Alex called me Mummy for the 2nd time ever today! As I left his room after giving him his snake to go to bed with a little voice said 'Thank you Mum." So sweet ( Read more... )

We've just had the most wonderful holiday even if it was a little odd to be without any of my boys. We arrived to find the apartment was 2 rooms, so that was good, and Julia kindly let me have the double bed! The hotel was set back from the front behind the salt pans, which have a fascinating smell, only enriched by a dead dog sweltering in them! ( Read more... )

Tuesday I had an exciting gardening session at the Children's centre, I've planted some tree lilies and lots of veg seeds.We shall have to wait and see what comes up. I also found more dog poo, which must be being tossed into our raised beds from the school field, where people aren't supposed to walk dogs! Very annoying. Alex had fun running around ( Read more... )

We picked up Julia on Friday evening and headed over to Levisham, were we cooked some more of the rare breed lamb, which was lovely. Simon was on the box, so we just bummed around and drank sloe wine and mead until the others showed up. As Lesley was down it was easier to put Julia in with Grandma, which complicated things a bit, but it all worked ( Read more... )

The soil association are currently trying to save our bees by getting neonicotinoids banned in this country. To sign the petition and for more information, go here

What an exciting weekend! Martin came over by bus on Friday afternoon, we went over to Levisham, I cooked us all dinner, then we spent most of the evening chasing sheep. It was only 1 ewe and 2 lambs, but she was absolutely determined she wasn’t going back up on the moor, so we chased her all over the place for 45 minutes, before we finally managed ( Read more... )

I forgot to add one more thing I did on Saturday, Kevin found a pipistrelle in the middle of the car park, having watched it fly in and crash land, so we had to rescue it (illegal without a permit I know, but the cats, dogs and children were starting to form a circle!). He picked it up and we tried to leave in it the eaves of the warehouse, out of ( Read more... )