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Empty Nest Mummy Answering the Big Questions: Why does rain fall? A grown-up might look up at the sky, see big heavy clouds building up, anticipate a rainfall and scowl. Then run to bring in the washing and cancel yet another BBQ. But a kid? A kid will look up at the sky, see big heavy […]
Empty Nest Mummy As the kids were tucking into Smoked Mackerel Pate last night, I gave myself a little pat on the back. Actually, I gave myself a huge smug pat on the back. Aged 6 and 4, they now eat a fairly wide and varied diet and regularly try new things. But it hasn’t […]
Empty Nest Mummy Pre-kids, we could just pack up and go. But a successful city break with kids requires planning. And lots of it. And I want to make sure our City Break to Rome is perfect! Just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, it takes longer than a day to visit this beautiful […]
Empty Nest Mummy We’re not big pancake eaters in our house. In fact, we only make them once a year, then the kids try them, hate them and they end up in the bin. All change now though as we have discovered thicker, less eggy, American pancakes. And they are delicious! And, if you add […]
Empty Nest Mummy It’s all change since we were kids. The world is a whole different place now. There are so many experiences that we had that our own kids just won’t get. Here’s my Top 5 things that our kids just won’t understand. 1. Phoneboxes In the olden days, when I was growing up, […]
