Isla Bikes gave Benjamin massive confidence and now he can ride his bike on his own. – Benjamin’s Dad That’s quite a testament, wouldn’t you agree? Benjamin’s achievement was just one highlight of the O’Brien’s family day out at Geronimo this year. They were the ‘family on the ground’ in attendance at the festival, reporting back …
Family Finances: The cost of owning a pet
As well as our two lovely children, we are also the proud owners of Betsy, our much loved, family dog. Betsy brings so much joy into our lives, and the children absolutely adore her, but I have to admit that having a pet does bring some unexpected expenses. Sure, there’s the food, the treats, and …
Red Bank Farm, Bolton-Le-Sands
As I unzipped my tent at silly o’clock in the morning I found myself nose-to-beak with a hen. Yes, I was at Red Bank Farm. Red Bank Farm is one of my favourite sites. A quiet site, right by the sea, Red Bank Farm is a site I always recommend to friends. It’s location is Bolton-Le-Sands, just a few miles …
Project 365: Week 11
Week eleven seems to have been a week of people in the main. Days 67 to 73 look like this for us … Day Sixty Seven A selfie from me with my best fluffy friend, Betsy the Dog! Day Sixty Eight If I’m honest, I didn’t even take this. Louis took a selfie on my …
Project 365: Week 10
Days 60 to 66 of 2015 looked like this for us … Day Sixty Oh, what an evening we had on Sunday. The boys were playing upstairs and – although they are forbidden from jumping on the bed – they decided to have a little bounce, and also to throw in a few karate …
Project 365: Week 8
Another week flies by, another link up goes live, another blogger (me) is behind schedule … But at least today I’m writing the post with a chance of linking up, rather than writing it on Tuesday when I didn’t have a hope in hell. So this week … Day Forty Six We went on our …
Hello, Thirty Three.
13th January 1982 was a good day. I arrived. I have learned, loved, and definitely lived. So far, so good. My twenties were a blur of good, largely drunken times and the arrival of 30 was a welcome one. I partied for about two weeks when the big 3-0 arrived. Thirty one and thirty two …
Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong
When The Lowry invited us to go along to see Peter Pan Goes Wrong, I really had no idea what to expect. I figured the show would be based on the usual Peter Pan story but would contain some twist or another. What I didn’t bank on was a bunch of people crashing their vehicles …
#BEDA Day Sixteen: If I Won The Lottery
I’m not a greedy person, I wouldn’t need to be a multi-millionaire to feel as though I’d hit the jackpot. I would buy a nice house for us to live in and set up a business. Probably one that cares for people or animals. Maybe I’d buy a small holding or a farm instead. By …
#BEDA Day Fourteen: Why I Blog
I started blogging because my friend Emma was blogging and she was invited to go to a cheese factory and make her own cheese. I wanted to make cheese too. That was four years ago and now I blog for many different reasons. I blog to stay a part of a community I love. I …