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Walking to catalan class
It's an autumn day and the air is crisp against my cheek as I step outside. I close the door behind me. 'Click', 2 hours of freedom.
I walk down our street. It's a narrow street, almost too narrow for cars. But nonetheless the occasional car drives up it, either …
Why is sleep so important …
Lack of sleep stops us coping. I become a witch!
When I'm tired from being up so often at night time, I find it really difficult to cope with things that normally I can do. Currently, in my life, that's generally coping with children who don't want to do what …
Why don't my pinterest pins …
I have recently become slightly addicted to pinterest. That, combined with my new year's resolution to do more crafts with the kids, has lead to lots of unfinished craft projects lying forlornly around the house. Some of them turn out well and others well, not so well. Perhaps you have …
A trip to Barcelona with …
Park Guell
This year, for my birthday, we went to Barcelona for a couple of days. It's only an hour and half from us, so totally do-able with kids. Now, I know that I have 4 children and that life should resemble a military operation, but I'm not that organised. …
Sunny Sunday at Sa Tuna
Hooray! Another sunny Sunday. Which given the amount of rain we've had the last few weeks is nothing short of miraculous. So, the best things about living in the Costa Brava in the winter is the beautiful shiny winters days. The second best things is that we pretty much get …
Sandy Toes Learn Through Play …
I'm very excited to be a 'co-host' of the Learn Through Play Hop. Loads of fabulous playing and learning going on at
A bit of January beach …
One of the things I really love about our new life in Spain is winter weekends. I'm not going to pretend that the weather is always fantastic here. Far from it, when the cold wind thunders down off the icy Pyrennes, it's time to bolt the doors, light the fire …