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...

Author event may inspire children to write

Billed as “amazing, action packed stories,” you can find out more about from the author of Desert Thieves and Sky Thieves himself when Dan Walker visits a Lincoln bookshop on Saturday (October 14th, 2017). Aimed at ages 9-12, the swashbuckling adventure...

Bushcraft, browsing and a Wobbly Bodger

Autumn is my favourite season so it’s lovely to hear of other people celebrating it too. National Trust property Belton House holds an annual Autumn Fayre and this weekend (Saturday, October 14th and Sunday 15th) is 2017’s time to host it. “The two...

Planes, pains and automobiles

Today’s #Blogtober17 prompt “car” reminded me of a recent fun family day out despite not all going entirely to plan… With the weather forecast against us and a desire to find some new indoor attractions to keep the mini ones busy (that...

Have a howling Halloween!

I might not be appreciating the start of the autumn season as much as I normally do due to the start of school but it does signify that Halloween is just around the corner and that still remains my favourite time of year. In 2016 we marked the occasion with a themed...

On the trail of the Lincoln Knights (part three)

We took advantage of a rare dry day recently to finally finish the Lincoln Knights Trail that celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Battle of Lincoln and the sealing of the Charter of the Forest. You can, of course, complete the quest to find the 36 sculptures...