Silent Sunday 18/8/13 18 Aug 2013 | 01:39 pm

Do you like where you live? 16 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm

A couple of days ago I had to drive from my home in the north-west all the way to Lincolnshire and back again. Yeah, it was a very long day but all for a very good reason. If you've ever done that...

Summer holidays activity map {featured} 16 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm

We're currently on a six week break from school in our house, but this year it's slightly different for us because my girls are now both old enough to do their own thing. That's one of the good things...

The garden in August, and a bit of nostalgia 16 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am

The garden's looking a bit sad at the moment, partly because we've been on holiday - to Wales - and it's been a bit neglected, and also because there's been a lot of rain which has left some of the pl...

A wine tour of Spain...with teenagers? {Featured} 15 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm

Who on earth would plan a tour of the wineries around Spain with teenagers? Well, the truth is that a trip to visit wineries may be a bit boring for teenagers…or not! It all depends. A winery can pro...

What time does the 2 o'clock tour leave? And other daft questions asked on cruise ships 13 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am

My brother worked for many years as an IT engineer on cruise ships, and often used to tell us stories about the daft questions passengers would ask the crew. Here's a very small selection of them. Ar...

Silent Sunday 11/8/13 11 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am

Fun for families in Amsterdam {Featured} 11 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am

With 110 acres of gardens, woods and fields, Vondelpark is a wonderful part of Amsterdam for families to visit. On a good weather day, you can enjoy time to walk, bike, hike, play and picnic in this l...

It's that time of year again 3 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am

We're off on our holidays today and because the place we stay at in Wales has intermittent wifi and no phone signal *gasp* I'm going to have a week off from blogging. Try to behave yourselves while I'...

A 6th blogaversary prize draw and a little explanation 2 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm

Okay, so you may remember that a couple of months ago I celebrated this blog's 5th anniversary, right? Wrong, it was in fact 6 years ago I started this blog, May 2007 up to be precise, but somehow I ...