Merci Maman is a brand that I discovered through blogging and I have spent many happy hours browsing through the gorgeous gifts on their website. I may have also dropped a few (hundred) hints to my husband about how lovely…
We wait so patiently for our children to say their first words and soon enough they are chattering away non-stop. It is lovely listening to them but there are some things that you really don’t want to hear. What the…
Today was a day of firsts. The first time we had been to a Go Ape. The first time we had tried out a smart watch. The first time A had ever done anything at any height or gone on…
Yes, yes it is that word again. Christmas. We all need to get used to it now as there is officially less than two months to go until the big day. Hallmark of course are all very organised for the…
It is such a wonderful show that you often get so caught up in the magic of it all that you forget that this is all performed on ice. Disney On Ice are currently celebrating 100 amazing years of Disney…
My daughter makes me laugh a lot. Now that she has started school, her mind is literally buzzing with things and she is constantly chattering about things she has learnt in school. Her current obsession is the alphabet as she…
It has been a fair few years since I took those first few tentative steps into student life but I can remember it as if it were yesterday. Standing in my room at the halls of residence, listening to the…
Nineteen, nnnn nineteen. Most of you probably don’t remember that song form the 80’s (if you don’t then you aren’t really missing anything) but it has been rattling around in my head a lot today. For today *sounds fanfare* I…
One of our local takeaways does the most amazing side dish called Tarka Dhal and it is the most wonderful dish made up of lentils, garlic and spices. Over the last year I have been experimenting with different dhal recipes…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
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