Escape into literary winter wonderlands

Whether as part of an advent calendar, included in a Christmas Eve box, a stocking filler or a main present, there’s no doubt that books make great Christmas presents – they even make the cut in the “four gift rule” of want, need, wear and read – so no wonder there...

Heigh-Ho Ho Ho, it’s off to the grotto we go

If my blog stats are accurate then many of you are a lot more organised than me (although I probably didn’t need numbers compiling to tell me that). Last year’s Looking to find the man in red?, a list of where the bearded one and his helpers were appearing...

Seasonal stories make perfect presents

Whether as part of an advent calendar, included in a Christmas Eve box, a stocking filler or a main present, there’s no doubt that books make great Christmas presents – they even make the cut in the “four gift rule” of want, need, wear and read...

F is for Faith (…and fuchsia)

Every mother knows that her own children are gorgeous but it’s always nice to hear it confirmed by other people too. And it was lovely to hear that a photo I shared of Faith on @TheMiniMalpi Twitter account caught the attention of the artist behind Bertie Bear...

Sunday Sevens #2

#SundaySevens is a blog series started by Natalie from Threads and Bobbins.  Here’s my second entry into the series looking at a few of the little things that have happened in the mini ones’ lives this week… Making a Splash We found these wellie...