Ever since Number One was very small, I have been on the lookout for books in Irish (gaelic) for him, and later for his younger brothers. Over the years we picked up a few here and there while on holiday in Ireland. None fit my criteria. The books I saw on sale were either too… Continue reading Toddler-Friendly Irish Books
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
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
It is merely a matter of hours till the six weeks of school summer holidays begin. With that will begin Number Two’s countdown to his first day of school. Numbers are a big thing for him this year. We permanently have some kind of countdown on the go. “How many sleeps is it till we… Continue reading A guide to preparing your child for school
Summer has resumed. May gave us a good start but then June brought thunderstorms and a lot of rain for several weeks. Thankfully though,the weather has picked up. We have temperatures up into the thirties and sunshine till long after the children have gone to bed. Having done so well with my reading in during… Continue reading 6 Down, 34 To Go
It has been a while since I gave you an update on how my reading challenge has been going. I’m still not flying through books the way I used to and I have begun and rejected at least one book lately but on the whole, things are improving. Having finished – and thoroughly enjoyed –… Continue reading 5 Down, 35 To Go
If you’ve been following my 40-By-40 Reading List journey, you will know that in the first two months of this year I managed to read only one book. It was long, but still, not a great result. The good news is that thigns have sped up, after a small setback that is. I had a little bit of… Continue reading 2 Down, 38 To Go
You may remember that back in January, the day after my birthday to be exact, I posted My 40-By-40 Reading List. In the two months that have passed, I have managed to read one book. One. That said, it was eight hundred and sixty something pages long and I really enjoyed it. The Goldfinch by… Continue reading One Down, Thirty Nine To Go
About ten years ago a good friend of mine said she was trying to get to thirty countries before she turned 30. I loved the idea and tried but didn’t quite make it (I got to 24). Having a baby at the age of 29 kind of put a halt to my foreign holidays. The… Continue reading My 40-By-40 Reading List
