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Whilst The Mini Malpi often restrict our travels to an under one-and-a-half hour car drive and our exotic holiday locations have so far included Woodhall Spa and Sherwood Forest, it doesn’t stop us dreaming of distant shores. And we have friends and family...

The Gravity Fields Festival 2016

Taking place from September 21st to 25th, Gravity Fields is a festival celebrating Sir Isaac Newton and it has entertainment in spades – “for big kids and little”. South Kesteven Council’s Stephanie Foster picks the highlights of the festival’s...

Queen of the reading castle

Have you been to Lincoln Central Library recently? It’s not our local branch so we only pop in every now and then when we’re in the right area of the city at the right time. But we were definitely rewarded in our latest visit when we wandered around the...

How beautiful is this baby scan?!

Very!  That’s how much. Firstly, it’s a baby scan and all baby scans are beautiful aren’t they? Secondly, it’s the 12-week scan of our friends who are expecting their first child in February – congratulations Navaz and Donna, our mini...

Mini ones enjoy Tiny Feet’s studio opening

The baby business is certainly booming for one Lincolnshire creative company which has expanded into new premises. Hollie Vasey first started Tiny Feet Photography by Hollie from her own home whilst working as a nurse.  Soon she was able to go full time and move into...

Summery Sundays

I know I’ve complained about the weather a lot recently but I’ve also been very grateful for the last beautiful couple of Sundays. During term time Sundays are usually our only family day without scheduled activities  so it’s nice to be able to get...

7 things I learnt from #30DaysWild: #StayWild

#30DaysWild was a challenge from The Wildlife Trusts to find a small (or large) part of every day in June to bring a little bit of nature into your life. We had a great time visiting places such as Whisby Natural World Centre, spotting unusual sights, kicking through...

Day 27 and 28 #30DaysWild: Natural Lincolnshire

Monday was a day of work and decluttering and there wasn’t much time for anything else so my something wild for the day will be to help publicise another event that’s putting the natural world at its centre. The Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days Festival...