If you go down to the woods >>>>

The kiddos and I spent the day in the woods. A twenty minute walk from home and we’re surrounded by nature. The smell of wild garlic and the sound of birdsong. We saw some baby lambs, and a mama...

Weekend Cake >>>

These are actually from the weekend before this one…. but they were so good, and judging from all the comments I got on Instagram and Facebook you all thought so too! They were quick and easy to...

DIY Herbalism Series: E-Course Giveaway >>>>

Today’s fantastic giveaway come courtesy of my Feature Sponsor – Blazing Star Herbal School. They offer fantastic courses in herbal studies, both in person at their site in Ashfield MA and also...

Renew >>>>

Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work. Ralph Marston There have been a few personal changes and shifts in the past couple of...

What Mama Wore // New Glasses >>>>

Me and glasses don’t have a good history. I’m pretty short-sighted, and have been for a very long time. I’ve had many pairs of glasses, but have never really worn them. I always felt a little weird...

Ten >>>>

Lola aged 4 Ten years old! I can remember turning ten and being excited to be into double figures. I can’t believe my baby is ten already – the years fly by far too fast. Such a sweet, loving...

Weekend Cake >>>

Weekends in our house are about relaxing, gardening, family time, but mostly cake… I’ve posted a recipe for carrot cake before, but I got handed this one by a friend, tried it out and was smitten!...

Friday Night Is Games Night >>>

Friday night in our house, it’s a fun way to kick off the weekend and spend some time as a family. We were excited to test out a couple of new board games this week – ‘Indigo’ and ‘Asara’ Indigo –...

We love Woolly

We don’t have TV at home, but when we were away visiting family recently, the girls watched a bit of ‘Cbeebies’. One show we caught was ‘Woolly and Tig’ about a little girl and her toy spider,...

Aquarelle >>>>

After a warm, dry and sunny bank holiday weekend, we are back to rainy days. In our house, rainy days usually equal art days. Yesterday we tried out the new Aquarelle Watercolour set. It came with...

Kitchen Makeover

I finally got the time over the last weekend to re-do my kitchen. It’s a tiny room, the walls were the yellow I put on a year or two ago, but they were a little grubby and I’d kind of fell out of...

Weekend Cake >>>

Weekends are always good for baking a cake, especially when you have a mountain of eggs thanks to the chickens in your backyard! The kiddos made some chocolate muffins and digestive biscuits, I...

Instalife >>>

monkeying around // egg haul little cutie // cider in the sun sourdough starter // outdoors chalkboard blue skies // decorating We had a beautiful bank holiday weekend, Papa was lucky enough to...

Magic Hour >>>

One of my favourite things about the better weather and lighter evenings, is our after-dinner walks. There is something so simple, yet so wonderful about taking a walk in the evening. Sometimes we...

Sunny Days >>>

Oh it’s so good to have some sunny days! It’s beautiful here right now and we’re enjoying every single second of it. The doors and windows are wide open and the last traces of winter are being...

Bath Teas >>>

Bath Teas are another of my favourite ways to relax, and a great way to get herbs into your bath! All these recipes, you can steep them in a small amount of boiling water for 15/20 minutes, strain...

Winner! >>>

Just popping in to announce that the winner of the Clean giveaway is number 4 LAUREN DOUGLAS check your email Lauren! We’re busy catching up on some homeschooling after our trip away today! Hope...

Home again >>>

As good as it is to go away, it’s always good to be home. The kiddos and I had a lovely week back in Lincoln, visiting family. Living so far away we don’t get to see folk very often. We had a...

Kitchen Love >>>>

The Simple Life >>>

This is all I need…. some sunshine, the sound of my kiddos playing, swinging and talking to the hens. Moments of peace and pure happiness. Everything else is unimportant I am blessed to live this...

Storybird >>>>

We came across this beautiful website the other week, thanks to the recommendation of a friend. Lola loves to write stories, and this site, Storybird, allows you to add images to the stories that...

All the fun of the fair >>>

A few photos from our Friday night at the fair {read… i forgot my camera and my phone battery ran out!} The sun shone and the kiddos had a blast. The fair here run’s ‘Mad Fridays’ £5 buys you a...

Pretty Things >>>>

click on images for sources one – pretty flowers in upcycled cans // two – love this kitchen! // three – spring picnics I love // four – I think I’m going to attempt to knit this for myself // five...

Crafty Fun >>>>

My girlies are like their mama – they LOVE to craft! Our table is constantly covered in crafty stuff… and usually a fair sprinkling of glitter! So when we got the chance to go shop for some goodies...

bits + pieces >>>>

1 & 2 – testing out the colour splasherz set that we got… it as a HUGE hit with the girls, they had fun watching the beads change colour and creating jewelry with them 3 – sunday’s egg haul… the...

clean // giveaway >>>>

CLEAN is a year-long journey into going all-natural in your home, your food, and your medicine/beauty cabinet {and affordably too!} Let’s meet the lady behind it: Tell us a little about yourself...

music >>>>

our home is always full of music, there’s nearly always vinyl playing and someone strumming away on a guitar. my girls all love listening to music – their most requested right now range from Iron...

homemade digestive biscuits >>>>

the good ol’ digestive… plain, un-fancy maybe… but they taste so good! i’ve tried to make them once before, but they didn’t come out great… this time? oh boy were they good!! we topped half with...

gypsie sisters >>>

i’ve been lusting after one of zoe‘s beautiful mala’s for a while, so when it was my birthday a week ago, i figured i should treat myself. i spent a few {many} hours picking one, not an easy...

signs of life >>>>

finally the sun is shining enough to reflect of all the crystals in the windows and make rainbow on the walls. dancing around. windows flung wide open fresh, spring air blowing through the house...