Lucas wanted us to all have a selfie, it’s quite hard to fit us in the screen when he puts his face towards to lens so much!   Read more…

Now Lucas has started school, our days out and coffee stops have definitely decreased. However, we do love a good coffee and cake so on Tuesday after school, D and I both went to pick Lucas up and nipped to the boulangerie around the corner for a coffee and pastry x   Read more…

Although Lucas has settled into school really well and talks about his friends, we were both excited to go and meet someone new this week that we could both speak to in English. I have been talking to someone in one of the expat groups who lives 20 minutes away from us and she has […] Read more…

Last Sunday Lucas and I went into Ribérac for a fun day that was happening. It was actually on all weekend, the leaflet came home in Lucas’ school bag so we thought we would check it out. There was lots of Lego and Duplo set out on tables to play with. A huge display of […] Read more…

For the last couple of weeks, Lucas has been telling us about the plant that he is growing at school. Each weekend he has said how he can’t wait to go and check on it and how proud he is of himself. On Friday, he brought the plant home with him and look at how […] Read more…

Lucas has settled into school really well and has soon adapted to his new home and routine. We are very lucky to be renting somewhere with such a big garden and have been making the most of it, playing out after school this week with the mild weather. The temperature got to late 20’s today […] Read more…

  Last Sunday D made the drive from home with a car full of belongings down to Portsmouth to catch the ferry to Caen, France. Lucas and I flew on Monday from Manchester to Bordeaux. We had an amazing breakfast before setting off at Giraffe in the airport. I love the food there, definitely the […] Read more…

My Grandma, Mum, Lucas and I went to Cedar Farm in Mawdesley on Friday, it’s a lovely place to go for a cheap afternoon out in Lancashire. There is a wooden play area, animals roaming around that you can feed, some gorgeous independent shops and a couple of cafes for a drink and something to […] Read more…