Our First Year of Fostering

Last month marked a year since we, as a family, started looking after Harry* as short break foster carers, and…

Advent Musings

Our Advent got off to a marvellous start! Over the first weekend of December we headed ‘upcountry’ (side note: I…

Last weekend, we — the four of us and my in-laws — found ourselves marching alongside several hundred other people…

This morning* I felt a little pang of emptiness. You see, every Tuesday morning for the last ten weeks I’ve…

Goodness me, I’m way behind in my Protecting our Planet, One Month at a Time series! But hey ho, life…

As we approach the end of Foster Care Fortnight, I wanted to take this opportunity to share our experiences of…

For a year or so I’ve been toying with the idea of trying reusable makeup remover pads, but I think…

On Sunday, after weeks of Lockdown, I went back to church for the first time in months, so this week…

Yesterday was my birthday, and it was full of delicious food, thoughtful cards and presents, and, of course, a walk…

It was during our nomadic summer in 2019 (which sounds much more romantic and hippy-esque than it really was: a…