Category: Family

A tabby and white cat sits amongst pot plants and bags

New beginnings

We dropped not so small daughter off at university yesterday. It was an emotional day – how could it not be? – but it was also a good day as all the build up...

A pair of red, green, gold, copper and cream striped socks modelled on feet

Yuletide – WYS Christmas 2024 yarn

It’s the end of the August and that can only mean one thing … it’s the WYS 2024 Christmas yarn launch!  Hooray!  This is the 9th special edition Signature 4ply Christmas yarn and with...

A view from an aeroplane window showing the propeller and clouds and mountains far below

Postcards from Nepal

Hiya everyone! Not-so-small daughter back again and feeling so incredibly lucky to have more stories of my travels! Once again (I went to Japan last year) my travelling began on a 7 hour flight...

A brown leather sofa littered with the contents of two rucksacks

And she’s back again!

Not so small daughter arrived home to Manchester airport on Monday afternoon.  Now, on Sunday, it’s hard to believe that she was away for two weeks – and has been home for nearly a...

A young woman is sitting on a carpeted floor surrounded by clothes and equipment for a trekking expedition. She is putting a pair of pink hand knitted walking socks on her feet

And she’s off!

It’s a busy weekend in the Winwick Mum household.  We’re packing and re-packing rucksacks, making sure that passports, vaccination cards and currency are all to hand, and constantly updating a list of things we...

A view across Coniston water to the hills beyond. There is an abundance of green in the fields and the trees

Busy resting

It seems something of a paradox that you can be very busy but resting at the same time.  However, that’s the weekend that we’ve had for the last three years at big daughter’s Fearless...