The Annema Women’s Jacket from Didriksons is a lightweight puff hybrid jacket filled with EVO down mixed with knitted fabric. Spring/Summer layering It can be difficult to know what to wear in the springtime when you leave the house. When the sun is shining brightly and you’re cosy and warm in the house, it’s easy … Read more
Spending lots of time outdoors with the children and the dogs means we need all the gear to keep up warm and dry. Trespass provided just what we needed.
There is no getting around the fact that winter is almost here, and that brings a whole new set of challenges for dressing the kids comfortably and safely.
When 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 … Read more
Aira 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 . . . … Read more
If there is one thing that we have learnt from our years of parenting, the choice of the coat has the ability to make or break a family day out. We have bought the ‘fashion’ coats because the kids have nagged us and then on a day out it’s been tears and tantrums because they … Read more
Over my years as a Mummy, I have wasted a LOT of money buying things unnecessarily on family days out (and holidays) because Hubby and I are USELESS at planning a day out. We always seem to be running around like headless chickens trying to get ready for days out or trips away, only to … Read more
As a family we love nothing more than to get outdoors walking, exploring, scooting and geocaching but this recent drop in temperatures has been a pretty tough one to weather when you have small children. I always remember as a child that I hated wellington boots because they were always so cold. I was NOT … Read more
As 2015 was gearing up for Christmas we received a rather lovely offer from Saltrock to review items from their website and being a fan of Saltrock we didn’t need to think twice about accepting. Having a quick look through the site I managed to select items for Hubby and the Beans. They arrived within … Read more