Last week, I wrote a post about what appeared to be a bronze age discovery in our back garden. It turned out to be a manhole cover that a previous owner had seen fit to bury under the lawn. And what does every blog post about a surprise manhole cover need? Why, a sequel, of …
We recently celebrated eight years living in our house. I say ‘celebrated’. Commiserated would be a better word. That’s not to say we don’t like our house. On the contrary. It’s a lovely character property and I’ll be genuinely saddened if we ever move out. It’s just that, since we moved in, we’ve had no end …
It’s amazing how having kids can cause you to put things off. Take our garden, for example. We’ve lived in our house for almost eight years and have only just started making it our own! Does it show that I’m not a natural gardener? That’s not to say that we’ve been lazy or, indeed, that I’m …
I’m going to start this post with a confession. I’m awful when it comes to looking after the garden! I mow the lawn – probably less often than I should – and pull up weeds. Basically, I’m reactive instead of proactive. In fact, all we’ve really done is maintain what we have rather than improve …
Amazingly, the decent weather we were enjoying this time last week has continued. It would have been rude, therefore, not to spend as much time outside as possible. It has been a hectic week with lots of ups and downs so it was nice to visit my parents on Friday for a chilled-out catch up. My …
The much-welcome decent weather has seen us daring to venture outside at long last. Amelie, for one, is loving it. She really enjoys investigating the garden. I have to admit that, for the most part, our back yard is a tip at the moment. We have a bathtub and basin out there following building work! While we’ve …
Dylan and Xander have really enjoyed spending time in my parents’ garden of late. While ours is small and cramped, theirs is massive so the attraction is obvious. Even more so now they’ve borrowed an inflatable water slide from a friend! It was great to see both boys running around, shrieking with laughter and quite literally …
Ever since I became aware of pressure washers, I’ve wanted one. Keeping the garden looking presentable is a chore, so anything that makes it easier is a winner in my book. The Kärcher K4 was therefore a welcome addition. I like to give review products a stern test so, instead of my small back yard, I opted …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration with Persil. One of Kate’s favourite responses when I reminisce about 1980s TV shows that she can’t remember is “I was probably up a tree.” This nicely articulates a concern I have about Dylan and Xander. I think it must be harder being a kid now than it was …
I love going to my parents’ house. Obviously, seeing them is the main reason we go there most weekends, but they also have a massive garden and the boys love running around it. Our garden is small and, to be honest, uninspiring, so it’s lovely that they’ve got a private outdoor space to play in. Yesterday, they …