Yesterday we visited Blenheim Palace, based in Woodstock Oxfordshire. Although the weather was absolutely against us, we had a brilliant visit and we were so glad to have ventured out in the miserable rain and wind. Blenheim Palace is a beautiful estate built back in the early 17th century and is now a UNESCO World HeritageContinueContinue reading “Blenheim Palace”
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The Little Beach Hut, Mersea Island
Yesterday we headed to Mersea Island Beach in Essex to enjoy the sun and have some family friendly fun! Outside our beach hut If you aren’t aware, Mersea Island is in Colchester and is quite literally its own little island. The island is divided into two areas – West Mersea and East Mersea and connectedContinueContinue reading “The Little Beach Hut, Mersea Island”
The Church Farm Ardeley, Hertfordshire
On the weekend we headed to Church Farm in Ardeley, Hertfordshire for their new Teddy Bear Surprise trail. A brief overview of The Church Farm is that they are a not-for-profit farm, food, care and education enterprise. They offer a fully functional farm with several different farm animals, such as pigs, cows, geese, goats, sheep,ContinueContinue reading “The Church Farm Ardeley, Hertfordshire”
Easter Baking Ideas
Following the well received Valentines Day Baking Ideas blog post we did last month, we thought it would be a good idea to do the same for Easter! Jump to the Easter Macarons Recipe Jump to the Creme Egg Blonde Recipe Jump to the White Chocolate Easter Egg Cheesecake Recipe Jump to the Hot CrossContinueContinue reading “Easter Baking Ideas”
Valentines Day Baking Ideas
We previously wrote a blog post about Ideas for a Lockdown Valentines Day (click here) I thought it would be a good idea to give you some Valentines inspiration for baking for the kids and by yourselves.! I posted a few ideas and recipes on my Instagram recently, but thought it adding them all hereContinueContinue reading “Valentines Day Baking Ideas”
Ideas for a Lockdown Valentines Day
As you may know, we always celebrate Valentines but we tend to celebrate it as a family rather than romantically. I think so much pressure is put on people when it comes to showing how much you love someone. In fact one Instagram mummy friend told me last year that she inadvertently ended up arguingContinueContinue reading “Ideas for a Lockdown Valentines Day”
Yoto Player Review
A few weeks ago we received the Yoto Player, a children’s audio book speaker. It is described as being a smart player because it has additional features when compared to other audio speakers on the market. The Yoto plays stories, music, educational activities and has a clock too. It also has a sleep trainer andContinueContinue reading “Yoto Player Review”
Dressing for the snow
“Theres no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing”. Its something my granny used to say to us when we were younger and staying with her in Ireland. In true Londonder style, we would complain about Ireland being too cold, too wet and frankly, too uncertain. I always thought my granny made this sayingContinueContinue reading “Dressing for the snow”
Treasure Trail Maps – Review
We are really missing our days out. They are a huge coping mechanism for me personally to balance out my work and frankly, the monotony of lockdown has really started to take its toll. Of course we’ve been going on daily walks and bike rides, but even those have become a tad boring now too!ContinueContinue reading “Treasure Trail Maps – Review”
Santa Train, North Norfolk Railway
Today we went on a magic train journey courtesy of the North Norfolk Railway! The Santa Train is a similar take on the Polar Express, something that Ita absolutely loves. Our journey started at Sheringham Station where we were greeted by the ticket conductor who informed us of our carriage number and we boarded ourContinueContinue reading “Santa Train, North Norfolk Railway”
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