• King Charles III embroidery hoop
    Monday Happy List

    Five Happy Things {Week 444}

    April 16, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. This is my chance 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. Five Happy Things {Week 444} We had the second week of our Easter break and it was super busy. We kept the kids busy with a trip to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie which we all really enjoyed (and made us want to play more Mario!).…

  • Cardboard roll car craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - Sports crafts

    Cardboard roll car craft for kids

    April 15, 2023 - By 

    I’ve been promising a car craft for kids for a while. The F1 season started a few weeks ago and my family have been avidly watching the races. We’ve also been trying to eat a dish from the country the race takes place, which has been a lot of fun! Today I’m sharing our cardboard roll car craft. You can use any kind or cardboard tube for this craft, just cut it to a size approximately 10cm long, Cardboard roll car craft for kids supplies: Card Craft papers Cardboard roll Pencil Ruler Scissors Glue Marker pens Print out the car…

  • A guided tour of The Treasurer's House York
    North Yorkshire

    A guided tour of The Treasurer’s House York

    April 12, 2023 - By 

    It seems a while ago since we’ve used our membership cards and visited a National Trust property. We don’t seem to use our membership during the winter months but now it’s Spring we have made a list of all the places we would like to visit this year. With a few days away in York we knew we wanted to visit The Treasurer’s House in the centre of York. A guided tour of The Treasurer’s House York Admission to The Treasurer’s House is only by guided tour, which was stipulated by the donor, Frank Green back in the 1930s. We…

  • Easter themed floral hoop
    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 443}

    April 9, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 443} We have survived one week of the Easter holidays. The weather has been amazing (mostly) and our garden has suddenly burst into life, we were even able to cut the grass…

  • the Cat's Whiskers Cat Cafe
    North Yorkshire

    The Cats Whiskers York {Cat Cafe review}

    April 7, 2023 - By 

    We’ve been enjoying a mini break in the beautiful city of York. It’s been a long time since my last visit and I thought it would be a fun place to visit with the kids. We found a sweet little Airbnb within walking distance of the city centre and booked some family-friendly activities for us. So far we’ve visited The National Railway Museum, Jorvik Viking Centre and the Treasurer’s House. Whilst exploring the streets of York we came across The Cat’s Whiskers, a Cat Cafe. My son just loves cats and really wanted to visit, luckily I was able to…

  • Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 442}

    April 2, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 442} Last week I shared the mini books snow globe I made to track the books I read this year. I signed up to the 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge and I thought…

  • March crafting
    Crafts for adults

    March crafting

    March 30, 2023 - By 

    March has flown by, probably because we had a couple of birthdays and Mothers Day to celebrate. I consciously made more effort to pick up my sewing projects, which was the perfect antidote to spending my day in front of the computer. March crafting The first hoop I stitched in March was this cute ‘Mummy & Me’ embroidery hoop kit from Stitch with Skye. It features a Mother and Child with floral blooms on a 6” embroidery hoop. I haven’t made anything for Mother’s Day for a while and enjoyed stitching something a little different. The second hoop was this…

  • Mini book snow globe
    Crafts for adults

    Mini book snow globe

    March 29, 2023 - By 

    This year I’m taking part in the Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge. I set my target to read 35 books this year. I don’t read so much with my children anymore, and I’m also working full-time, which doesn’t leave me as much time to read as I would like. So 35 books felt realistic – there’s nothing worse than setting yourself a target that you won’t reach. I like using Goodreads to record the books I read, but I wanted to make some kind of visual representation too. I decided to combine a mini version of the books I’ve read with…

  • Spring blossom
    Monday Happy List

    Sunday Happy Things {Week 441}

    March 26, 2023 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. 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 sit down and write. Sunday Happy Things {Week 441} Last week I celebrated my birthday and I received a set of beautiful Orla Kiely wine glasses and a cute new Orla Kiely handbag, as well as lots of embroidery kits.…