• Family Life

    A Short Guide to Buying Tyres Online

    July 15, 2021 - By 

    Disclosure – this is a sponsored post If you are not sure where to buy tyres Basingstoke does have some outlets – but why not save yourself the time and inconvenience of shopping around in person and get yourself online instead, sourcing the best set of tyres for your vehicle for a great price and in half the time, too? Here are some points to consider before buying tyres online. Get the Right Tyres There are several ways to find out what size tyres you need. The first way, if you are happy with your current tyre’s performance, is by…

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    Our 2021 home improvement plans

    July 13, 2021 - By 

    Disclosure – this is a sponsored post For the last 3 months we’ve had a house guest. It has been lovely to have the grown up company, and babysitter on tap, but now they have finally moved out. For three months our spare room was in use and one of the side effects of this was that we didn’t make any changes to our house in this time. However as soon as our guest moved out it gave us a chance to move things around. Our 2021 home improvement plans The spare room is usually a bit of a dumping…

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    Monday Happy List {Week 352}

    July 12, 2021 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 352} Last week was actually a really bad week for me. I had two interviews and didn’t get offered either job. It was disappointing and hugely frustrating for me and it’s going to take me a while to pick myself up. We…

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    Crafts for adults

    ‘The Summer Sampler’ Block of the Month Club {update 1}

    July 11, 2021 - By 

    This year I am trying, and failing, to not buy any more craft kits. At the start of the year I added a little list of unfinished projects to my sidebar and had great fun ticking them off. I recently came across the ‘The Summer Sampler’  Block of the Month Club which I bought in 2019 from Pretty Fabrics and Trims. Spread over 4 months, each month I received a little packet containing Monthly instructions, super pretty fabrics and embroidery threads for three blocks. Over the 4 months this made a number of blocks which could be stitched together to…

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    {Free printable} Beach Scavenger Hunt

    July 10, 2021 - By 

    We all love a trip to the beach and loved our recent stay at Southwold with its amazing beach and colourful beach huts. The children wanted to spend all their time on the beach and we were lucky with gorgeous weather to enjoy it. the kids built sandcastles, hunted for beach treasure and buried each other in the sand. We are looking forward to spending more time on the beach with the summer holidays coming up Beach Scavenger Hunt printable Our free Beach Scavenger Hunt printable is a great way for kids to have fun on the beach this summer.…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 351}

    July 5, 2021 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 351} We actually had a really quiet week last week. My mum finally moved into her new place so we were busy helping her move and unpack over the weekend. This didn’t leave much time for adventures and even our dog walks…

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    days out - Family Life - Hillingdon

    Wild flower meadow Ickenham

    July 4, 2021 - By 

    I was really keen to re-visit the wild flower meadows we discovered in Ickenham last year. I had a few comments about it on my Instagram and wanted to pop over to see if the same fields had been left as wild flower meadows. We’re lucky to have lots of open green spaces in Hillingdon and we all love to see the wild flower verges which have been sown. This year there were red and pink poppies which are now over, but the verges are still full of colourful wild flowers and cow parsley. Wild flower meadow Ickenham Our little…

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    Crafts for adults

    Musings at the end of a school term

    July 2, 2021 - By 

    With three weeks to go I am hopeful that both my children will be able to enjoy the last few weeks of term. I am certainly looking forward to a 6 week break if we can get through the next few weeks. Unfortunately my son has had his Transition Day and Year 6 trip cancelled which makes me so annoyed when I see all the crowds at the big sporting events taking place. Musings at the end of a school term So I couldn’t resist this amazing hoop kit I found, it summed up my thoughts perfectly! Beautiful backstitched florals meet…

  • Easy no sew lavender bags
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    Easy no sew lavender bags

    June 30, 2021 - By 

    Our garden has really come alive this year. It bring the whole family joy and we all enjoy spending time, nurturing our plants! So far this year we’ve eaten homegrown peas, our sunflowers are growing tall and we have gorgeous lavender. We’ve crafted with it before and I couldn’t resist sharing our easy no sew lavender bags. Lavender is great for helping to reduce anxiety and never fails to lift my mood. These easy no sew lavender bags are great for popping under a pillow at night to aide sleep, or even in a drawer to make clothes smell nice.…