rent always gets paid, as do the bills, we...
There are many reasons that parents choose to homeschool their children, and it can lead to a much more diverse education than you can experience in a school environment. Technology...
October felt like a good month. We’ve found our groove at last after the summer, happily falling back into new {old} rhythms. I try to find balance over the course...
In a fast-paced world, it’s incredibly annoying when small things delay your day. Therefore, if your tumble dryer starts to run slowly and stops drying your clothes the way you...
Holidays abroad are brilliant, but when you travel long distances, the dread of jet lag can quickly snap the fun out of it. Jet lag is caused by travelling across...
The weather has been pretty appalling here the last couple of weeks, we seem to have gone straight from summer {not that this summer was that good} to winter –...
The Enchantment of Chester Zoo sees Chester Zoo team up with Wild Rumpus {the fab guys behind the Just So Festival} for a fun filled Halloween, we visited on Saturday and...
While I’m not a fan of too much screen time for my kiddos, we do watch a little, especially through the colder winter months. Beastie usually watches half an hour...
Happy Friday! Hands up if you’re looking forward to the weekend? I know I am, for sure. While we aren’t stuck with school routines or 9-5 jobs, weekdays tend to...
I seem to spend half my life either in the kitchen preparing meals or thinking about what I’m going to feed us. With one vegan {me}, two vegetarians, one fussy...
“You’re damned if you do, And you’re damned if you don’t, So you might as well just do whatever you want” Almost a year ago, when I was embarking on this new...
I never had a Scalextric as a kid {and I don’t think my brother did either}, but I do remember playing with friends ones and it always being lots of...