From campervanning around Europe to 2 months in Hong Kong, getting stranded in the Amazon rainforest (true story) and walking the Great Wall of China... there were no 2-week package holidays to Spain for us. They wanted to expose us early and frequently to a mix of cultures - food,…
7 years of blogging – why I can’t shake the habit
So here I am, 7 years on - in my day-to-day life I spend my time creating exciting content for other people's businesses, written in their brand voice and with the aim of talking directly to their audience... but I've missed talking to mine!
A summer in France… writing, renovation and relaxing
Reliving my childhood summers in France - renovating a manoir, writing and wrangling two under 5s
CF Travel Guide: Naples with kids
Sometimes the simplest laid plans turn out to be the most stressful don’t they? In the midst of end of term mayhem, organising our 2-month trip to France for the next phase of Chateau renovations and a teething 10 month old, we decided to just nip to Naples for a…
February Challenge: Go supermarket free all month
So, I’ve been toying with this idea for a while. Since moving to the country we have been buying more and more of our food from independent shops – bread from the bakery, meat from the butchers, fish from the fishmongers, cheese from the erm… cheese shop… not out of…
5 of the best: winter bath soaks and oils
As a mummy, there are those moments in each day that you learn to cherish. It is all too easy, especially with a teething toddler, for days to pass by in a blaze of tantrums, naps, play dates and messy mealtimes. For me, the 30 mins of each day that…