Family Diary Snaps from Dorset Posted on November 2, 2016May 2, 2025 By Becky Last week we descended on Corfe Castle in Dorset for 5 days in half term to celebrate slightly early my Father-in-law’s 70th birthday. We were so lucky that my in-laws decided to treat our family, plus Adam’s brothers and their families, to a stay in what I can honestly say… Read more
Family Diary So We’re in! Posted on October 30, 2016 By Becky At last! She posts! I’ve made a frustratingly later than anticipated return to the blog to finish off this month- it might have been quieter on here but that’s because in real life things have been head-spinningly busy. We finally moved into our new home last Friday after 7 months… Read more
Gratitude 10 Great Things this past week Posted on October 5, 2016August 13, 2021 By Becky Happy hump day! I actually love Wednesdays right now, as it’s a day I get to work on my blog from home, get the house in order, and also it’s a day where the children don’t have anything on after school so we can just come straight home and chill… Read more
Creative Life DIY Copper Drinks Trolley Makeover Posted on September 27, 2016January 4, 2022 By Becky A few weeks ago I began the mammoth task of beginning to sort out our garage in preparation for our impending house move- what to keep, what to chuck, and everything in between. During this clear out I came across the old trolley that has been housing some of my… Read more
Family Diary A house update! Posted on September 22, 2016 By Becky So….finally….we’ve exchanged! After 6 months of house stress, faffing, buyers pulling out in different parts of the chain, us finding somewhere new, last Thursday we did it! Our completion date is the 21st October, which means we now have roughly a month to pack our entire house up in preparation… Read more
Family Diary Life lately, being brave and trusting your gut Posted on September 11, 2016September 10, 2016 By Becky Everything and nothing has been going on right now- our seemingly never ending house move has (fingers crossed) an end in sight! We’re hoping to exchange sometime in the coming week, so *should* be moving end of October/beginning of November. I was feeling so stressed about it a while ago,… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids How to make a felt fox mask Posted on September 6, 2016May 29, 2025 By Becky A while ago Bear Nibbles got in contact with me to see if I’d like to take up the challenge of making a felt fox mask for the children, and get our ‘paws outdoors’, and being a crafty sort of lady, of course I said yes! We love making bits… Read more
Family Diary My Siblings in October Posted on August 31, 2016August 13, 2021 By Becky A few days late to the party with this ‘siblings’ post, but I couldn’t not include this epic photo of my two, dressed up as matching foxes for their school’s annual ‘Roald Dahl’ day. If this doesn’t make them seek therapy when they’re older, I don’t know what will 😉 … Read more
Family Diary Decades at School with Marks and Spencer’s Posted on July 27, 2016July 2, 2025 By Becky These past few weeks have heralded two big milestones for our family, and ones that have taken me by surprise with just how emotional I’ve felt about them: Freddie finishing his first year of Reception (HOW quickly did that year fly?), and Sasha finishing preschool and following in her big… Read more