A month usually full of frosty starts and dark nights. The time of hibernation is setting in, so winter warming breakfasts, bonfire night bakes and easy slow cooker evening meals are usually on the menu in our house. As always…
Archives for October 2019
Living Arrows 43~52
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran The final week of a very long term was done. A week of parents evenings, a Halloween disco and some very tired children. We…
Living Arrows 42~52
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran This week is a brief one, as its been filled with poorly littles with time off from nursery and school. So there have been…
Zero Pumpkin Waste this Halloween
Last year it was scarily predicted that the UK will bin 8 million pumpkins after Halloween, the equivalent of enough pumpkin pie to feed the entire nation! Almost 58% of consumers buy pumpkins to hollow out and carve, only a…
Ecocobox Subscription Box Review for Mums
*Gifted Review* The moment I unwrapped the brown paper from around the very pretty illustrated box I was really intrigued by the delivery of my ecocobox pamper hamper. There is something still exciting as an adult getting a surprise package…
Living Arrows 41~52
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”. Kahlil Gibran It’s been a funny old week and I’m not really sure exactly why. I think maybe it’s down to the fact we’re all pretty…
Autumnal Kids Books
We love seasonal reading and often find that books with an Autumn theme usually are beautifully illustrated and so I sometimes find that they have to sneak into our kids’ bookshelves! This post is a mixture of books that we have…
Living Arrows 40~52
How is it that we’re already past the three quarters of the year marker and I’m writing the 40th Living Arrows?! It’s been a very mixed week for us. The children are definitely showing real signs of term time fatigue,…