Happy Halloween! We’ve had a lazy day at home today – our first of the half term and it’s been just what we all needed. Earlier this week, an email from Swedish kids app design studio Toca Boca popped into…
Golden Cliveden
On Tuesday we spent a blissful day at the National Trust’s Cliveden gardens and woodlands in Buckinghamshire. And what an incredible Autumn day it was. Everything saturated in the most stunning golden light. Light that was so warm, became almost…
Weekend getaway: Frinton-on-Sea
Last weekend the kids and I took a break from limping towards half term to join a big group of old friends at a holiday house in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. The house was incredible – huge rooms, loads of space for…
Quick kitchen update with colourful string lights
Recently I’ve been working on a little mini makeover in the kitchen. I still love the main elements in the space – the turquoise brick tiles, the simple white gloss units, and the light worksurfaces – but I didn’t feel…
Probably the cutest cactus in the world
During the process of planting my succulents in my painted glass jars, I managed to lose a little baby stem off the larger cactus. It was too perfect to go to waste, so I planted it up into a tiny…
While I was walking..
Charting the weeks through our walks to school So ideally I’d like to publish these weekly posts on a Saturday, possibly a Sunday, probably a Monday and definitely not on a Tuesday. Oh. This week we’ve had dry walks, wet…
Styling the seasons: October
: Styling the Seasons, by Apartment Apothecary and Lotts and Lots : “Reflect the change of seasons and show those changes in your own home, by styling any surface (shelf, dining table, mantelpiece) with something you like to reflect the new month and what it…
{Make it} DIY painted glass jar planters
Materials: Glass jars Enamel paint (I used Plasti-kote’s Fast Dry Enamel Brush On in Jade, Sky Blue and Lavender) Sponge (I used a kitchen sponge) Small pebbles Potting soil Mini succulents Directions: 1. Clean and dry the jars. Pour a…
{Make it} Easy DIY feather headdress
Ez (5) has been obsessed with collecting feathers since our first school run. Her school book bag was absolutely full of them, and when I suggested we make a headdress from them, she couldn’t have been keener. I’ve been promising…
While I was walking..
Charting the weeks through our walks on the school run On my walks this week.. I listened to the sound of the world around me because I couldn’t find my earphones until Friday. I hereby vow to make more effort…
Rainy day home cinema
Problem: A miserable, rainy day with no plans to fill it and kids to entertain for 12 hours Solution: Set up a home cinema What you need: A favourite/new film Homemade cinema tickets (a great pre-film craft activity) Popcorn Drinks…
While I was walking..
Charting the weeks through our walks on the school run Actually, I’ve often been trotting rather than walking this week as I race to keep up with Ez on her scooter and Fonz riding his bike to school for the…