Kingston Lacy is definitely my most local National Trust spot. Being less than a half hour drive we do visit regularly, it’s such a great picnic spot and so beautiful all year round. The weekend just gone started out cloudy but warm so we packed up a picnic and headed on down for some fresh air and flower spotting. It went from being a warmish cloudy day to a baking hot day so quickly! What’s nice about Kingston Lacy is there is so much outdoor space but also so many shady spots too. The front lawn is perfect for picnics…
Last Sunday (25th June) was national unplugging day; the annual day designed to get us all to take a step away from the technology and spend some quality time together. As someone who works online I knew this would be tough for me, I am never far away from the internet but I am always up for a challenge and as someone who can be quite strict with my children about screen time I figured it was about time I practiced what I preached. We were invited to a fun event in Winchester to celebrate the day; with strictly no…
Being apart of the friends of Sylvanian Families group over the last few months has been great for the kids. They have had the chance to discover and enjoy a new group of toys that they hadn’t known about before hand. We’ve had a couple of the Sylvanian Families play sets sent over and they never fail to get the girls imaginations running wild. I love that despite the girls being of different ages they are brought together with these sets and play so nicely. Most recently they revived the Pizza Delivery Set, we’re all huge pizza lovers so it…
I told you all recently just how much the girls love Paw Patrol, so they were thrilled when some more pup themed toys arrived for the to try out. I thought the paw patrol fuzzy-felt sounded like a brilliant idea one of those activities that can be pulled out on a rainy afternoon. I wasn’t disappointed, it’s such a simple concept but one that younger children will absolutely love. Lottie had great fun showing me all the different characters and telling me what was what. Then we got stuck into adding the felt pieces to the board to create our…
We’ve all done that typically British thing haven’t we? We’ve longed for the sun to make an appearance for the last 9 months, enjoyed it for a day and since done nothing but moan about it being ‘too hot’. I hold my hands up and admit I have said it! I love the long hot summer days but after a week of sleepless hot, sticky nights I need a break. When your abroad and all you need to do it dip in and our of a pool it is perfect, all the hotels have air con and you can actually…
