1) The kids broke up for school this week and I haven't felt the need to fill the days with trips out or activities that I think they'll enjoy. Instead we've spent absolutely no money and had a chilled out start to the holidays with a couple of evening trips to the beach, an afternoon fruit picking and a picnic at Richmond Castle thanks to our English Heritage membership.2) Talking of fruit picking, I made some delicious strawberry muffins with the leftover strawberries which I shared with you all yesterday. Muffins are a great way to use up any leftover fruit that you have and I … [Read more...]
Heavenly Fresh Strawberry Muffins….
After our strawberry picking adventure last week we ended up with more than a few strawberries leftover in the fridge to use up before they went off. Naturally, my first thought was to make some sort of cake so here's the first of my posts on how to use up strawberries before they go off.... How to make Heavenly Fresh Strawberry Muffins 250g plain flour 100g sugar 75g butter 150ml milk 2 medium eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 150g strawberries (or raspberries, or even a mix)This is the easiest recipe ever! ;-)In a large mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, baking powder and … [Read more...]
Are my children ‘well trained’?
I know we’ve discussed jobs for kids before but two people in the last couple days have commented to me on how ‘well trained’ I have my children just because they help out around the house.It makes me smile when people tell me what good kids they are simply because they help out around the house or that I must be strict because I give them set tasks to do.My children help out around the house because we all live in the house together and we all contribute to the mess that’s inevitably made and the jobs that need doing. So why wouldn’t they be expected to help out a little … [Read more...]
Why you should visit your local ‘Pick Your Own’ farm….
We have an amazing 'Pick Your Own' farm about half an hours drive from where we live and it's amazing with fields full of strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, tayberries and even some green beans - all great quality and much better than you would buy in your local supermarket.Last weekend was our first visit there this season and we weren't disappointed! We had great hour or so finding the best looking fruit to fill our little baskets with and competing to see who could find the best looking strawberry (I won obviously) and came away with loads of fruit - all for the the grand total … [Read more...]
An (almost) live blog of last night’s bath….
I treated myself to some lovely (but expensive) Badedas bubble bath yesterday because it's supposed to be amazingly relaxing and soothing which is just what I need right now. I waited until last night to use it in the hope that everyone else would be occupied with other things so I could have a complete relax but it wasn't to be!Here's an almost live blog of my bath....7.00pmThe bath's ready and it smells amazing, just the smell alone is starting to relax me. I can't wait to get in so I strip off and step into those bubbles.7.01pmI sink down into the masses of gorgeous … [Read more...]
A few rules from the ‘How to be a Teenager’ handbook….
Miss Frugal turned 13 last September and I'm pleased to say that she's been doing really well in her teenager training since then - she mastered the teenage attitude and the sulk with no problem at all and quickly moved on to practicing her storm out of the room move before completely getting the hang of the death stare.In fact, she's doing so well that I'm pretty sure that she has some sort of 'How to be a Teenager' handbook hidden away in her bedroom that she's working her way through, chapter by chapter.Here's just a few of the rules that I'm convinced are in there.... It's … [Read more...]
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