MAMA'S A DIRTY FEMINIST

The last time I offered an adult a lift in our car I warned them before they got in that it was a mess. ‘I’m sure it’s fine Helen, can’t be that bad…OH MY GO...

Two days ago I went for a run. Less than a minute after leaving the house I tripped over a tiny piece of pipe that I have safely run over a thousand times be...

Our early years nursery is a bit of a local legend. Run by the amazing Sarah for thirty odd years, only the funniest, kindest people are allowed to work ther...

You know when you’re on the phone and you can’t hear the stranger you’re talking to? Perhaps there’s a baby crying their end and the phone reception is bad y...

Our school broke up on Friday, so yesterday was the start of a relaxing, seven week stretch of bliss and sunshine. Keen to start the bliss and relaxation as ...

Yesterday we had Raff’s four-and-a-half birthday party. He was born in early January. So was Bear. You’d think after seven years of birthdays happening then ...

So idyllic! Says everyone when they see Raff ride through the grounds on his bike. The space! The freedom! The dog shit bins! This term Raffy has made them a...

Sheep herding started well…then quickly turned to shit. Even though the photo shows Andrew receiving the benefit of our pet sheep, Lambykin’s, best advice, t...

Look at these shoes. Are they not the most beautiful shoes ever? A friend brought them round earlier as a present for Edie. As I squealed in delight Edie sai...

There’s been a lot of Father’s Day recently, hasn’t there? A gazillion Facebook/Twitter/Instagram tributes to wonderful dads and husbands, advert after adver...

Oh adorable! Nearly a year to the day that another family member DID THE EXACT SAME THING… This weekend Andrew did some strimming close to where our car was ...

For the last six weeks or so a bird has made her home in a nest by our back door. We use this door a lot, but every time we’ve walked out of it we’ve forgott...

So, on the surface it was very nice of Andrew to stack our logs with Edie (2), Raff (4) and Bear (7). Very #familyfun #wholesome #countrylife. But did any of...

It happened twice this weekend. Two big, fat lie-ins. The first time all three kids have managed without us, all at once, all at the same time on two separat...

One of the main reasons I love summer is that the tired, irritable, dead space between school and tea is magically transformed into happy, relaxed fun in the...

Firstly we were late. We had invited some relatives over for the day and the final gaggle claimed they’d thought the dog show part of their visit was just a ...

Back when I first gave birth, seven years ago, I couldn’t even walk past a field of sheep and their lambs because the power of the mother/baby connection so ...

Around about this time of year I start panicking about Christmas traditions. In that we don’t have any. Although every time I open a glossy magazine I’m assa...

This week has been the first full week back of school/nursery/work. Raff has been learning about the letter ‘S’ in nursery, Bear has been doing some fairly h...