Damsons. And an admission. 12 Dec 2011 | 05:05 am

We got loads of Damsons/Plums this year, and they were delicious! I made some damson compote, too, we use it in our porridge, on pancakes, bread... And I froze some and put some into jars... We gave....

moving furniture... 12 Nov 2011 | 06:21 am

playdate 15 Oct 2011 | 10:43 am

Here the girls are 'camping' in the garden, with sofa cushions, crochet blankets and a lot of teddies.

nature tray 17 Sep 2011 | 10:14 am

Today we played with and arranged the treasures from yesterday's 'nature walk'. Emm had fun, I think! So glad we got that walk in yesterday, when we had glorious sunshine, today has been t...

Afternoon on the beach 24 Jul 2011 | 10:12 am

a few hours of sand and sunshine

less than a week... 23 Jul 2011 | 11:38 am

then myself and the kids will be off to Germany! I'm feeling weird about it, we're going for five weeks this time! P was supposed to get two weeks of work to come along towards the end, but no...

the garden 13 Jul 2011 | 09:42 am

Reading this I was longing for a farm, and a serious vegetable garden (and proper summers!). We're not serious gardeners and put very little work in, but our tiny 30x30ft garden grows lavender, rose....

visiting the grandparents 11 Jul 2011 | 09:26 am

We're back from a nice and relaxed visit with the grandparents, to admire the new 6pd 4oz girl cousin, and to see off P's brother, who is going to Canada for a year.The kids had such a great t...

Emm's birthday present for her little friend 7 Jul 2011 | 09:51 am

This was a last minute project. Emm drew on coloured paper with her favourite pencils ('Stabilo 3-in-1') then we printed some photos from a playdate (using a polaroid 'pogo' printer) and stuck them on...

freshly picked recurrants 30 Jun 2011 | 08:16 am