Category: Winwick Mum

A chopped up credit card lying on a white table next to an open pair of scissors

Blogtober 2023 : Day 3

Goodbye, credit card! There is something quite satisfying about chopping the plastic card up into pieces, but it’s not quite so satisfying when it’s necessary because someone else has been trying to spend money...

A view across Manchester from the cocktail bar of a tall hotel building. There is a cocktail menu on the table

Wow!

Big daughter spent some time with a good friend of hers and her toddler son last week. “Mum, he’s so cute!” she exclaimed, showing me photos of the little chap enthralled by ducks on...

An open suitcase with a turquoise blue hoody, a red, blue and white Guide necker (neckerchief) and a green and yellow fan lying on it

All my chickens …

have been back home where I like them to be this week!  I’ve had all my family in the house, even big daughter who has her own house but can still call this one...

A field of golden barley with a group of dark trees in the distance for context. Above, the blue sky is partly covered with large white and one black cloud

Summer days

Hi!  How are you doing?  Today’s post has come out a bit later than I intended but you’ve got it to read now 🙂  I think it’s a little late to say “white rabbits”...

A pair of yellow twisted stitch socks modelled on feet, on the grass

Sun Spot Socks

Well, I promised you exciting sock news and here it is – a brand new pattern called Sun Spot Socks! You might be thinking that it’s come out of the blue because usually, I’ve...

A posed portrait of King Charles III. He is wearing a red military jacket with gold braid, a blue sash and medals

HM King Charles III

Today saw the coronation of King Charles III. I watched the ceremony – I’m a history graduate, after all, and this was history!  I love the parades, the timing and the splendour of it...