Bang, thump and splat
It’s been the most accident prone week on record in the lives of Mole and Hedgehog. First, Mole fell over backwards off her trike,...


Dinosaurs, beaches and tractors
We recently took a trip to Dorset (otherwise known as the Jurassic Coast) in which it was freezing, windy, and rained a lot. It was...


Hedgehog and the Pox
It started with Hedgehog’s bum. In the space of about four hours, she erupted with the worst case of nappy rash I’ve ever seen. Worse...


Preschool and playdoh
Mole started preschool last month. Two mornings a week of blissful quiet in the house, with only the sound of Hedgehog toddling around...


Leaving the house
Anyone with toddlers or babies will know that leaving the house is virtually impossible. Last week, Mole won an award for causing the...


A typical Monday
Lately, I seem to be winging my home days with Mole and Hedgehog in an aimless and haphazard way, compared with my carefully thought out...


Conversations with a 3 year old
Mole: “Muuuuuum, mum, mum, MUM, MUMMMM!” Me: “What?” Mole: “What’s that?” Me: “What’s what?” Mole: “That out the window”. Me: “It’s the...


A day in the life of Hedgehog
My name is Hedgehog and I am a very cute one year old. I use this to my advantage all the time, like getting maximum cuddles out of...


Trikes, trampolines and the peahen
Mole and Hedgehog enjoy quite a unique living situation for these days, I think. They play in the street with the neighbouring children....


Pants, ducks and mermaids
Last week we all went on holiday to Norfolk, to stay by the beach in a caravan. It was wonderful and ‘intense’ in equal measure. Intense...





