Covid-19, A family tale. Remaining positive Freedom Day, my take. Covid-19, A family tale. This isn’t a political post, more a post about how we plan to approach ‘Freedom Day’. However, I find it rather ironic that two members of the cabinet are starting Freedom Day in isolation. The teen is now entering his third …
Dining out again We had a long chat over the weekend about dining out again. Since lockdown has eased we have managed a couple of meals out as a family and have all enjoyed the experience. ‘Normal life’ seems so far back in the past, just a distant memory from yesteryear. Can you remember casually …
Canal Toys Anti-Bacterial Slime Review [ad] Handwashing and anti-bacterial gels have been top of the agenda for most parents over the last year. A lot of kids, especially the younger ones have needed to learn how to use the hand gels properly. So when Canal Toys approached me and asked me to review their new …
Lockdown activities to inspire creativity Activities to inspire creativity The kids and myself are often found allowing our creative juices to flow. I have written and shared various crafty based things we have done previously. From street art on canvas through to slime making. Thanks to Nanny having a clear-out of her card craft stuff …
Knife Sharp, sharpening by post – Knife Sharp review AD Do you want to know a secret? I am terrible at sharpening knives. I have tried various methods over the years. Most recently I have been using a cheap sharpening device from the supermarket. The type where you scrape the blade through a grinder type …
Check your balls chaps. Seriously, check them now! I am going to come straight out with this. I wasn’t going to share this story because of it’s personal nature. However and with reflection, I feel it should be shared because essentially it could save someone’s life. I’m going to discuss testicles. My testicles to be …
Lockdown activities with the kids. As many of you will know, we have had various fish tanks over the years and a fairly large one in our living room. You will have probably seen it in some of the videos and pictures I share. Sadly, just before Christmas, we lost our last and most loved …
How to use the Base 10 method to divide I’m sat at my desk, attempting to get some work done, but secretly listening to the little lady’s live reading lesson. It has taken me straight back to my childhood. Listening to an adult read to you is like meditation. I glanced over at her laptop …
Crafting fun with kids during the lockdown. With everything else going on at the moment and home learning seemingly topping every agenda. I have been keen to get the kids away from laptops and doing other stuff once their school day reaches an end. The weather is grim and it is practically dark by three …
Easy and Cheap Christmas Dinner Anyone that knows me well will know that I am not keen on mentioning the word Christmas before December. However this year I have decided to abandon my normal rules and bring it up in November and not only that, I am attempting an easy and cheap Christmas dinner. In …
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