Yesterday we met up with some friends who we haven't seen in a couple of years. We met up at a National Trust place in Derbyshire called Kedleston Hall. It's a neo-classical mansion from the 1760's. Wow!! It was stunning! Sadly the house was closed so we didn't get to go inside, but the kids [...]
Tag: Family time
Loss and Perspective
A couple of days ago I received some very sad news. My Aunty had lost her battle with Cancer. This was a battle that lasted for over 14 years! Yes, that's right, she battled through all of the bad news, all of the chemo and radiation, and every other type of treatment and medication she [...]
Escape to Fritton, Norfolk
Last week the kids were on half term (one week school holiday), so we took some time out and went to stay in a woodland lakeside lodge. It was a great autumn getaway! We found our accommodation on airbnb. It was a privately owned lodge in Fritton Lake Holiday Resort. Unfortunately we didn't find it [...]
Spider Cookies
These are so easy to make and guaranteed to taste yummy! I have a friend who refuses to bake for people (including her family) because she is scared of making people ill and doesn't want to risk the embarrassment of what she has made, tasting disgusting. So with her in mind, we made these! What [...]
Visit to Wheelock Hall Farm
With the older 3 Freckled Faces all being in full time education now, me and number 4 have more time during the day to play....work, I meant work....hard.... A few weeks ago we decided to ditch the housework and all our other responsibilities and have a play date with some friends at the farm! We [...]
5 Places to visit during Halloween Season in Cheshire
Halloween is coming up and so is Half Term! So we thought we would share with you a few of our favourite places to go around Cheshire. They have some fun things going on over the Halloween season! 1. Malpas Pick your Pumpkins and Halloween Spooktacular We have been here for the 2 years and [...]
5 Reasons To LOVE Autumn!
Today is the first day of October! Where the heck has this past 10 months gone!? I can't believe we are here, in Autumn, already! I'm not complaining though. I absolutely LOVE Autumn! Here's why... 1. Colours The colours that come up in Autumn are so warm and cosy. Does that sound weird?? When I [...]
Scotland – The Finale
If you can't tell by now, from all our other Scotland Trip instalments; we LOVED going around Scotland! We finished our trip off with setting off early for the journey home. Check out our Vlog over on YouTube! Our first stop on the way back home was in Cairngorms National Park. We drove through a [...]
Scotland Road Trip Part 3 – Fort George Special!
So Part 2 was pretty long and we have a lot to say about 'Fort George' so we decided to do a separate post about it! You can check out our Vlog too, over on YouTube. What a place! We weren't sure about how good it would be for the kids at first, but we [...]
Scotland Road Trip Part 2 – Must See Places!
If you haven't read it already, go and check out Part 1 to see what we got up to previously. Driving from Perth to Nairn was full of stunning scenery. We couldn't get enough! It's difficult to do all the beauty justice as you're driving by, but I tried! You drive through Cairngorms National Park [...]
4 Freckled Faces 