May is such a lovely month, there are not just one, but two bank holidays, plus half term, some beautiful sunny days and of course a royal wedding (wasn’t it fabulous, traditional and regal yet modern and personal, and what a gorgeous bride!) Our month might not have been quite as exciting as Harry and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: National Trust
The Smile Files – April 2018
I recently mentioned that finding time to blog was getting more and more difficult, and so even though I loved doing the weekly series A Week of Smiles that I started very early on in blogging, it was impossible to keep up with a weekly update, so I have renamed it The Smile Files and … Continue reading
A week of smiles (#32)
This week has gone so fast, I honestly don’t know where the time has gone! Lots to make me smile as usual though of course. Kedleston Hall – on Sunday we spent a lovely day at Kedleston Hall (nobody could say we don’t make the most of our National Trust memberships!) We had never been … Continue reading
A week of smiles (#31)
Once again I am late with posting this so it’s more a fortnight of smiles! Lately it has been all about routine as the summer holidays now seem like a distant memory and we are fully back into the swing of school runs, homework and counting down to the weekend. There has though of course … Continue reading
The best £9.55 we ever spent
When I first suggested getting National Trust memberships a few weeks ago I could tell that Mr T was a bit half-hearted about it. If I'm honest, I felt a bit the same, I knew Milly would LOVE it (she might be 17, but she's actually middle-aged in spirit!) and I thought it would be ok for … Continue reading
A week of smiles (#17)
It has been a very full and busy yet really lovely week, full of birthdays and family dinners with lots to smile about, so in no particular order here is what has been making me smile this week: As it was Mr T's birthday on Wednesday we had a family dinner for him on Tuesday … Continue reading