This is what happens when both your children want to play with the play dough in the lounge and you only have one chair in there!
Camping du Pylône
I've spent a fair bit of time online over the last few weeks reading news stories and looking at photos of the aftermath of the recent flash floods in the south of France. When I first heard about it I honestly didn't think that much about it, I didn't r ...
If I lay here…
I sat down to do some editing the other day, and found myself looking for some music to listen to while I worked. Which led me to finally sign up for Spotify, and I have to say I really like it! After listening to some old albums that I apparently still ...
Super simple cheats’ risotto
I've often said over the years that there's no way I could ever do the Atkins diet - I love my carbs way too much! Give me pasta, potatoes, rice or bread and I'm happy! One carb-heavy dish I really enjoy is risotto, but we don't tend to have it that m ...
Autumn is in the air, and I love it!
There have been years in the past when Autumn has snuck up on me. I've been too busy, rushing around, head down, to notice the glorious transformations going on around me. Not this year though. This year I've been waiting, watching. Determined to sa ...
5 thoughts my children have when I go to make a cup of coffee
Did you know that yesterday was international coffee day? A wonderful day I'm sure you'll agree! Although, every day is coffee day around here. The thing is, children seem to come with an in-built radar that detects when you want to have a nice h ...
A post on feeling twinkly
I wrote a post recently made up of some of the best Roald Dahl quotes that I could find, and this one stuck out for me; "It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself" My Mum always talks about how pe ...