Our Favourite Julia Donaldson Books (A 5-Year Old’s Review)

My 5-year-old daughter, Aurelia has a favourite author, Julia Donaldson. (You can find out more about Julia Donaldson as well…

How to Create your Own Afternoon Tea

Recently updated on July 11th, 2022 at 08:54 pmMy daughters and I are rather partial to afternoon tea! We’ve had…

Aurelia and the Pop Pop Snotz

Recently updated on August 22nd, 2023 at 04:33 pmI have been kindly gifted a Pop Pop Snotz box for Aurelia…

Comic-Con Oldham 2019 – Comic Book Heaven!

Recently updated on August 20th, 2025 at 11:18 pmAurelia and I love to make the most of our weekends and…

Inspirational Quotes for Mental Health Awareness Week

In honour of Mental Health Awareness week 2019, I have put together some of my most favourite inspirational quotes. I’ve…

Create the Look: Retro Design

Recently updated on August 13th, 2025 at 02:24 pmWhat is Retro Design? The term retro is short for ‘retrospective’ –…

A Family Visit to South Lakes Safari Zoo

Recently updated on August 13th, 2025 at 01:07 pmDuring the Easter holidays, I took Aurelia to the South Lakes Safari…

Quick and Easy Rhubarb Crumble

I thought I’d try something a little different this week and tried my hand at making my own quick and…

Dried Fruit Recipes

Recently updated on April 20th, 2019 at 03:24 pmI received a complimentary box of dried fruit from Whitworths. My daughter…

The Russian Whale Jail and the Sad Reality of Whaling

In October 2018, a news story broke of a ‘Whale jail’ in the Far East of Russia. The media threw…