Ghostwritermummy

365: 25.05.13 Cooking alfresco in the mud pie Kitchen

ghostwritermummy — Sat, 25 May 2013 18:10:12 +0000

I am linking this post up to The Boy and Me’s 365 linky. Today, the sun came out! How unexpected, especially after the cold gales yesterday. Of course, when the sun comes out in this country, it isn’t long before you smell the unmistakeable aromas of alfresco dining- barbecue smoke wafting over your washing, happy [...]

Messy Play for Matilda Mae: Sticky Doughnut Factory

ghostwritermummy — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:41:23 +0000

All week, the preschooler has had a hankering for doughnuts. Each morning he has been solemnly telling me that he is off to the doughnut shop and each night at bedtime, he has been telling me how much fun it was. I don’t know where this obsession has come from, but the boy really wants [...]

365: 24.05.13 Doughnut!

ghostwritermummy — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:11:30 +0000

We had a bit of a doughnut day yesterday (look out for the Sticky Doughnut Factory!) and as a surprise, Ghostwriterdaddy brought some home for pudding!

365: 23.05.13 Walking with you

ghostwritermummy — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:46 +0000

I can’t walk in your shoes; they do not fit me. Your shoes are your shoes and I do not know how they feel But I see them pinch I see them make you walk differently, talk differently and think differently. Some days I feel them pinch, but I cannot feel your pain. Some days [...]

Feather Down Farms- Howbeck Lodge Farm: a review

ghostwritermummy — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:52:31 +0000

Regular readers and followers on Twitter will know that we recently reviewed a weekend away at one of Feather Down Farm’s superb locations. I’ve already written about the accommodation and facilities, and also about one of the attractions local to where we stayed, the World of Beatrix Potter. Today’s review is focused on the specific [...]

365: 22.05.13 #140 Giant outdoor texture painters and foamy paint

ghostwritermummy — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:54 +0000

I was recently alerted to a site I wish I had seen sooner. Or perhaps my bank balance wishes I had never seen. It is amazing. As a teacher, it is a site I could spend a long time pondering. And as a parent? Yep- I could spend a long time pondering. And when Costcutters [...]