On a family adventure
On a family adventure
Last week we went to see the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with the boys. Having never taken the children to see an orchestra before I really wasn’t sure how much they would enjoy it. The performance was advertised as being 60…
October half term is a funny one really. It can be too cold to take the tent out on a final trip of the year, too close to Christmas to really spend very much, and many parents have nigh on…
It’s a very odd feeling, watching someone slip seamlessly from this world to the next. It’s a waiting game. A game you don’t want to play but can’t walk away from. When my time comes, I hope death takes me…
Day two of our #30DaysWild is all about building a shelter or den in the woods! We went over to Tatton Park in Cheshire to attend the Geronimo Festival that was held there. We had an amazing time and the boys…
I love that there are increasingly more opportunities for families to enjoy life’s true pleasures, and The Good Life Experience is one of them. Described as ‘A weekend of fun & discovery with music, books, food and the great outdoors’,…
Do you know how difficult it is to pack the right stuff for a week or backpacking during a typical English summer with two small children and no car? Just imagine how tricky it must be. Now let me tell you…
Last August I took leave of my senses completely and spent 6 nights backpacking in the south of the UK with my husband, our four year old and our seven year old. We decided that we’d like to see some…
There aren’t many days left of the Easter break for the boys now and they’ll be back to school on Monday. So when Table Table invited us to come along to their John Milne restaurant in Milnrow, I thought it…
The term ‘school holidays’ strikes fear into many parents’ hearts, but not us. We love to spend Easter outdoors and we love the opportunity to spend more time with the boys (even if they are bickering) and at the top…
The Easter holidays are almost upon us and that means two weeks of finding ways to entertain the kids. Living near to Manchester means we are fortunate enough to have several free museums nearby as well as some really great…