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The first stop after arriving on the Isle of Wight was Carisbrooke Castle. This castle appeals to the historian in me 🙂 It it where Charles I was imprisoned after his defeat in the English Civil War and his 14 year old daughter died here. The next major royal to get involved was Princess Beatrice […]

My mum is an avid Mumsnet reader, her favourite section being the ‘am I being unreasonable…?’ threads. Mum knows I blog so drew my attention to this stream of vitriol against smug mummy blogs. Apparently the world hates me and other bloggers like me 🙁 It isn’t the first time I have seen Mumsnet members […]

We have reached August already (!) and embarked on our summer holiday to the Isle of Wight, yay! Here we go, getting on the ferry! And then relaxing on board. There was a moment of hilarity when Matthew shrieked ‘I’m not supervised!’ in a panicked voice because he was sat on his own in the […]

This week is World Breastfeeding Week. I have already written about my own breastfeeding journey and focused this week on supporting mums because breastfeeding is NOT EASY! Today I am thinking about the highs and lows of breastfeeding from a personal and hopefully slightly humorous perspective 🙂   The health benefits As well as protecting […]

Chris keeps correcting me. It is NOT Staines. It is Staines upon Thames! We were invited by www.whatsgoodtodo.co.uk to review Jimmy’s restaurant. Read my review here: http://whatsgoodtodo.co.uk/jimmys-restaurants-staines-review/ With very full tummies, we headed to mooch around the shops. Our first stop was Games Workshop. Last weekend in Dymchurch, Chris had dug out his old Warhammer […]