We recently visited Lord Sackville’s private gardens at Knole House. The gardens are only open a few days each year and need to be booked in advance on the National Trust website for an additional fee. This is the second time we have looked around them, the first being last August when unfortunately we were…
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Go Ape Treetop Challenge at Leeds Castle
We recently visited Go Ape at Leeds Castle for my son’s birthday. We have been to this Go Ape before and the children have completed the Treetop Adventure and the Treetop Adventure Plus but this was the first time my son has been old enough to have a go at the Treetop Challenge. In order…
Cats in the Snow
Over the years I have had several cats and they all seem to have one thing in common, they hate snow. This is Panther and Fevine’s second experience of snow and they are less than impressed. They both bounded out of the door this morning, only to land in wet snow. Shaking their paws with…
Secondary School Offers Day 2023
One of the biggest things to happen in our household this week was the release of the secondary school places. Having submitted our application, listing my daughters top 4 choices back in October, the 1st of March 2023 was the day we were allocated our place. Despite knowing that offers are usually only emailed after…
Cat Update
It’s been a while since I last posted about my cats. In the time that has passed we have gone from 4 cats, to 1 and back to 3 again. Since losing Willow some years ago, our 3 old cats Oscar, Ollie and Lucy lived out their days peacefully until we lost Oscar 3 years…
Rest in Peace Willow My Old Friend
It seems like yesterday when we got Willow and Merlin, two little balls of fur that quickly cemented their places as part of the family. In reality the years have flown by without me realising quite how old Willow was getting. Sadly we lost her brother at only 9 months old but Willow went on…
Simple Pleasures: A Train Ride
It often surprises me the lengths some people go to in order to entertain their young children. At age 2 and 1 my children have so many things still to experience that a day out can be as simple as a ride on a bus. Last weekend we took them on a train for the…
A Family Sized Fridge
With the recent demise of our old 15 year fridge, we have finally purchased a new one. After much deliberation we decided to go for a so called American style fridge, one with the large double door types where half is a fridge and half a freezer. I am certainty impressed by the increased capacity…
Happy New Year
The festive period has been so hectic in our household this year that it has passed in something of a blur. I can’t quite remember what we have been doing for the past week but it has involved spending a lot of time with the children and family and friends. Yesterday was back to work…