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Ain’t no tree big enough

Here is my daughter Izzy, making clear she is enjoying the final few days of summer. As you can see, she was sitting in a tree at the time, the space on the branch seemingly custom made for her.

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Taking a break from the summer sun

Earlier this week we went for a family walk on a nature reserve. The sun was beating down and my daughters, Helen and Izzy were struggling with the heat, so we took a break.

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Summer holidays; good luck and have fun

You can tell it’s the end of the school year. The children have been getting more excitable and us parents have got a bit slack at doing homework and ensuring the school uniform is ironed and pristine (or is it just me?)  

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Our new kitchen, and a spectacular failure to plan for it

Many years ago, I was a cub scout. Here we are 30-ish years later and I have spectacularly failed to live by that famous moto; “be prepared.” In a few weeks, you see, we will be getting a new kitchen. The work to our family home will start in early December and go on right

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Childcare costs aren’t child’s play

For some of us, the kids have returned to school and a sense of normality has returned to the family home. For working parents, the costs of providing childcare during the break may also have left them with a large overdraft. In this guest post, Money Plus blogger Julie Hutchison turns her mind to childcare

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