Today we boarded a northern rail train and headed out to visit the National Railway Museum in York. I used our friends 'friends and family' railcard so the return fare to York was only £10.05. The museum is adjacent to…
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The National Railway Museum- Maths and darts
Often, being good at maths comes down to confidence. I have seen in the past, once a child begins to struggle with a particular maths topic which doesn't resolve itself quickly, they can start to loose confidence in…
Broken kindleLast night, snuggled up in bed after a long day I reached for my kindle only to discover it showing the 'kindle face of death'. This is a complaint that all of our e-readers eventually display. There seems to be no…
- Haircuts
The time came when everyone in the house needed their hair to be cut. It's tricky when there are so many people organising everyone to be at a salon at the same time. Luckily we have Chantelle. Every few months…
Homemade muesliWhen I was little I used to go and stay with my Nana and Grandad. For breakfast there was homemade muesli. It was all natural with no added sugar and to my sugar saturated taste buds eating it was akin to chewing…
Friday treatsMatt has the day off today, so he, Annie and I enjoyed brunch our local Italian bistro 'Cafe Rosso'. The food was delicious. We all shared a massive plate of antipasto and toasted breads beautifully rounded off by a…
- Homer and Langley by E.L.Doctorow
I Have just finished reading this wonderful book set in New York circa 1920. The story revolves around two brothers, one blind, the other suffering the after effects of being gassed in World War 1. As time passes the…
- Starcrossed
Today was a chilling at home, relaxing and reading kind of day. A lovely friend sent me 'Starcrossed' by Josephine Angelini after recommending it to me. Set in Nantucket, the story is a modern twist on the the ancient…
- McArthur Glen
Sophie has outgrown her school shoes. I prefer to buy Clarks shoes. I am not sure if they really are best for little feet now a days, but when I was little and my mum, a chiropadist, bought my shoes, she always bought…
- The Stray
Today the children and I picniced with a friend and her boys on the Stray. The Stray is an area of grass measuring 200acres square running through Harrogate. It belongs to the local residents and as such cannot be built…
- Hotel Transylvania
Today the children and I watched Hotel Transylvania. The story revolves around Count Dracula and his daughter Mavis who is about to come of age at 118. Count Dracula has a fear of humans and has built the Hotel…
- While Matt is away...
Matt is on a stag do, in Brighton. Whilst he ia away I am on child, dog, house, and food duty. Also it's my friends hen do, so if I can, I would love to go and spend some time with them. As it's partially a day event I…
- For Nanty Nina's friend Kate
This Lemon drizzle mufffin recipe comes highly recommended by everyone at Dragondrop.
- Energy meter
I borrowed an energy meter from the library. It shows how much electricity is currently being used and what level energy consumption reached the previous morning, evening and afternoon. At first I checked it all the…
- Breast cancer selfies
Currently on Facebook there is a trend for ladies posting selfies (pictures of themselves) without any makeup on. The aim is to bare yourself and then donate to Cancer research (www.cruk.org). Over 1 million has already…