When visiting the gardens of Quarry Bank Mill, The National Trust give children ‘tracker packs’ with which to hunt for bugs; for the little ones, sturdy magnifying glasses are just as good. Harry was an expert after using a magnifying glass at nursery, he was however keener to search for a tiger than insects! The […]
Isolde loved spying through her magnifying glass while walking around the gardens at Quarry Bank Mill. It was a happy coincidence her magnifying glass was the same colour as her hair! The National Trust 50 things
Today has been a lovely day. We haven’t done anything special; I finished my essays at the start of the week so it was the first day when I wasn’t feeling guilty about work that needed doing, which in turn results in guilt about not focusing enough on the children. Sam went to the library […]
Isolde has actually visited two farms in her life. The first was on holiday in Northumberland when, to be honest, she didn’t have a particularly interactive role but mainly slept while seeing the animals in Harry’s big fleece as it was a bit chilly. The second time was at Tatton Park during the short warm […]
During the brief spell of nice weather this summer we visited the farm at Tatton Park. Harry’s favourite things were the pigs and playing in the dens in the woods. He was very happy but muddy by the end of it! The National Trust 50 things
We were lucky to have a fantastic weekend camping with really good friends in The Cotswolds over May bank holiday this year. It was the first time the children had been camping and they were so good and loved it. The first day it poured with rain but Harry just got dressed up in full […]
One of the best pieces of advice I received when pregnant with Harry was to write things down. A friend told me, although vivid in your mind at the time, important memories will blur and dates will fade during the amazing exhaustion that goes with having young children. So, for the first time in my […]
Isolde came blackberrying last year at about 6 weeks old but slept through the whole experience. Although this year she would have been keen to walk that would have slowed us down rather so she was confined to the carrier. She therefore has not achieved no. 21 but was a very successful taste tester and […]
Harry helped pick blackberries last year but this year he was very involved. Unfortunately he ate far more than went into the basket but he had a great time and we still had plenty to make a nice supply of blackberry and apple jam when we got home. The National Trust 50 things
As a family, we are members of The National Trust. I saw this advertised in the toilets at Formby on a family day out and thought it sounded like a really good idea so we are starting from now to tick off as many fun things as we can! The National Trust 50 things