I read a lot of books, particularly books about gardening and nature. When I was asked to review The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us, A Diary by Emma Mitchell, I couldn’t resist! Today, I am also launching the online book tour for this wonderful new book, which is an absolute honour. The Wild Remedy …
Occasionally I’ll be sent a new book to read and tell you all about. Sometimes these books are absolutely perfect in every way. 50 Fantastic Ideas For Engaging Dads by June O’Sullivan and Alice Sharp is most certainly one of those books. Children benefit from sensitive and supportive engagement from all of their carers, but …
A couple of weeks ago I treated myself to The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide To 2019 by Lia Leendertz after I saw a respected Instagram user recommendation. I am so pleased that I did too, as it is absolutely amazing! The return of this number 1 bestseller aims to reconnect it’s readers with the Great …
We all love a good new book! I often find myself scrolling through Amazon looking for something fresh to read. I really enjoy gardening and self-sufficiency books, and my shelf has many books on the topic. Recently I discovered the Back Garden Self-Sufficiency book, edited by Carleen Madigan. If you’re a regular reader of my …
For just over a year we have been starting our journey into living a more self sufficient lifestyle. Last year we put a lot of effort into our new home and garden. Lots of work was needed and whilst we managed to grow some food in our back garden urban mini farm, this year we …
First things first, before I dive into my book review for Jim Ody’s The Place That Never Existed. I just want to say, that this book may possibly be one of the most gripping page-turners I have ever had the pleasure of reading! But more about that in a wee while… It’s the last day of the tour …
Today is World Book Day. Kids across the country get dressed into amazing costumes and topped with hilarious wigs. At the end of the day they shall run home clutching a voucher for a £1 book. Fantastic idea! But, I have a few issues… World BOOK day (WBD) It’s about books. BOOOOOKS. Not cartoon characters, Disney princesses …
Welcome to my first ever virtual book tour! Today I am hosting a book review for a superb new book (which had me glued to it’s pages) called Walking Wounded by Anna Frankin Osborne. Walking Wounded… Walking Wounded follows the story of a family affected by both the Great War and then WWII. Love, losses, births …
We love reading books to the kids whenever we get the chance. Every night is story night, where we all gather on the sofa and get lost in a good book. It has been proven that regular reading time with children has many benefits to parent and child. Snuggling down with a good book builds …
The Self Sufficiency Manual: A Complete, Practical Guide to Living Off the Land has been my regular nightly reading since my dad got it for me for Christmas. This year we have made it our mission to live more self sufficiently. Despite living very frugally already by no longer buying nappies, baby wipes and even toilet paper, growing …
I am a self confessed book hoarder. And so is my husband. And so is his mum, his dad, his brothers and so are our kids. Books everywhere. We. Love. Books. I was always interested in seeing how an Amazon Kindle fared against a physical book. But at the back of my mind I felt …
My 2 year old came home from nursery with Owl Babies by Martin Waddell & Patrick Benson this week. It was her first full session and she proudly showed me this wonderful book when I met her out of class. Owl Babies isn’t a new book to us and is actually a family favourite in …
The BritMums book club is a fantastic place to meet and discuss new books that we may have never heard of or even considered reading before. I like to keep my mind open about books that I would like to dive into and when BritMums suggested Above All Things by Tanis Rideout, I was super …
We love the book Buster’s Day by Rod Campbell. The book tells the story of Buster and his adventures around the house… Which happens to be a very BIG adventure! We got the book from a charity shop in town. The shop puts some books each day in a box outside with a sign saying …
