Afternoon tea is a quintessentially English tradition. Usually, it involves a mix of drinks, traditional bakes and old-school touches. Afternoon tea first began back in the eighteenth century as a way for wealthy nobles and merchants to enjoy themselves in the middle of the afternoon, between lunch and supper. The nobles could afford to import […]
I’ve talked quite a bit on the blog before about my dislike for tea. I am not a tea drinker, never have been, never will be. However, I have in recent years been converted to herbal teas and I’ve been drinking green tea everyday for some time now. Although I had to force myself to […]
The Easter weekend is fast approaching. How will you be spending yours? Ours is likely to be a mixture of project playroom, Easter Egg hunting and quality family time, finished off with a day out all together. Egg hunts are definitely something we enjoy doing and one of our Easter traditions, but I’m wondering if […]
We don’t have to be going far for me to pack the snack bag. Sometimes I’ve only driven down the road when someone shouts “can I have a snack?”. With four little, people it doesn’t take them long to empty the bag either. When we go on holiday the snack bag quadruples in size. Flying […]
I recently shared a juicing infographic with you, which contained some handy tips for juicing as well as lots of facts. I have been experimenting with a range of juices, smoothies and milkshakes recently, using Riverford organic fruit. Riverford stock a range of fruit specifically for juicing that can be delivered directly to your door. […]
Little ones are all go go go from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to sleep. Depending on the age of your child and what sort of sleeper they are the length of time this happens for each day can vary. With little ones, every day is an adventure. It doesn’t […]
Welcome to part six of our series on ‘mini chefs’. Food is great but making fun food is even better. Have you ever made sushi? Have you watched it being prepared? That’s what I call fun food. I love watching the professionals do it, it always looks amazing and of course tastes fantastic as well. […]
Welcome to part twelve of our ‘Christmas Gift Guide’. You will no doubt be either really excited or totally put off having seen the title of this post but it is actually only a few weeks until Christmas. I’ve officially started my Christmas shopping now. I am always a bit caught up between wanting to be […]