So today, well this morning, Burton returned to school ready to start year 1 . For those who have been reading my blog for a while, you will recall how emotional I found him starting school last year, and how I spent most of last summer trying to hold back tears whenever I thought about … [Read more…]
It has becone a bit of a Mummy Mishaps summer tradition now for me to take the boys to our local PYO strawberry farm in August. Why I only seem to visit once every summer is a mystery, because the farm is only a couple of miles from me but, I guess, despite the strawberries … [Read more…]
A year ago I took the boys for our first visit to Coombe Mill which I wrote about here. Last week we returned again to see Fiona, her wonderful farm and family and to catch up wth TBaM and her family too, as they were staying at the farm for week. I know it has … [Read more…]
When my brother was a young boy he had 2 obsessions which ruled his life for several years dinosaurs and Star Wars. Dinosaurs were first and I remember he had lots of books on them and knew so many of their names and let’s face it they are long names to memorise. Burton and Jenson … [Read more…]
Last Sunday I turned the BIG 40 and my Dad sent me a birthday card which contained some trivia about 1974, the year of my birth. I thought it made for an interesting read actually, and it will be something I can share with my boys when they are older. I know that some of … [Read more…]