I recently stumbled across a lovely competition run by Furniture Choice – to create a perfect three course dinner party menu that gets the judges taste buds tingling!Challenge accepted – and with Christmas just around the corner, I have added a little festive twist or two. With the festive feel, the dress…

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Being able to easily take an accurate temperature reading from your child is an important, but sometimes stressful, part of being a parent. I am sure we have all been there – trying to hold down a wriggling child while you attempt to keep a strip of paper on their…

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I really love autumn. It’s the peaceful season between the burning heat of summer (well sometimes anyway) and the frosty cold of winter. I love the colours, and the crackles of the leaves. I sat down with the children and asked them to write a list of their favourite things…

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I was recently OVER THE MOON to be chosen as an ambassador for The Essential One. If you haven’t heard of this lovely company before (where have you been?!), let me tell you more: As a new mum – you really haven’t a clue what you need for your new baby and end…

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Both Gemma and Jacob are rather partial to a bit of scootering. They scooter anywhere and everywhere – to school, to town, to friends houses, and to the park. They actually both saved up their own pocket money and bought their sought-after JD Bug scooters themselves. So when we were…

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