Togetherness at The Gallery
Week nights at DG Manor are often tough, and by this hour I am usually counting the minutes until DH walks through the door by this point in the day. Being self-employed, he doesn't have conventional 9-5 working hours (who does these days?) so there is no guarantee that he will see The Girls before they go to bed. Sometimes, despite his best efforts, a few minutes of delay for South Eastern rail is the difference between being able to read … [Read more...]
Cuddledry are leading a Revolution in the Tommy Awards
If you are a fan of Dragon's Den (and who isn't?) you may already be familiar with Cuddledry, who turned down not one, but two offers for £100,000 in order to continue doing it their way. And they succeeded. An idea that was born one night bathing their children together has turned the lifelong friends into Mumpreneurs. Not only that, but Helen and Polly are also keen to help other mums who want to succeed in business, and indeed Young … [Read more...]
Books are so much more than words on pages.
Just before Christmas, the government announced that it would be withdrawing funding from Bookstart, which aims to inspire a love of books in every child. I think this is a real pity. I appreciate that we are in a recession, and that Mr Cameron and his team are trying to reduce the deficit and so on, but this seems to be a fairly short-sighted strategy. It's not just about books, you see. A love of books also means being able to read and write. … [Read more...]
Love is all around
This time last year I couldn't spend Valentine's Day with my husband because I was in hospital, trying to have a baby. I'm making up for it this year and have gone heart mad. Happy Valentine's Day! … [Read more...]
Baby steps on Silent Sunday
Head over to Mocha Beanie Mummy to see her utterly brilliant knitting skills, and all the other entries for this week's #SilentSunday. … [Read more...]
Spring time craft
It's going to spend the best part of the weekend raining down here in the South of England, so I know we'll be spending a good chunk of time making and cutting and painting and blu-ing (glueing), which is the Threeva's new favourite thing. If you are stuck indoors and searching for ideas, here are a few examples of things we have made recently: OK, so the last one was all me, but I really enjoyed making the heart-shaped wreath from … [Read more...]
