NEW RAVE WEEKEND FORAGING- Blackberry and Elderberry jam recipe

We were out for hours and hours last Saturday. Just driving around aimlessly, not knowing where we were going or what we were even looking for. It was like the old days of driving around looking for a countryside rave. Apart from we had two small children, some empty plastic bags and this great book. Foraging for Free.. Autumn is coming and for my kids … Continue reading NEW RAVE WEEKEND FORAGING- Blackberry and Elderberry jam recipe

supermumandotherdisguisesSeptember 23, 2015October 13, 201514 Comments

FITNESS & WELLBEING

WHY PILATES IS GREAT FOR SUPERMUMS (BUT ALSO FOR EVERYBODY)

I used to go to the gym ALOT. I did a lot of weights, as well as lugging around one REALLY heavy baby and a 2-year-old. For me, I love having that tiny bit of time to myself as well as the stress-busting endorphin hit and looking and feeling energised, toned and strong. Then one day something crept up on me, very quickly after I … Continue reading WHY PILATES IS GREAT FOR SUPERMUMS (BUT ALSO FOR EVERYBODY)

supermumandotherdisguisesSeptember 15, 2015October 1, 20157 Comments

Reviews

KIDS FIRST BIKE REVIEW

Lyla can ride a bike without stabilizers..well…just about..she’s got the balance and the pedaling no problem but she cant seem to steer very well or start or stop due to the sheer weight of her teeny tiny bike. It is HEAVY! The first feeling of freedom that being able to ride your own bike gives you is amazing and one of my first memories is riding … Continue reading KIDS FIRST BIKE REVIEW

supermumandotherdisguisesSeptember 13, 2015September 19, 20152 Comments

FUN THINGS TO DO

THE GREAT BRITISH COUNTRY SHOW

From alternative living in France too… (cue classical music) the quintessentially British COUNTRY SHOW. We never went to country shows as kids.. living Reading weren’t really that country..INIT. But for my husband and his farmer crew fam it was a big part of rural life. When I first went to one with a toddler I couldn’t believe no one had told me how great these things are for young children. … Continue reading THE GREAT BRITISH COUNTRY SHOW

supermumandotherdisguisesSeptember 8, 2015September 19, 20159 Comments

ALTERNATIVE, travel

THE NEXT FRANCE BIT…co-operative living, wild swimming and refugee’s

From the Eco Farm, we make the last leg of the journey down to Narbonne.. Well.. actually to the middle of nowhere in a valley about 40km from Narbonne but that’s the nearest big town where our friends are living in a small Co-Op. It’s exactly the type of place that should be prescribed for happy simple living. Sunshine, loads of space, free range children, alpacas … Continue reading THE NEXT FRANCE BIT…co-operative living, wild swimming and refugee’s

supermumandotherdisguisesSeptember 4, 2015October 1, 201512 Comments

ALTERNATIVE, travel

OUR ROAD TRIP TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE WITH TWO UNDER 5’S. The beginning..breakdowns,getting lost, Dijon and an Eco-farm stay

We normally do festivals in the summer but after realising the amount of money that we spend over a few weekends of fun and hard work at festivals we chose this year to use that money and go on the cheapest holiday we could. We decided to take our 90’s battered old estate on our road trip from Frome, Somerset, 873 miles and back to … Continue reading OUR ROAD TRIP TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE WITH TWO UNDER 5’S. The beginning..breakdowns,getting lost, Dijon and an Eco-farm stay

supermumandotherdisguisesAugust 31, 2015October 5, 201539 Comments

FUN THINGS TO DO

FROME INDEPENDENT MARKET

On Sunday I had a bit of well deserved ‘me time’ and went down to the ‘Frome Independent Market’…alone… it was bliss. http://www.thefromeindependent.org.uk On the first Sunday of each month (March – December 10am – 3pm) our amazing, creative, quirky little town shuts down to traffic and turns itself into ‘The Frome Independent’. The streets become jam packed with people and stalls, full of fantastic talent … Continue reading FROME INDEPENDENT MARKET

supermumandotherdisguisesAugust 5, 2015September 19, 20159 Comments

FUN THINGS TO DO, travel

FAMILY CAMPING AND DORSET BEACHES

We went camping at the weekend in a field in Dorset, near Weymouth. Its about 1.5 hours away from where we live in Frome. We ‘hired’ out a field (which was surprisingly easy to do) for our exclusive use of as there was so many of us. It was very basic, with only tent toilets and thats about it as far as it went amenities … Continue reading FAMILY CAMPING AND DORSET BEACHES

supermumandotherdisguisesJuly 28, 2015September 19, 20153 Comments

supermum and other disguises

a mum amongst other things