by admin | Aug 30, 2020 | Baby
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet. It’s probably going to stay with your child for the rest of their lives, be an inherent part of their identity and possibly be the first label attached to them that people may...
by admin | Aug 26, 2020 | Baby
With more and more babies arriving in my due in September Facebook group, the need to finish packing my hospital bag is ever more pressing. With all three of the current minis never making it to their full 40 weeks gestation you’d have thought I’d have...
by admin | Jul 25, 2020 | Art and crafts, Days Out
So many events have been cancelled or at least virtually modified this year that it’s absolutely lovely to read about two events we’ve enjoyed in the past managing to take place nearly as normal. With a few Covid-19 tweaks – it’s obviously even...
by admin | Jul 23, 2020 | Birthdays
We have some exciting news in the Malpi household that we’d been waiting to share with our friends and family since before lockdown. We finally gave up on trying to tell everyone in person and went digital to let those closest to us know that mummy’s...
by admin | Jul 1, 2020 | Books
Like a lot of events scheduled for this year, the Newark Book Festival has had to make a few changes to its original plans. But due to the hard work of its organisers and guests it’s now getting ready to present readers with not just one short story but a whole...
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | #30DaysWild, Art and crafts, Books
The last week of #30DaysWild went by quickly with changing weather, lots of work commitments and attempts at home learning that were, well, variable in their success. Some of the tasks sent home from their school helped in our daily challenge as our eldest was set the...
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | #30DaysWild, Art and crafts
Taking advantage of the nice weather we headed into the back garden to do some art work. Last time we got the paints out during lockdown the necessary clean up involved washing part of the sofa as well as showering minis number two and three so relocating to the...
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | #30DaysWild
Yesterday was all about daddy’s day (honestly he really did want to spend it clearing out the loft…) but today we managed to get out for a walk around our estate which gave us plenty of opportunity to enjoy the colourful fruits of our neighbours’...
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | #30DaysWild
Not to be put off by yesterday’s less than successful attempt at discovering somewhere new we headed out today to try somewhere even more local that I’ve been meaning to visit for some time but it’s taken a pandemic lockdown for me to finally get...
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | #30DaysWild
After our new lockdown discoveries of Starmers Pit and Ashing Lane Nature Reserve we were feeling emboldened today and headed out in the car to pastures new once more. And you can’t beat a personal recommendation can you? So when my friend Rachel Eldridge...
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