The frugal yet still fun Christmas
Now that it's December, we are officially allowed to talk about Christmas. I’ve been thinking about Christmas since September, obviously,...


Autumn and Mole turns three
The nights are drawing in, there is a new chill in the air, the garden is chopped and raked, the winter wardrobe is about to come out,...


Mole does Swimming
Is swimming with toddlers the most high maintenance activity you can think of? it is for me. There is the ‘figuring out how to hold them...


Swings, playgroups and libraries
Swings, playgroups and libraries. These are facilities that you will probably rarely or never visit unless you have children. They are...


The real breastfeeding kit
I was recently looking for a birthday present for my sister-in-law, who is expecting a baby in November. I wanted to give her something...


Wombat the wrecking ball
Wombat is is now 1 and a half, and is into everything that is below waist height in the house. He either pulls it off the shelf or puts...
Home-made Halloween
Every year it seems like there are more and more Halloween events and parties going on, especially if there are children involved. Spooky...


The vortex of youtube
Since we opted not to have a TV about four years ago, Mole and Hedgehog have always accessed their screen time via our laptops. We’ve...


A week without wheels and Hedgehog’s birthday
So since losing the old Peugeot we’ve been without wheels for nearly two weeks. Do these garage guys have any idea what it is like to...
Why we love the zoo... and naps
Our local zoo (aka Whipsnade ZSL) is awesome. In summer it provides miles of buggy friendly walk ways to wonder in the sunshine, hoards...





