The weather has been somewhat mad these last few weeks. Baking hot sun and meals eaten outdoors has suddenly been replaced by snow, hail and torrential rain. Quiet what all the plants think I've no idea. The garden's started to wake up after winter and it's lovely to see new shoots appearing, blossom on the trees and splashes of colour too. Yesterday I spotted this lovely treasure which has managed to survive not only the weather, but also a very enthusiastic toddler you regularly rampages round the garden! There's something special about snake's head ... read more
Archives for April 2012
Win a VTech Baby 3-in-1 Zebra Scooter from Cuthberts Toys
As children grow, having a toy that can grow with them is fantastic - it saves on physical space requirements in the house and also helps financially too. That's exactly the beauty of the VTech Baby 3-in-1 Zebra Scooter - it grows with the child and goes from being a push-along walker, to a sit and ride, to a scooter. The scooter has three different interctive learning modes and, as is the way with many VTech products, encourages children to learn about colours, animals and habitats (to fit in with the safari theme) whilst they play. For the younger children, who haven't ... read more
seven days
A weekly photograph capturing one of the magic moments of the last seven days. ... read more
Homemade fairy cakes
After seeing a friend get caught up in an online "debate" about the price of shop bought cupcakes and whether or not they were value for money I felt that there was only one thing that I could take round the next time we met for tea and cakes - good old fashioned homemade fairy cakes! As a child I don't think anyone here in the UK had quite invented cupcakes like we have them now with huge towers of fattening icing or elaborate decorations. Instead fairy cakes, or if the event was very special butterfly buns, often appeared on the plate at tea time along side scones ... read more