A little Crafty Paint Free Goings On…. Ghosts in the forest!

The bank holiday blues have surely set in by now? Long weekends do that to you. A double-edged sword if truth be told. You spend 6 weeks from the end of summer looking forward to it and by the end of day 2 the kids are BEGGING you to spend…

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Extra-Curricular or Extra-Crazy?

And just like that – here we are again – back on the ferris wheel and summer is a mere memory. I feel like I closed my eyes to soak up the warm summer rays several weeks back and have just re-woken in a pile of uniforms, pencil cases, school…

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Going from A to B with Kiddy UK car seat

Show me a parent who hasn’t almost ripped their hair out over what cars seat to purchase for their precious cargo and I’ll show you a liar! There is so much to consider and so many options out there that it almost would make your brain fry. From the type…

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The Great Wall of The Back Room with Fotostore.ie

Let’s set the scene: 1st born’s 1st year on Earth: “Oh would you look!! She’s smiling….quick get the camera ….quick…snap, snap, snap, snap….Oh maybe it wasn’t a smile but I got it!! *hangs immediately printed photos of windy baby on wall. “Right we’re off to my mother’s for dinner…..it’s her…

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Facing down the Summer with Marks and Spencer

There’s a smell of summer in the air round these parts. The clouds have momentarily parted and a few desolate rays of sunshine have managed to sneak on out through those grey winter skies. On feeling the warmth on our pale winter skin, we go a little crazy. Out with…

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