Harry Potter in York? What? We planned to go to York for a day trip for a while but never got round to it. As you may know Holly is a massive Harry Potter fan. She is OBSESSED. I thought she may enjoy a wander down the famous Shambles as it’s apparently the inspiration forRead More
My Garden in July & August
This is a bit of a combination of months. I feel I’ve let my garden get away from me this year. It’s been such a hot summer and the garden has really suffered! I’m sure a lot of other people are in the same boat. Our lawn has become really parched. We have clay soil,Read More
Day Tripping – Family Day Out to Harewood House Seeds of Hope Exhibition
When we visited Harewood House last time, we didn’t get a chance to visit the Seeds of Hope Exhibition. Holly’s tooth had been hurting and she had just wanted to go home, so we did. No point making an unwell child do something they don’t want to do! We were at a loose end oneRead More
The Self Employment Trap
I used to work for someone else. I had a “real” job, with set hours, earned a decent wage and had weekends. Life was good! Then I started cake decorating as a hobby. This hobby took off, turned into a business and grew (hello White Rose Cake Design!). I took voluntary redundancy, leaving behind theRead More
Victorian Hallway Makeover – Before and (partial) After!
Do you remember our grotty hallway? If not, here’s a shot of it in all its horrible glory. Think manky carpet, smoke damaged walls and a general layer of grubbiness built up over goodness knows how many years! This is it before our Victorian hallway makeover… This was the mood board for the hallway. IRead More
Day Tripping – Day Trip to Harewood House
My gran has a friend who lives just next to Harewood House and she used to take us to visit her when we were young. I have never been to the actual Harewood House though, so a day trip to Harewood House was a great adventure for both Holly AND me! It’s also one ofRead More
Summer Walks (2)
Another summer walk! After our failed expedition to The House on the Hill a few nights ago (see post here), we decided to have another go. We actually looked on a map this time, rather than relying on some dodgy directions from next door. Last time we had gone too far up the lane, underRead More
Summer Walks…
We live on the side of a valley. Across the valley from us is what we call The House on the Hill (imaginative name, I know!). I’m so envious of the people who get to live in that house. They’re on the right side of the valley. They get all the sun. We get theRead More
Recipe – Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce
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
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