This week we visited the farm three times as having just bought annual passes we’re trying to make the most of it whilst the weather is more settled. On Sunday we visited Piglets pumpkin festival and it proved to be a really fun day out. The Coronavirus measures put in place meant that we could still have lots of fun in a safe and sensible…

I have been on a slow cooker fudge mission to perfect my peanut butter fudge recipe. I have found peanut butter fudge a little trickier than some of my other fudge recipes. After a few tweaks I’m happy to share this recipe with you guys. Are you a peanut butter and fudge obsessed household like we are? If yes then this is the recipe for…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”‘ I’m sat typing this whilst being nibbled at by our gorgeous red cockapoo dog that has made our family complete and even more crazy than we already were! We lost our beloved Springer Spaniel, Bailey, the year before I started my blog so you may not be familiar that we have…

The coming of Autumn brings to mind crisp leaves, berry foraging, apple picking and conker collecting. Conker collecting reminds me of my own childhood and aways takes me back to my memories, including a few injuries from throwing them at each other! These days our children are much safer at collecting conkers than we were! I need to mention that I was inspired to compile…

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”This week our family life can be summed up as being busy again. I feel the slower pace of the rest of the year has been replaced by the rushing around that school routine brings. I’m hopeful that we can find ways of balancing out the busier days of routine with some…

If you follow me on social media you will know that we visit Castle Howard regularly. With having a family membership we can often go and enjoy the parklands and allow the kids to let off steam in Castle Howard adventure playground. Castle Howard is currently operating a pre-booking time slot system due to coronavirus. We haven’t found it difficult to get tickets but I…