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This is Ollie, our gorgeous border collie. He is a rather elderly gentleman but often forgets and acts like a puppy. He is wonderful with the kids who he tolerates marvellously, although I do wonder if he thinks wistfully about the quieter days in his youth. Ollie loves being part of a family and wants […]

Hmm… I am not the most fashion conscious of people. It’s even worse since becoming a mum and the worry that anything nice will be covered in glitter, food, snot or other bodily fluids. This year I overhauled my summer wardrobe to be more bold with print and styles. I tried bardot tops for the […]

I admit that I miss summer. I still haven’t caved in and got socks on (voluntarily add to the huge laundry situation???) but my cardigan is now a daily reminder that autumn is here and winter is coming. It is time to layer up and as you may have seen on #Project365 this week the […]

OK so I am not the shortest person I know (hi, little sister!) but a lot of people tower over my 5 foot 1 and three quarters. Last week on the way to invigilate an exam, I was surrounded by students who were all considerably taller than me and I think they were only about […]

A couple of weeks ago we were basking in sunshine and a mini heatwave, now I’m shivering in the rain! You’ve got to love the British weather! I made a conscious effort to update my wardrobe ready for summer so the first glimpse of sun I ditched my beloved jeans and jeggings and got my […]