Travel stories from a mum looking for holidays filled with bonding not baby sitting.
When I was at school, girls could study whatever they wanted, as long as it involved home economics. I have to say, learning to sew a pillowcase and make edible corn fritters might have been designed to make me into the perfect wife and home maker but it left me feeling desperately unprepared for the... Continue Reading →
How did I get here? This is a question I often ask myself, although if I retrace my steps, there is usually a logical progression to exactly where I am. On this particular occasion the end result had me laying at the bottom of a rather large hill, at 2am with a badly sprained ankle... Continue Reading →
I woke up on Saturday September 19 to my normal routine, morning coffee, trying to find the one sports sock that always goes missing in the wash before the kid has to play and of course checking the news. Mostly these days it’s ensuring that America hasn’t gone to war with someone or spontaneously combusted. Honestly after the last few months, none of those things... Continue Reading →
(written in August 2020 during the Covid crisis) I don’t know about you guys but I finally feel like we are seeing some sunshine through the fog that we have been living under for the last few months. Not that it’s over but just some little moments of real life are shining through. The one... Continue Reading →
Suddenly stuck in your house with no formal education training and having to teach your child. OMG …Me too. At the start of the coronavirus story being on the news who would have thought this is where we would be. Millions of people unemployed, the places you would normally go to socialise and relax are... Continue Reading →
(written in March 2020) Small steps 4 Hannah Tuesday February 18, started like any other day. We all did our normal week day routine. We got kids ready for school, got ready for work and went on about our day. During the course of the day however. There was a news story, the details of... Continue Reading →
One day you are looking at your gorgeous brand-new baby. Feeding them, bathing them and trying to hard to guess what they are thinking and feeling because they can’t articulate it themselves. Learning which cry means they are hungry and which cry means they are tired. When you are sleep deprived and haven’t showered for... Continue Reading →
(written July 2020 - during the covid crisis) Given that spending time with our human friends seems to be increasingly risky, this school holidays we decided we would focus on the animals. Ever since I was a child, I have always felt a sense of calm when surrounded by furry little creatures and it’s a... Continue Reading →
My grandfather and I were very close but he died when I was 8. I often wonder how our relationship would have changed over the years and what he would have to say about certain topic. Although he was born in the 1920’s, mum always told me he was conservative in some ways but open-minded. Several... Continue Reading →
On tour with the kid 