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We've just been to Whitby for a week, back to the place we loved in summer 2021. Because I forgot some stuff this time, largely because of all the other things going on (which I'll explain another time, nothing to worry about), I thought I'd write a list of stuff to take when you stay… Continue reading Stuff to take for a cottage stay
During our winter break we had a full day dedicated to board games and a few extra afternoons too. The boys almost always get a board game or card game or something for their birthdays and Christmases. Here are our favourites from winter 2021-22. https://www.instagram.com/p/CYG7Pw6sl8P/ Catan We've had Catan Junior for several years and it's… Continue reading Our favourite board games
As usual the boys got plenty of interesting gifts for Christmas and large boy's birthday. Rather than telling anyone what we thought of them straight away, I decided to wait until we'd played with them for a while and then do some reviews. Blokus Small boy got Blokus for Christmas from himself's sister (purchased from… Continue reading Review: Our Kids’ Best Christmas Gifts
Last year I used a beautiful fabric advent calendar that my mum made to plan out a set of activities for the boys. Of course they didn't all go quite as planned, but we had a great time not eating chocolate. Previous years I've been more organised and bought them each a little something each… Continue reading Homemade Advent Calendar
One of those days where every little thing seems hard or stressful or goes wrong. One of those days where no one else is getting things right either. One of those days when the boys share a sofa and end up kicking and twisting each other's feet. One of those days when you take three… Continue reading One of those days
This is just a round up of our 2019 summer holidays. We had loads of fun in the Loire and Dordogne in France. D minus 1Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16
It's still only a few weeks since small boy's birthday so we're working our way through his new games. We loved Bug Bingo and this weekend we decided to give Dobble a go. This was another Amazon wishlist purchase: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asmodee-ASMDOBB01EN-Dobble-Card-Game/dp/B0031QBHMA Getting Started Inside the packaging (bah humbug, too much unnecessary plastic) there's a lovely compact… Continue reading Review: Dobble
This is a little diary of our seventh week in social isolation, home learning, and with both himself and me working from home. I'm going to just talk about the highlights and low lights. A full diary takes a lot of writing and I can't imagine anyone's really interested in all the detail. Here's what… Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 7
Here we are, last day of school for at least four weeks. We aren't really prepared. School has sent home some work for large boy and we've got various work books to keep him busy. However, there's nothing for small boy which isn't a surprise as he's 4, in reception, and just learning to read.… Continue reading Preparation day
The Euro is so strong against the pound that everything feels so expensive. It's hard to tell whether the patisseries on the campsite are expensive for France or cos of the Euro. So in the supermarket yesterday we had to choose between cheap pains aux chocolats or campsite ones or try the village patisserie. I… Continue reading Holiday 2019 D4
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 