Around the World in 12 Dishes: Mexican Horchata
Welcome to "Around The World in 12 Dishes". We will be taking you on a journey around the world, (loosely) following in Phileas Fogg's footsteps, exploring 12 different countries with our children, by cooking 12 dishes with them. One for each country visited. … [Read more...]
International Day of the Girl: lend your voice so they can have one
My girls are mad about Fairy Tales: the kind where the Princess and Prince fall in love and live happily ever after. LBG spent our entire three week trip to Arizona planning her wedding in intense detail: she will be wearing my white pool dress, her sister will carry her flowers, DH must wear his black jacket and I, I will drive the pink unicorns. Magical, right? The thing is, when you talk to her properly about weddings, much as she … [Read more...]
Harvest Festival Horn of Plenty
The Horn of Plenty is a project we've all been working on for a couple of weeks in advance of Harvest Festival, first on the constituent parts, then putting everything together. The easiest part, and my primary contribution, was making the horn. I used a piece of A2 card and sketched out the horn shape. Then I took apart a couple of brown gift bags I had left over from a birthday party. Next I cut crescent shaped pieces from the paper in a … [Read more...]
366 Week 39
There is still time to donate money to Shine for Cancer Research 2012. Please go to my justgiving page and give as much as you can. Thank you so much. … [Read more...]
Keyless digital lock review
We have an alleyway between our house and the neighbours which is shared and allows access to our garages, and which is barred by a gate. In order to open the gate you have to walk all the way through the house, unlock the back door and the garden gate then walk back along the alley to open the gates from the inside. It is inconvenient to say the least. Which is why I was utterly delighted to be sent a fabulous keyless digital lock. It is … [Read more...]
My victory speech for the MAD Awards 2012. Because I am a winner, you know.
I'm heading to the MAD Awards 2012 this evening and I am beyond excited. I won't come home with a prize because I'm not a finalist but I am happy just to be attending such a prestigious event and rubbing shoulders with the cream of the parent-blogging crop. But whilst I won't make it to the winners podium this evening I know that I could have been. Because I was nominated by someone , or many someones, who read this blog. I thought … [Read more...]
