After quite a few years of growing veg in our little city garden I’ve decided to give flowers a go this year. I started with bulbs thinking even I can’t mess them up but hadn’t banked on the crazy weather this spring. My snowdrops tried to come up to early because Christmas was so mild […]
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Top tips for getting kids involved in the garden
Gardening has become a much more popular hobby for younger people over the last few years. Before we had kids Hubs and I would regularly spend a happy afternoon pottering round a garden centre and find ourselves chatting about tomato plants over dinner with friends. Now we’re trying to find ways to encourage the boys […]
My pick of Easter Gifts for 2013
Last year I wrote a post of my favourite Chocolate Free Easter Presents and really enjoyed the excuse to window shop (is it still called that on the internet?) in the name of research. Now Easter is on the way again I thought I’d have another look at what I think might make it onto […]
How to make a fun Halloween spider web wreath
Today – How to make a Halloween spider web wreath, the perfect fun family friendly indoor Halloween decoration. I really shouldn’t be allowed into Hobbycraft unsupervised. Last week I came back with a huge bit of orange fur. I bought it for no reason other than it was really cool! I wasn’t sure what to […]
10 Chocolate Free Easter Presents
Today – 10 of the best non chocolate Easter gifts for adults and children. Lovely chocolate free Easter presents for all! Now I’m not usually one to turn down chocolate but at Easter even I can start to find it a bit overwhelming. So if you don’t want to buy something edible what are your […]
When did I get so cautious?
I had a complete panic the other day as I couldn’t remember when I’d last renewed the house insurance. What if it had expired? What if the house fell down? Considering my house is a terrace and has been standing for over 100 years this is pretty unlikely but still, what if? These are not […]