Timber Festival 2018
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you will know that we are big fans of family festivals. We try to get to as many as we can over the summer and our second one of 2018 was Timber…
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Aldi’s 2018 camping range
You know how it goes. You nip into Aldi for a loaf of bread and you come out with six tea light holders and a pair of jodphurs, despite never having ridden a horse in your life. Well this week…
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Cocktails at Corn Exchange, Manchester
Last week my sister and I were invited to tour the restaurants inside Corn Exchange in Manchester. We have been there before as a family when we reviewed Cabana, and I kept meaning to return and try other restaurants. I…
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Silentnight Safe Nights
Now that Squidge is a bit older and has well outgrown his baby sleeping bags, I thought it was high time he had some proper bedding. He’s almost two now so long gone are the days of feet-to-foot. He’s a…
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Tips for making your family roadtrip easier
We do a fair bit of driving to and around new places we want to explore, and we love a good road trip. There are some things that make our trips that little bit more comfortable though, so I’ve put…
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Car Review: Vauxhall Crossland X
We’ve recently been trying out the Vauxhall Crossland X. The Crossland X is a crossover SUV and part of the X range alongside the Mokka X and the Grandland X. Everyone seems to be buying an SUV these days, particularly…
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Party weekend entertainment ideas
I have been on lots of weekends away with family and friends over the years. Usually at least once a year there is the opportunity to get away for two or three nights with our nearest and dearest to a…
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The Garden Project
We have no garden at the back of our house, but we have recently been given the opportunity to make use of an unloved patch of land just behind our back gate. This may look like a sorry state just…
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Three ways to tackle those pesky midges!
A few weeks ago we went to a festival and on the first night felt like we were being eaten alive by midges! The majority of our 20-strong party was bitten all over and so the level of discomfort in…
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10 Home Education Social Activities
Sometimes, people have the misconception that home educated children don’t have the same opportunities to socialise as often as those in school. I know, because I used to be one of those people. The last twelve months have opened my…
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