The GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams have started in the UK – these are exams that are taken by pretty much every high school pupil in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland...
This is such an amazing time of the year – it seems that so quickly, all of the bare branches and garden spaces fill up with so many shades of green leaves and I...
Hello, hello, how are you doing? It’s Sunday and I am having the BEST weekend – I’ve just read through all of your comments from the Winwick Mum Sockalong 7th birthday giveaway and I...
Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Sockalong, Happy birthday to you! Seven years since the Winwick Mum Sockalong started and my beginner sock knitting tutorials are being used more...
It’s the first of May today – May Day or Beltane – and it’s tradition in our house to say “white rabbits” on the first day of the month for good luck. There are...
I went to my local yarn shop yesterday. Nothing unusual in that, you might think, and indeed there wasn’t. I went in, was greeted by the staff and looked around for what I wanted...
Big daughter is running a yoga retreat this weekend. I can’t tell you how proud I am of her as it’s no mean feat to set one of these up, and she has booked...
