It's the summer holidays. My in-laws have been away and therefore I've had no child-free time for the past week. So, in short, not a lot has been done. Well, we've been to the park, we've baked, we've played. We've been busy. But there's not be ...
Slow cooker sweet potato, carrot and leek soup
Ok, I know it's nearly August, and not really soup season, but it's been so un-summery the last few days that it felt 'right' to be making soup! I normally make mycarrot and lentil soup but this week fancied something a bit different. So I had a d ...
Don’t say cheese! (Wicked Wednesday)
All my efforts to get natural, authentic expressions in my photos and Pops goes and teaches Nerys to say "cheeeese" when the camera is pointed at her!
The beauty of photography
We had a bit of a clear up at the weekend. In preparation for a new bed arriving this week, we dismantled our old one. Which meant I had to clear out all the stuff that had been stashed underneath it. One of the boxes that was under there was pac ...
I can see clearly now Lorraine has gone (and my other favourite alternative song lyrics!)
I spent a fair bit of time on netflix while I was breastfeeding Nerys, and after exhausting several series I moved on to trying to find films to watch. One that I came across, that I'd never heard of before, that I actually really enjoyed was 'I give ...
Bara brith recipe
I've seen several posts recently where people have talked about loved ones they've lost and how much they cherish the few letters and notes that they have in that person's handwriting. There's something about being able to hold in your hand something t ...
Why I’m doing the race for life
For years I was really lucky. My life was pretty much untouched by cancer. I knew about it, but it wasn't something that had really entered my world. Then slowly, it started to creep in. Parents lost friends, and friends lost parents. There ...