If you heard a scream last week, it was me, opening a package filled with Hama Beads from Play Merrily. When The Girls came running to see what was wrong, they screamed too, and were frustrated that our week was such that we didn't get the chance to break open the boxes until the weekend. But when we did we had such #hamatime fun. Never having come across them before, I have rather fallen in love. And The Girls have too. It's one of those … [Read more...]
Painted Pine Cone Door Hanging
That crafty Red Ted Art set a challenge recently to get crafting with nature. Obviously I pointed to the fabulous Autumn Nature Wreath that Dimples and I made, but she demanded that I do better. So I did. Dimples and I had cause to stay inside one day. Rain- bleurgh. But I had some fabulous new metallic acrylic paints that I was eager to use and a bowl of pinecones we had garnered weeks earlier when out and about. So we painted them. … [Read more...]
#ONEMums in Ethiopia
Overwhelming Never-ending Exhausting Maddening Unexpected: expect it. Mindboggling Simply lifechanging. Want to know what I'm on about? Lend your voice … [Read more...]
366 Week 40
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...]
