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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 phon...

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 blis...

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 birth...

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 R...

Sheep herding started well…then quickly turned to shit. Even though the photo shows Andrew receiving the benefit of our pet sheep, Lambyk...

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...

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

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

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...

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 #country...

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...

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

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 the...

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...

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 glos...

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...