First off – today is my sister’s birthday. Go and say happy birthday on her blog! Now – day six. The prompt from Outmumbered is: Best Friends. Here’s mine. Betsy is my 18 month old collie and my constant companion. She’s as bouncy as tigger and as dozy as a dozy thing but she loves …
#BEDA Day Five: A Vivid Memory
I wrote this post on my other blog over three years ago, but the memory of the event is as real to me now as it was then. It’s the first memory I thought of when I read today’s prompt and I really don’t feel I could answer this prompt with anything else. Here’s my …
#BEDA Day Four: Where Would You Like To Be In Ten Years?
Ten years ago I would never have conjured up the image of myself as a wife and mother, living in the same house and running two blogs. So I find it difficult to imagine where I will be ten years from now. I my children will be 14 and 17 years old. In fact, we …
#BEDA Day Three: Favourite Quotes
This isn’t my favourite quote. It’s the favourite quote of my friend. She’s terminally ill and this reminds me how bloody brave she is. I’m actually having this quote tattooed on my foot this month. Read about her and you’ll understand why it means so much to me.
#BEDA Day Two: 20 Facts About Me
Writing twenty facts about yourself is easy isn’t it? But why would anyone want to know the colour of my eyes, or my favourite colour? (Green, purple) Well actually, you might want to know stuff like that. So I’m aiming for some basic facts and some more interesting ones too. Here are my 20 facts. …
#BEDA Day One: Introduction & Photo
This month I’m taking part in a challenge. #BEDA – Blog Every Day in August – is a series of daily blog prompts from Emma at Outmumbered and the challenge was presented to me by my mum! So, along with Pat (aka, my mum) and Hayley (my sister) I’m going to attempt to blog every …
#BEDA Day Eight/Vlog Challenge: What’s In Your Handbag?
For a few weeks now, I’ve been itching to get involved with vlogging. I’ve been watching Nickie and Kate‘s vlogs and have put off joining in because I thought I’d sound like a dick or look really fat or something. Then I though ‘sod it’ – and here’s my first entry into #vlogchallenge … I’ve not …
The #BigWildSleepout for RSPB
Recently my husband took our eldest son (and the dog) wild camping as part of the RSPB #BigWildSleepout. Our son was raising money for the charity and managed to raise £50.00 in total which he was really pleased with. £50.00 is a lot of money when you are six. What is the Big Wild Sleepout? …
Festwich: The Free Music Festival!
If there’s one event we clear our diaries for each summer it’s this. Festwich is a family orientated rock and indie music festival held in Prestwich, Manchester. In it’s third year now, the festival is bigger and better year on year and we’ve loved being at each one. Running from lunch time until late evening, …
Headlander Festival
We’ve had an extremely busy weekend this weekend which started with Louis’ Big Wild Sleepout and ended with The Manchester Day parade, and in between we managed to squeeze a day out at Stockport’s Family Festival – the Headlander Festival. Billed as a festival suitable for families, there seemed to be plenty on offer when we …