Tweet Have you polished off the mince pies yet? Got room for another turkey sandwich? I’ll bet I can tempt you with a small festive tipple though? Make yourself comfy, and settle yourself down in the post-Christmas lull. Did you have a perfect Christmas Day? Did lunch go without a hitch? Or, like me, did […]
Family walks
Walking at Castle Crag – The Great Outdoors
Tweet I’ve just watched that video – the one that has, ironically, gone viral today, about how much we lose from our lives by being constantly attached to laptops, phones and tablets in the name of “social” media. And yes, blogging can be included in that too. We miss so much, and I am sure […]
Fooling Around and Family Fun
Tweet Today is day 3 of the BEDM challenge, and already I am going off-piste a little, because I want to tell you about a favourite pass-time of mine – fooling around with my children. For all the stress and upset that my children sometimes cause me – having two boys, with less than a […]
Playing Catchup with BEDM
Tweet Today, via my lovely sister in law, Amanda, I came across the BEDM hashtag. Being a nosy so-and-so, I wanted to know what it meant, and how I could join in (no-one likes being left out, right?). It turns out BEDM stands for Blog Every Day in May and is hosted by Elizabeth at Rosalilium. As much […]
Signs Of Spring
Tweet You could be forgiven for thinking that Spring had well and truly sprung last week. We had glorious blue skies, a bit of warmth in the sun and even a day of no rain! There’s something about Spring that just makes everyone that little bit cheerier – amazing what a break from the grey, […]
2014 Plan – Becoming Awesome
Tweet I thought it was about time I updated this post with my successes so far… I am quite pleased with the number of things I am ticking off my little list. I got the best diary in the world for Christmas. It’s The Bright Side “Becoming Ruler Of The Universe” diary, and it’s motivating […]
New Beginnings, New Challenges – Happy New Year 2014
Tweet Ah, that’s better. The tree is down, the cards sorted for recycling, the last mince pie has been eaten and the sherry banished to the back of the cupboard until next year. Much fun has been had, presents lovingly given and received. But now, in keeping with tradition, the house has been tidied and […]
Meal Planning Monday – The Post Poorlyness Edition
Tweet So, the Something house has been rife with illness, primarily with poor Mr taking an age to recover from his horrendous bout of tonsillitis. But he is on the mend and back to eating, so that means I can get back to meal planning, as always with healthiness as the key ingredient (only a […]
Weekend Walk – Lacy’s Caves and Long Meg
Tweet Waking up yesterday morning, it was such a glorious spring-like day that we couldn’t not go for a walk. The children boys had been sleeping over at their grandparents’ house so we got up and went to collect them, then headed off to Little Salkeld, where we had heard of a nice walk to […]
A Day Out At Wray Castle
Tweet About eighteen months ago we took a trip to Wray Castle. It was in Ben’s Rocky Rambler book and a walk he really wanted to do. It was cold, snowy and icy (it being December). Foolishly he let me have the map, and very quickly we got lost and gave up, went back to […]