Holly never used to like pizza, and is actually quite a fussy eater much to my annoyance. Now she LOVES it and I totally blame this quick and easy pizza sauce. This pizza sauce is so easy to make from scratch. It’s also good to make ahead and I always have a batch made upRead More
Archives for July 2018
Recipe – Easy Cherry and White Chocolate Muffins
Baking with Holly is not something I do. Ever. I’m too much of a control freak and because baking is my day job, it’s not something I especially enjoy! I also can’t stand the mess that a 6 year old inevitably will make. Holly loves to bake though so I thought I should just biteRead More
Recipe – Quick and Easy Pizza Dough
This recipe for quick and easy pizza dough is a huge favourite in our house. It’s a great recipe to cook with kids. Holly loves making her own pizza and looks forward to Friday night pizza night (as do I, it’s minimal cooking and minimal mess!). For the dough I used a stand mixer withRead More
Day Tripping – Family Day Out to Whitby
There is no place better than the Yorkshire coast. Except maybe Negril in Jamaica, but it’s very similar. Usually I make us trek to the coast a few times a year and we always go to Scarborough. This time, however, we took a family day out to Whitby. I suggested it as a day tripRead More
Victorian Hallway Makeover – Sanding Original Floorboards
Following on from my inspiration post on our Victorian hallway makeover, my hatred of the hallway carpet increased to ridiculous levels after our chimney fire. The firemen (obviously doing a brilliant job, stopping our house burning down) had left a dirty trail all over the carpet. I said to Mr R that no sane personRead More
The End of Year 1…
Today is a bittersweet day for Holly (and me). It’s her last day in Year 1! She is excited for the summer break. I can’t quite believe it’s here. It only seems a week or so ago when we first walked the now familiar route round to the new door at school. It wasn’tRead More
Day Tripping – Family Day Out to Newby Hall, North Yorkshire
One of the things I love to do on a weekend is visit a beautiful garden. It gives me inspiration for my own little patch and usually there’s a cafe or tea rooms which keeps Holly and Mr R quiet. I also like just getting out and about with these guys. If we stay homeRead More
How to Make a Pallet Sofa – An Easy Tutorial
To the rear of our house we have a little yard that is used as a walkway for the neighbours. It’s not too bad though as our neighbours are lovely. This right of way however means we can’t really do very much with the yard as they walk straight through it. For a few yearsRead More
What We’re Reading – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
So we’re finally on the last of the Harry Potter series. I can’t believe how much we’ve both really enjoyed reading these! I was always the one scoffing at those adults reading these books, calling them books for children, but I’ve loved reading these with Holly.
Surviving School Holidays – 5 Tips from a Work from Home Mum
For us here in the UK, the school summer break is almost here. Whilst parents up and down the land will be cheering because they no longer have to do the school run and will be going on holiday, for us it’s a different matter. I run my own business and work from home, whichRead More