We are still here!

Posted by Ailsa on 23 March, 2014 2 comments
View from Werneath Low

We are still here, I promise! I know we have been (very) quiet, but I have a good excuse. I have been feeling awful recently – constant nausea, sickness, exhaustion – but as the dark clouds are beginning to lift …

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Art in the park – Whitworth Weekending Festival

Posted by Ailsa on 10 January, 2014 2 comments

We are very lucky up here in the Greater Manchester area – we are treated to a huge variety of free events and family activities hosted by various museums, galleries and organisations. In the last few months we have been …

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Threaded Cereal Bird Feeders

Posted by Ailsa on 8 December, 2013 2 comments

After the slight disaster of the squirrel stealing our loo-roll bird feeders, I saw this idea at a local country park and had high hopes that they might stay put a little longer! The bird feeders are simply made from …

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South Lakes Wild Animal Park

Posted by Ailsa on 19 November, 2013 No comment
South Lakes Wild Animal Park

We have visited a few Zoos over the last few years, and although we enjoy seeing the animals, we always feel slightly uncomfortable about how confined some of the animals seem. South Lakes Wild Animal Park had a very different …

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It’s a Doll’s Life

Posted by Ailsa on 30 October, 2013 2 comments
Baby photographer

Today we went to the supermarket and as usual we had to get a trolley with “One baby seat and one big girl seat” so that Annabelle and Big Baby could sit together (Don’t shout at me, we only use …

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