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Yesterday we headed out to explore some English Heritage places on the way to a friend’s house. First we visited Donnington Castle near Newbury.   And here we are watching the world go by in the Oxfordshire countryside near the Uffington White Horse. The natural and the man-made, both magnificent. We had a lovely day […]

I have always suffered from eczema, dry skin, sensitive skin and allergic reactions so am well used to aqueous cream. I have also had to use it on all three of my children at some point or another. Anya had terrible eczema on her face when she was about 6-9 months old and we thought […]

Oh yes, it’s true! An actual day to celebrate chocolate and therefore chocoholics 🙂 I don’t think of myself as a sweet person (tastes and personality!) I can go months without having a chocolate but then at other times I could sit and eat bar after bar or a whole box. So here are my […]

There have been two stories in the news this week that have not received as much attention as I feel they should. The BBC has written that the plan to scrap free school dinners for infant aged children has been scrapped and also reports that two fifths of children have failed to reach age related […]

OK so the time has come to think ahead. Only 3 weeks to go. As usual I asked the kids what they wanted to do, after all it is THEIR break from school. So what did they choose? A trip on a train No surprises for guessing this was Matthew’s first choice! We live halfway […]