Today we had 45 minutes before we needed to get ready to go to nursery so I suggested to Boo that we should do some drawing. However Boo had another idea to paint instead so we got the paints out. First we got the watercolour’s just a simple set I’ve bought at some point in the supermarket and some paper. I started painting a tree. … Continue reading Painting with 3 Year Old
Glistening along the shoreline stretching out towards the sea many round objects shone in the afternoon sunshine. But what were these shiny objects scattered along the beach like undedinated bombs from past wars – they were jellyfish! Hundreds of them! The jellyfish were not an expected find on the beach which we make yearly pilgrimages to. I’ve never witnessed this event before and have only … Continue reading Beach
Whilst on holiday this year the children wanted to see monkeys, bears and tigers so off we went to the nearest zoo (youngest also wanted to see mermaids but we didn’t manage to locate them near to where we were staying)! We don’t normally book experiences such as meet the… or feed the… but we booked 2 tickets for the children to feed the giraffes. … Continue reading Feeding the Giraffes
Saturday arrived and after a busy week at work and the sun shining I felt like today would be a lovely day, however with the sudden sunshine and warmth which is not experienced a lot here in the UK particularly north England – Cumbria I started mid morning to to have a fuzzy head the kind you get before a migraine. So whilst in town … Continue reading Homemade Healthy Fruit Juice
As a mum I try to feed the children as healthily as possible but sometimes (often) when I’ve been at work all day the last thing I want to do is spend too long making something for us to eat. Over the Christmas holidays (a distant memory I know) I started looking for quick easy recipes that could be prepared in advance or quickly put … Continue reading Quick Curry Recipe
Happy Easter eggs! Hope you have all had a lovely Easter- the title is from Boo wishing her uncle and cousin a happy Easter! Monkey and Boo received the usual chocolate Easter eggs from family and we received a couple of Easter cards which were always a favourite item to receive when I was a child handwritten from my Nana and I still have many … Continue reading Happy Easter Eggs
Part of the reason I haven’t blogged in recent months was that I couldn’t concentrate on happiness or mindfulness due to stresses of family members being unwell. With life now settling back to normal and feeling ready to start looking at ways to improve my own health and wellbeing I now have a backlog of magazines to read. I’m always on the look out for … Continue reading Planet Mindfullness Magazine Review
Today I went to our local museum with Boo, a good friend and her daughter to take part in the Chinese New year crafts they are doing all week. Today the craft was based on the panda. Boo likes pandas so I thought she would enjoy it and we also got to catch up with friends (love a good catch up and craft). It was … Continue reading Chinese New Year Crafts
When my son (Monkey) was a few months old my husband decided to take up running as a means to get fit but has over the years has become increasingly involved such as being a run leader and mental health ambassador. He has done many different runs 5k, 10k, half marathons, marathons, triathlons and many others. Although not said often I am extremely proud of … Continue reading Run Wild Run Free
Boo is now 3 where did that time go? She now loves to skip around in a horse style gallop, loves to jump and is good at climbing! She also loves to sing! Her favourites are Old MacDonald Twinkle Twinkle Baa baa black sheep Of course being a toddler the correct words are not always said correctly… One of her best recently has been Mary … Continue reading The funny – Rusty Old Car
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