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Dog Walking Life with Bramble – one year on . . .
Continue ReadingBramble has been a member of the Mummy Matters family for over a year now and has settled in like a dream, it feels like he has always been here. That’s not to say there haven’t been teething troubles as any owner of pets will know it isn’t always plain sailing and one dog isn’t […]
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How to Keep Your Kids Entertained Over the Winter Season
Continue ReadingAs we are now fast approaching the winter months, no doubt your children will be counting down the days until the festive season. While this time of year is made for children, it can be hard for parents to keep them entertained with schools being off and the weather outside not always being great. Here, […]
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A postcard from . . . The Lion Bridge, Burghley House
Continue ReadingOn Thursday afternoon the Beans and I popped over to Burghley House to make the most of the sunshine since we haven’t seen very much of it this week. It was such a mild afternoon that we even managed to go without coats. The beautiful blue sky was a very welcome sight and the fresh […]
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Postcard from . . . Burghley House, Stamford
Continue ReadingSundays are all about spending time together as a family. One of our favourite places to visit is Burghley House and I’m sure you can see why. We had a lovely (if not slightly chilly) family walk there today.
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Gruffalo Spotting, family walks and warm feet {Heat Holders review}
Continue ReadingWhen we visited the Lake District during the Summer holidays we hoped that we would return this week whilst the children were on half term holidays from school. What we hadn’t realised at that time was that we would have a dog, Bram wasn’t on the cards at that point. Fast forward to October Half […]
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Dog walking tips for the “Great” British outside
Continue ReadingIf there’s one thing we can count on in Britain, it’s that we cannot count on the weather! While we all look forward to the summer & some of us the autumn months, we all know we are not necessarily going to see much of the sun or dry weather. When you get a dog, […]
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Visiting Aira Force Waterfalls, Ullswater
Continue ReadingAira Force is a National Trust site situated on the banks of Ullswater which has been receiving visitors for more than 300 hundred years. Aira Force shows the beauty of nature as the rain from the fells runs into Aira Beck and drops over 65 feet over the falls. The adventure begins . . . […]
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Who knew a family walk in mud could be so traumatic?
Continue ReadingSunday morning here was a beautiful (but freezing cold) sunny morning. We pretty much spent our morning snuggled up at home chilling out which isn’t something we do often. As a family we are always running about here and there, seeing people, doing jobs or getting to clubs/parties/events and the like. This year I want […]
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Rather nippy at Rutland Water
Continue ReadingOur usual plan of action for New Year’s Day is to go for a lovely family walk but this year the heaven’s opened and it poured with rain all day long so we switched our plans around a little and spent New Year’s day at Ikea looking for new bedroom storage and bed solutions for […]
