Month: October 2017

Baking a Traditional Coffee Cake

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...

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Homeschool | October in review

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...

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Review | Hawkshead Outdoor Wear

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 –...

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The Enchantement of Chester Zoo

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...

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Friday Finds

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...

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Following your own arrow

“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...

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Review | My First Scalextric

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...

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