5 Reasons To LOVE Autumn!

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 [...]

Shugborough Estate – is it worth a visit?

If you have read any of our previous posts you'll know that we are National Trust members (in England). We have been members for the past 3 or 4 years now and still have so many places to see! We love it because wherever we go in the UK there is always somewhere that we [...]

Charlecote Park

Charlecote Park is a National Trust place not too far from Warwick and Stratford upon Avon. Beautiful parts of the country! Charlecote Park has over 800 years of family history. 800 years! The buildings are great to look at and around and the views of the surrounding area was stunning! We met up with my [...]

#30DaysWild 2018

#30DaysWild 2018

It's June, so we've been taking part in the Wildlife Trusts #30DaysWild Challenge. If you're not sure what it is, you can take a look at a previous post I did to give you an idea. Please click here to view it! We thought we would share some of the things we've done so far, just [...]

Our Welsh Wednesday!

Our Welsh Wednesday!

I was supposed to be taking the kids up to Scotland this week (half term) for a few days, but unfortunately we had to cancel the adventure. Freckled face #3 was poorly, and I didn't want to travel with a poorly kid, especially as it was just the kids and I. Wednesday morning came and [...]

Monkeying Around

So after a not so great week we decided that we were going to have a fun Saturday! We took a trip to Trentham Monkey Forest.  We had a school class bear with us too, so of course we had to show him a good time! The 'to do' list went out of the window [...]

The Lake District

Last year we took a last minute trip to the the Lake District. We went online and found a cool little Hobbit Hole to stay in at The Quiet Site. It was so much fun! The kids absolutely LOVED it! It was a great experience for all of us. Inside was very basic; a bathroom, [...]

30 Days Wild!

For the past 3 years we have taken part in '30 Days Wild'. We love it! It's organised by the Wildlife Trust.  The kids always enjoy learning more about nature and wildlife, and to be honest so do I! We've just ordered our pack for this year. It takes place in the month of June. [...]