Monthly Archives: April 2012
The Jolly Farmer aka annoying toddler strikes back
So what happens when a friend says that your toddler is great in restaurants and we should go out to show her how it’s done? Sadly predictable isn’t it? Originally planned as a shopping trip into Guildford and lunch somewhere on the High Street, the monsoon-style rain storm quickly had us changing our minds and […]
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt….
Obviously this book either totally passed me by or it’s an English thing, because I only first heard of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt when we got given it for Christmas. My husband said it was awesome and got all nostalgic for it, so I automatically assumed it would be complete pants. Oh me […]
Talgarth Mill Cafe
So what do you get when husband watches a restoration show and you happen to be driving within 30 miles of the project? You get cake! So you’ll hear no complaints for me or Weasel. Talgarth Mill cafe/mill appeared recently on BBC 1’s Village SOS and was a community project to restore the old life-blood […]
Holiday Inn Express
It all seemed perfectly normal booking a hotel room for the weekend; didn’t put much thought into it at all. As soon as we pulled up to the Holiday Inn Express Duxford, it struck me that this would be the first time the three of us had stayed in a hotel since Weasel became mobile. […]
Country Gardens Royston
It might seem a little random to travel two hours to get to a garden centre, so I should probably explain that we have friends nearby; we’re not some kind of garden centre anoraks that travel around the country with notebooks and flasks of weak lemonade. And the reason for heading to Country Gardens isn’t […]
Batman! Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
How to get a reluctant toddler to start brushing their own teeth again after a week of total meltdown? Get a toothbrush with it’s own theme tune and accompany with awesome 60’s dance moves. Parenting disaster averted – score – 1 parents, 0 stroppy Weasel.
Basingstoke Aquadrome
With a name like Basingstoke Aquadrome, my mind conjured up images of a bubble-roofed, sporty, possibly futuristic swimming pool. If you go to the website, all the photos are of individuals really close up instead of the swimming pool and a Google image search fares little better, barring ones of the outside, throwing up one […]
Surprised by Nando’s
Initially we avoided Nando’s, not having been there in years and vaguely remembering as somewhere the youth of today go for chicken and chips. It clearly is more up-market than I remembered and I realise now that it’s not somewhere I’m going to feel the need to scan the room for other somewhat ‘normal’ parents […]
adventures with gravel 