• Exploring Hitchin Lavender Fields
    Hertfordshire

    Exploring Hitchin Lavender Fields

    July 16, 2022 - By 

    On Friday my husband and I had a rare day off together. I was looking for lavender fields near me and came across Hitchin Lavender Fields, about an hour north of London. Over the last few years we’ve visited sunflower fields, pumpkin patches, poppy fields and wild flower meadows. It’s been a while since our last visit to a lavender field and we were excited to explore somewhere new to us. Exploring Hitchin Lavender Fields If you’re looking for lavender fields near London then I’d recommend driving an hour to the Hitchin Lavender Fields. You can pre-book your ticket or…

  • How to make your own re-useable face wipes
    Crafts for adults - Handmade gifts

    How to make your own re-useable face wipes

    July 14, 2022 - By 

    I love stitching with Liberty London fabrics. I have a little stash which I love to use when I’m sewing. I’ve been thinking about making some re-useable face wipes for a while. We’re all trying to be more sustainable at the moment, and this is a great way to use up fabric and help the environment too. Re-useable face wipes supplies: 15cm x 15cm Liberty fabric 15cm x 15 cm bamboo towelling Scissors and pins Matching thread Sewing machine How to make your own re-useable face wipes Cut out a circle approximately 8cm from a piece of cardboard (a cereal…

  • Dinosaur walks on the Isle of Wight
    days out - Isle of Wight

    Dinosaur walks on the Isle of Wight

    July 13, 2022 - By 

    Have you ever thought of going on a dinosaur walk before? We recently spent some time on the Isle of Wight and we were looking for different things to do. We’ve visited Carisbrooke Castle and Osborne House lots of times, so wanted to find something a little unusual. The kids both love learning about dinosaurs and as the Isle of Wight is famous as a site of many dinosaurs finds, we thought we would try a dinosaur walk, looking for dinosaur fossils. Dinosaur walks on the Isle of Wight We love exploring the Isle of Wight. It’s a great place…

  • Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 404}

    July 10, 2022 - 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 sit down and write. Monday Happy Things {Week 404} Over the weekend we spent the day exploring Stratford upon Avon. My son recently studied Shakespeare and I thought he might enjoy visiting We watched the latest Jurassic World Dominion film which was really good. We all love…

  • Pretty Fabrics and Trims - The Summer Sampler mini quilt
    Crafts for adults

    The Summer Sampler mini quilt {update 4}

    July 7, 2022 - By 

    So I finished The Summer Sampler mini quilt. It’s always a little anti-climactic when I finish a good book or piece of sewing. I find myself investing in the characters, or the fabric. However I am really chuffed to finish this mini quilt! The Summer Sampler mini quilt {update 4} ‘The Summer Sampler’  Block of the Month Club was purchased in 2019 from Pretty Fabrics and Trims. I love their kits and have quite a few (bought but not made!). Spread over 4 months, each month I received a little packet containing Monthly instructions, super pretty fabrics and embroidery threads…

  • The Extraordinary Voyage of Katy Willacott by Sharon Gosling
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    The Extraordinary Voyage of Katy Willacott {blog tour}

    July 6, 2022 - By 

    We were recently sent a copy of The Extraordinary Voyage of Katy Willacott by Sharon Gosling. Little Sis is 10 and a real book worm but she tends to re-read her favourite authors over and over. I thought this would be a great opportunity to discover a new author and share a book together. The Extraordinary Voyage of Katy Willacott Living among the flowers and ferns of Kew Gardens, Katy has always dreamed of more – of the sky and the stars and the sea. Unfortunately for Katy, her father doesn’t understand. He says young girls should be content to…

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    AD/Setting interior goals for our home

    July 5, 2022 - By 

    (Disclosure – this is a sponsored post) At the start of the year we decided to start a family bucket list. Traditionally a bucket list is a list of experiences you want to achieve in your lifetime. Ours was more of a shared place to list all the activities and places we weren’t able to visit over the last few years due to the pandemic. Keeping a family bucket list We keep our family bucket list as a shared list so we can all access it and add to it via our phones and tablets. If we have a spare…

  • Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 403}

    July 4, 2022 - 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 sit down and write. Monday Happy Things {Week 403} Yesterday I finished stitching The Summer Sampler mini quilt from Pretty Fabrics and Trims. There was a lot of hand quilting and stitching 🙂 It was a fun project and I learned a lot from the quilting of…

  • making my own embroidery pattern
    Crafts for adults

    London inspired embroidery hoop

    June 30, 2022 - By 

    Sometimes it can be difficult to come up with a name for a blog post. So todays’ post is called ‘London inspired embroidery hoop’ – a little snappier than my commute inspired hoop! I’ve been commuting to work via the Underground for some months now, every day is the same (except for the odd tube strike day). London inspired embroidery hoop Most days I sit and wait for the train, sitting on a bench by the station sign. One day I decided to take a photo of the bench and see if I could transfer my photo into an embroidery.…