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Our Weekend Happy #3 – A love manifesto, lazy days & a pub quiz

Posted on January 30, 2018

This is week 3 of my Our Weekend Happy post. I’m very impressed that I have managed to keep writing these posts for 3 whole weeks. I don’t have the best track record at consistency. Anyway, in case you haven’t seen my previous Our Weekend Happy posts, it is based on a weekly post that one of my favourite bloggers, Lisa from Mummascribbles writes. I’ve always loved her posts. And so I decided that I wanted to write something similar. Tomorrow (Wednesday…

Our Weekend Happy #2 – Pampering, Pyjamas & Muddy Puddles

Posted on January 24, 2018

Last week, I started writing a post called Our Weekend Happy. It is based on a weekly post that one of my favourite bloggers, Lisa from Mummascribbles writes. I’ve always loved her posts. And so I decided that I wanted to write something similar. Next Wednesday (Wednesday 31st January) Lisa and I are launching Our Weekend Happy as a linky and an Instagram hashtag community. We would love you to join us and link up any happy posts about your weekend. Also,…

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Our Weekend Happy #1 – a trip to London, Hamilton and comfort food

Posted on January 16, 2018

A photograph of a stain glassed window from the newly refurbished Royal Victoria Palace Theatre which is currently showing Hamilton: The American Musical - Our Weekend Happy #1: A trip to London, Hamilton and comfort food - Mrs H's favourite things

One of my favourite bloggers, Lisa from Mummascribbles writes a weekly post called Our Weekend Happy. I have always loved these posts. They are super lovely to read. But I imagine they are a wonderful record for Lisa too. A way to preserve her precious weekends with her family. I realised a while back that I don’t actually share the mundane moments of my life on my blog. The small moments that make life worthwhile. The times that bring happiness…

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Our Christmas Tree Day

Posted on December 4, 2017

A photograph of a young girl wearing an angel costume and standing by a Christmas tree and holding a fairy Christmas tree ornament - Photographs of decorating our Christmas tree - Our Christmas Tree Day - Mrs H's favourite things

Ahhhh Christmas. It’s such a magical time. It’s even more magical now we have children. You see Christmas through their eyes. The excitement of seeing a tiny Christmas elf door appear outside your bedroom or of getting to unwrap a book every day during Advent. We always put our Christmas tree up in the first weekend in December. We want Christmas to last as long as possible. But we don’t like to start it in November and our tree tends to…