With temperatures plummeting, it’s natural to start longing for summer again. With that in mind, we’ve been starting to plan our family holiday for next year. We haven’t had one for over three years and there are now five of us, so there’s much to consider! I always find that noting down the ‘must haves’ …
Month: November 2017
I thought that lad and ladette culture had died a death when the likes of Loaded went out of print and the Farrelly Brothers stopped making films together. How wrong I was. If my two-year-old daughter is anything to go by, it’s making a comeback. Maybe the warning signs have been around for a while …
Although it has been sporadically bright of late, it’s been decidedly cold too! Summer seems like a distant memory now. Indeed, as I type this post, I can’t feel my toes and am wondering whether to invest in some fingerless gloves. Oh dear. I’m not particularly fond of winter and am not alone in this. …
We loved reviewing Cubetto earlier this year. The friendly little robot provided a fantastic introduction to coding and the boys have enjoyed playing with him regularly ever since. It was very welcome news, then, to learn that an add-on kit is now available. If you’re as old as me, you may remember Turtle robots which could …
As we now have one month in which to successfully complete our festive shopping, I think it’s just about safe to mention the celebration by name. Yes, Christmas will be upon us soon so it’s time for my Christmas gift guide 2017! Zippi photo canvas I was really impressed with the iPad cover Zippi sent …
Somehow or other, Amelie is two years old already. It doesn’t seem like long ago at all that our plans for a quiet home birth were replaced by the complete opposite, but calendars don’t lie! So how is she doing? Well she’s becoming funnier by the day and knows it too. She seems to have …
For most of us, BIC is synonymous with disposable razors and our first forays into shaving. But, in the same way that fashions change – more on that shortly – products do too. BIC SHAVE CLUB is a brand new subscription service which allows subscribers to receive fresh blades on a monthly or bimonthly basis. …
With our local library under threat of closure, I’ve been helping out with the fight to keep it open lately. As a result, the whole family experienced a first at the weekend. Our first protest march! I’m slightly ashamed that, despite coming from a family with a proud history of protesting – indeed, my Mum …
Until fairly recently, it was unusual for all three of my kids to play together. They often played in pairs, but rarely as a triumvirate. ‘Two’s company, three’s a crowd’ goes the saying. But here’s proof that three’s company too! It was great to see Dylan, Xander and Amelie take to the garden as a …
Our Google Home Assistant is easily the best bit of tech added to our house this year. We use it every day for a variety of things. These include checking the weather forecast before the school run and keeping the kids entertained. As a result it has set up permanent residence downstairs. This is great …