Life

Share In The Freedom I Feel When I Fly


Today I attended the funeral of my friend, Timmy. It was beautiful and there were many moments of laughter as well as sorrow. The title of this blog post are John Denver lyrics from one of the songs Tim had chosen himself to be played, The Eagle and The Hawk. It's a beautiful, simple song… Continue reading Share In The Freedom I Feel When I Fly

Life

Great Bloggers Bake Off – Pudding Week


I had my first disaster of the season this week (unless you include my total non-attendance last week, in which case it is my second.) I've never made any of the puddings on the list so it was all new to me. I intended to make a Baileys and Dark Chocolate Baked Cheesecake and I… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off – Pudding Week

Life

I am not fine. It is not okay.


It's been a week. A week of keeping busy, not letting myself stop and think. Hiding from myself. A week of being okay in front of the kids. In front of everyone. I am not okay. It is not okay. I hurt. I want to shout and rage at the world and how it's all… Continue reading I am not fine. It is not okay.

Family · Health · Life · Parenting · Reviews

Healthy Teeth with Monkey Wellbeing (Review)


I had the pleasure of meeting Helen and Monkey from Monkey Wellbeing at BritMums Live 2015 and Monkey has come to my house over summer to help Tori and Arthur learn about their teeth and how to keep them healthy. The dental pack came with a Healthy Teeth activity guide with stickers, a story book… Continue reading Healthy Teeth with Monkey Wellbeing (Review)

Food · Great Bloggers Bake Off · Life · Recipe

Hazelnut & Daim Biscotti #GBBOBloggers2015 – Biscuit Week


Biscuit week on Great British Bake Off is one of those ones that I always enjoy but often have disasters on - biscuits are very unforgiving. They either work brilliantly or fail completely. There doesn't seem to be any middle ground. The three bakes this week were biscotti, Arlettes and show stopper biscuit boxes filled… Continue reading Hazelnut & Daim Biscotti #GBBOBloggers2015 – Biscuit Week