Regular readers of the blog will know that my Dad is an amateur entomologist. My brother and I spent a lot of our childhood outdoors, looking for mini beasts with our Dad. For us it was just normal to walk for miles, with butterfly nets in hand, searching for anything that moved. I think we…Continue reading Celebrating Outdoor Classroom Day with a garden bug hunt #EmbraceDirt
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Gazillion Incredibubble Wand
Who doesn’t love blowing bubbles? It’s one of those timeless joys isn’t it. if I’m honest, I was quite gutted when Monkey was old enough to blow bubbles for himself. As with most things, the world of bubble blowing has advanced somewhat from the small, plain bottles I had as a child. We stepped things…Continue reading Gazillion Incredibubble Wand
A new house for Mothers Day
Did that get your attention? A New house for Mothers Day – are we moving house? Sadly not, but I am now advertising for some tenants to move into a plush new residence, purpose-built, a room with a view. What is she talking about? Well, regular readers will know of my love of hedgehogs and…Continue reading A new house for Mothers Day
Prickles the Hedgehog
As I told you recently, I got a little bit lost at some point last year and personal posts were getting harder to fit in on the blog with other things I’d committed to. I’d loved writing posts for PODCast and the What’s The Story? linky but my computer with all my photos died and…Continue reading Prickles the Hedgehog
Sunflowers
I’m off to Arundel Castle today with The Soup Dragon Says and our boys, after a sleepover at their house. So today is a photo post of our sunflowers – just a little blast of colour for you all 🙂 Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Big Garden Birdwatch 25-26 January 2014 #birdwatch
I’m not a big one for presents for me at Christmas, I’d rather money be spent on children than myself. But last Christmas I had a very specific request for Father Christmas. PLEASE could I have a new bird table. You all know that I love wildlife and Monkey and I have been having fun…Continue reading Big Garden Birdwatch 25-26 January 2014 #birdwatch