Family Diary Easter etc Posted on April 22, 2014July 1, 2026 By Becky Good Easter folks? In all honesty, it felt a little bit ‘meh’ here. We had an amazing feast at my Mum’s on Easter Sunday which was lovely, and a much-needed day out yesterday, but the rest, just a smidge, ‘meh’. I was nursing an outrageous hangover on Good Friday, thanks… Read more
Life in general The Joy of Doing Nothing Posted on April 3, 2014November 8, 2024 By Becky As I mentioned in my post on Monday, we’ve been hit by the inevitable end-of-winter illness the last couple of weeks. First poor Freddie was ill with a nasty viral sick bug, which led on to a double bacterial ear infection, so he was knocked out for a whole… Read more
UK Adventures I wanna be like the Common people… Posted on March 31, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky On Saturday we had one of the best kinds of afternoons (aside from the sort where you meet up with friends and put the world to rights in a sunny beer garden!). Near us is an old common, the sort you see in TV dramas set circa 1920, where… Read more
Family Diary Our week in numbers… Posted on March 30, 2014November 8, 2024 By Becky 2 :: the Number of pigtail plaits I can now do with Sasha’s hair. Big hair moment here! 30 :: minutes I spent in Cafe Nero on Thursday afternoon, trying (and failing) to hook… Read more
Photo Projects The 52 project 2014 – 9/52 Posted on March 5, 2014August 21, 2024 By Becky Freddie: Such a sweet, honest little chap, he always wants to please you. Sasha: Dressed and ready for Tumble Tots. Hands always in her mouth at the moment, more teeth are coming through- tis a nightmare on the grumps-front! BeckyMeet the award-nominated UK lifestyle blogger behind Spirited Puddle Jumper –… Read more
Parenting Please mind the gap – The truth about having two babies close together Posted on March 5, 2014August 21, 2024 By Becky Even when I was pregnant with Freddie, Adam and I knew we wanted a fairly close age gap between our kids, maybe about 2 years. I certainly didn’t want a big gap like I had between my brothers (who are 8 and 10 years older), but even so, we… Read more