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 ...
Our job as parents
I read this quote the other day and it really resonated with me - "It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless". ...
Iced mocha recipe
I may have mentioned once or twice that I like coffee. Ok, I love coffee, I need coffee, I can't get going in the morning without my coffee. But in this mini heatwave that we've been having it just feels a bit wrong to be drinking steaming hot mug ...
10 little things to brighten up a hard day
I wrote a post the other day about how some days are just hard. No matter how positive your outlook is and how good life generally is, it's still the case that some days are just hard. I try not to wallow for too long in that bleurgh place though. So ...
The alphabet project – Y is for Yummy!
We've been doing a fair bit of baking around here recently. After watching a certain episode of Something Special, Rhys has been asking to make carrot cakes, which did make me smile considering he's never tasted them before. We made a batch last w ...
Some days are just hard
If you've visited my blog before you'll know that I try to keep my posts positive. I do truly believe that this is a beautiful world, full of wonderful people and that life really is glorious. I am working to foster a positive outlook, not just in ...







