Well if the rest of the school holiday is as good as this first week we'll all be happy and exhausted by the end of it! The first day of...

This weeks thrifty buys aren't ones I have bought, but are ones given to me for my birthday. If you've been reading for a while (wel...

Today was the last day of term for my two. The school hols have now begun. 'Show me how you feel about having 6 weeks off' I asked t...

We've had a really good weekend. The only downside is that G hasn't been here to enjoy it with us. He's been in London at the Hi...

It was my birthday yesterday (patch courtesy of my sister) and what a lovely day it was too. Breakfast in bed followed by cards and pressies...

During June as July as the summer term winds to a close some of the shops start to put up advertising for 'Back to School' items suc...

Last year when we bought our little green sofa for the dining room, from a second hand furniture shop, we also bought a small pine dresser. ...