Last week I wrote an open letter of thanks to my Mum, in celebration of her birthday. Well, today is my Dad's birthday so it's his turn! Dear Daddy, Thank you. For working so hard to give us everything we needed when we were growing up. ...
Slow cooker sweet potatoes
I was sat doing our food shopping the other night. I do it online these days. So much easier than negotiating the supermarket with two small children in tow! Anyway, I was doing a mental meal plan as I was shopping, working out what we would eat that ...
Would you hesitate before helping a child?
We were at the Wales National air show in Swansea at the weekend. We had a fab time, playing on the beach and watching the amazing air displays. And on the Sunday Rhys and I went and explored all the ground displays as well. One of the attractions wa ...
Let your pile of good things grow.
I love quotes. The fact that I have a category on this blog just for quotes kind of tells you how much I love quotes! I could browse the quotes part of Pinterest for hours, reading, laughing, welling-up. And I really love it when I come across qu ...
Carrot and apple cakes
I mentioned the other day that Rhys has been asking to make carrot cake a lot recently, so we've been experimenting with a few different recipes to find one that we really like. And I think we've got a winner! This takes a little bit of work in that y ...
A letter of thanks
Today is my Mum's birthday. It's one of those days when I miss home a little bit, and wish I could see my parents a bit (ok, a lot) more often than I actually do. But, in lieu of a teleporter to take me to Kent today, I've written this little letter to ...
The alphabet project – Z is for zzz
I'm a little bit sad. Because I joined in with this project so late we're now at the end and I feel like I've only just started! I'll have to think of a project to carry me over until this one starts again! For now though, I give you my rather unim ...