Category: Family

Parenting

Parents don’t get sick days

Let’s face it, as parents we don’t get sick days, we can’t call in sick. These little people, well, they rely on us for pretty much everything. So even on...

Parenting

Exercise, obesity, road safety – what’s a parent to do?

There’s been a lot of coverage in the media recently about how kids don’t get half as much what we might call “incidental” exercise as they used to. These days,...

Pets/Winter

Winter Rugs – How to keep your horse warm in Winter

Horses are really strong animals and watching them can be fascinating. However, British summers are short and when the weather starts cooling, you will be concerned about your horse’ comfort...

Family/Pets

A New Addition – Meet our puppy

You may have read already that we recently lost our old girl Sandy, we’d had her for such a long time that we had forgotten what life without a dog...

Family

Happy 50th Birthday

Today is your Birthday, today is the day that you would have been 50. I’m sure I would have been making witty jokes about you being old but instead we...

Children

Why team sports are great for kids

It’s that time of year again – new uniform, new class – with it often a new teacher – and for some kids September also means starting at a new...

Family/Pets

Saying Goodbye

The month of August saw us saying goodbye to our beloved family pet, Sandy. When the Mr and I first moved in together we took a trip to Manchester Dog’s...

Pregnancy

12 Week Dating Scans and 20 Week Anomaly Scans

If you’ve just found out you’re a mom-to-be chances are you’re full of questions about what to expect when you’re expecting. But don’t sweat it! Being nervous is totally normal....