This week is a bit of a big deal for me. In the midst of the back-to-school, starting Kindergarten, getting a dog, bathroom renovation, blog awards, back-to-work craziness that has been my September, I somehow remembered that it is my other blog’s birthday. Three Sons Later’s slightly neglected, shy and quiet older sister, My Kitchen… Continue reading 8 Years Of Blogging & A Giveaway
I think it is safe to say that I am a long way from being a beauty and fashion blogger. You won’t find much in the way of glamorous beauty products here on my blog, or in my bathroom cabinet for that matter. But there is one product I that I want to tell you… Continue reading Go Away Grey – Trying Out Root Concealer Spray
Today I wrote one word in the calendar on the kitchen wall. With three children, a husband with a lot of hobbies and our large extended family, writing events and plans into the calendar is commonplace for me. Today was different. “Work”. That’s what I wrote. After 26 months as a stay-at-home mother, I will… Continue reading Back To Work Bucket List
Two years ago this whole school starting business was new to me. I hadn’t had anything to do with it since I began in Junior Infants in a 4-teacher school in rural Ireland in the early 80’s. As far as I remember, starting school involved being brought into the classroom by my mother, the teacher… Continue reading Starting School, The German Way
The past month has been a good one in many ways – sunshine, holidays, day trips and meals out all featured as did making time for hobbies. Housework, social media and routines took a backseat. As a result, books were taken out more often than usual and I made a good bit of progress with… Continue reading 10 Down, 30 To Go
Homemade Bounty has been all over my social media feed for a while now. Given that a) we are big bakers and makers in this house and b) we all love coconut it was inevitable that we would give these a go. Normally I steer clear of recipes that say have titles like “Amazing 2… Continue reading Our Attempt At Homemade Bounty
When people in Germany ask me what Ireland is like for a holiday, I am always keen to make it clear that if they are looking for a beach holiday they can forget Ireland. “If you don’t mind the weather, you can have a great holiday in Ireland” I tell them. After this year’s holiday… Continue reading Beach Weather
Yesterday I flew back to my adopted home, Germany, from my real home, Ireland. Leaving was hard after spending almost one month with my family and old friends and having met some new friends too. But that’s the thing with being an emigrant. You fly “home” on holidays and then you leave there to fly… Continue reading Shortlisted!
Travel is and has always been something I enjoy a lot. A love of travel and an appreciation of different cultures and countries is something The Bavarian and I are very keen to cultivate in our children. While they haven’t travelled terribly widely, the boys have already been to several European countries as well as… Continue reading Travel Kids Club Review
When your children speak to you, you nod, answer or react in some other way, don’t you? You hear the words that are coming out of their mouths, but do you really listen to what they are saying? We’ve all been there – your mind is elsewhere and you realise your child is waiting for… Continue reading Do You Actually Listen To Your Children? Really?
