On this particular morning Jon’s emergence from his cot was not to be contemplated without his tightly-grasped Lion (the current favourite in the cuddly toy menagerie) and muslin. Quite an armful. All questions and suggestions of leaving them in his bed were met with a firm “no!” and a brisk shake of his head.
He clearly [...]
For Jon’s second birthday party, we did raise the bar a little on the party of last year. It was still a picnic (the easy and obvious choice for this time of year), but I picked a slightly more exotic playground that I only discovered recently.
The playground in question is the Diana, Princess of [...]
Having Tom’s parents staying with us for a couple of weeks seemed the perfect excuse for an early summer holiday this year. And after our last family holiday (which also happened to be our first B&B with a baby), and to keep costs down, self-catering was an easy choice.
As far as location was concerned, I [...]
