We got loads of Damsons/Plums this year, and they were delicious! I made some damson compote, too, we use it in our porridge, on pancakes, b...

Here the girls are 'camping' in the garden, with sofa cushions, crochet blankets and a lot of teddies.

Today we played with and arranged the treasures from yesterday's 'nature walk'. Emm had fun, I think! So glad we got that walk i...

a few hours of sand and sunshine

then myself and the kids will be off to Germany! I'm feeling weird about it, we're going for five weeks this time! P was supposed to...

Reading this  I was longing for a farm, and a serious vegetable garden (and proper summers!).  We're not serious gardeners and put...

We're back from a nice and relaxed visit with the grandparents, to admire the new 6pd 4oz girl cousin, and to see off P's brother, w...

This was a last minute project. Emm drew on coloured paper with her favourite pencils ('Stabilo 3-in-1') then we printed some photos...

Emm's getting to the age where playdates are starting to slowly go from really hard work to a pleasure to watch!

I was searching my blog and realised I hadn't posted Emm's birth story before! Thankfully I still had it saved in an email, so here ...

I finally finished writing his birth story, although, four and a half months on, a lot of the fine detail is already blurry. In the last ...