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OMG my blog is 1 today! I don’t know where the time has gone since I wrote my first post!   My blog is completely different now to how it was then. I admit I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I’m not sure I’d ever even read another blog post when I […]

Out of all the school pics I have taken of Matthew, this is the one I love most. Matthew isn’t the most tactile of people and avoids physical affection most of the time but tolerates it from his siblings. They laugh and joke together so much, he is the best big brother in the world. […]

I collect Sylvanian Families. I am not ashamed to admit it. My sister collected them when we were children. I had one family (the grey rabbit Babblebrooks!) and one house but she had the rest. As an adult I decided to start my own collection of modern and vintage Sylvanians and my daughter Anya loves […]

Have you ever read a book where the main protagonist is actually a thoroughly unpleasant human being but charms the socks off you? Best Day Ever is just that book. The first person narrative of Paul Strom, a man determined to have the ‘best day ever’ with his wife Mia is very powerful. Kaira Raida […]

Do you have kids aged 4-7? Do you like pasta in all its wondrous shapes? Then this series of books may be perfect for your family! While Matthew headed back to school yesterday, I had some time with Anya (Zach was having a nap) and as it was Read A Book Day and almost International […]