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On The Beach..

I think we can all agree January so far has been dark and dismal. I’ve been leaving for work in the dark and driving home in the dark. The sunshine this weekend was so welcome, despite it being freezing we headed straight to the beach. Before we knew it the sun started setting but it didn’t mean home time for us. We spent a good couple of hours scooting,(walking in my case) running down to the sea, finding shells and building castles. I almost love a winters walk on the beach as much as I love a hot summers day… View Post

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Becoming Hockey Heroes!

Finding sports that your children love to get involved with can sometimes be a little bit of trial and error. I, like most parents want my girls to find a hobby they love and look forward to as well as being great exercise and good for developing social skills. We’ve tried the dancing, we’ve done the swimming but after a few weeks and once they’d learnt to swim they lost interest. So we’ve been looking for something new, something a little different and we found Hockey! The girls were invited to join a six week Hockey Heroes program with England… View Post

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Moroccan Lamb Tagine Recipe #FamilyFavourite #ad

Finding mid-week family dishes that suit everyone can, at times be a challenge. As a busy working mum, I want to make just one simple dish that I know the girls will all enjoy and eat up with minimal fuss. I always get stuck in a rut and end up cooking the same things over and over. Recently I’ve been trying out some new recipes and found some real hits! As part of the #FamilyFavourite Campaign, I wanted to share one of our favourite new recipes on the blog to give a little inspiration to those whom may also stuck in a… View Post

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Maisy turns 9! Throwing a slime party

Last week my eldest daughter turned 9 years old. NINE! I know we all say this, but where has that time gone. To think this time nearly 10 years ago I was about to get my first positive pregnancy test and my life was going to change forever.. Maisy’s birthday didn’t got 100% to plan unfortunately on her actual birthday she was so poorly. She had picked up some kind of 24 bug which luckily wasn’t spread to the rest of the house but it did make for one miserable little birthday girl. The only silver lining was that we… View Post

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A cosy Sunday lunch with Vintage Inns

There are certain things in life that were just made to go together. For example; Peas and Carrots, or Jack and Jill, Even Gin and Tonic. There things are just made for each other, as is Sunday & Lunch. You can’t beat getting together with family or friends for a good Sunday Lunch. Last weekend that’s exactly what we did. We were very kindly invited to The Vintage Inns newly refurbished Lambs Green Inn in Corfe Mullen to enjoy a lunch in the gorgeous new surroundings. With 186 country pubs dotted across the UK Vintages Inns are never too far… View Post