Family and Lifestyle Blog
Posts for me to look back on, starting from my maternity leave to days out, travel and moving to France
| Diary
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…
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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…
| Diary, Travel & Days Out, UK
This week we went to Windermere for a couple of days. We love visiting Windermere and it’s definitely going to be one of the places we stop at whenever we return to the UK. We went along the lake on one of the boats and stopped off at Brockhole. We played mini golf, walked and […] Read more…
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This week we have managed to catch up with friends which was lovely before the children go to school this week. As we’ve only got a couple of weeks left in the uk I wanted Lucas to have a last play with them because we probably won’t get chance to see them again before we […] Read more…
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Our house sale completed on Monday so we are officially moving to France in 4 weeks! We have booked flights for Lucas and I on the 23rd September and D will drive over with our car. This means we have more space for luggage and Lucas doesn’t need to have a long car journey. In […] Read more…
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This past week feels like a whirlwind, we exchanged on our house in the UK which means we can now confidently say we are moving to France! On Wednesday we returned home for my brothers wedding on Thursday. Lucas has been looking forward to the wedding for months and because he hadn’t seen anyone for […] Read more…
This week we have been out a couple of times for meals, once in Édon which is actually classed as Charente rather than the Dordogne. Edon is a beautiful little village, when we went there was a christening party going on and a boules match being played. It was lovely seeing so many people […] Read more…
Last Sunday Champagne had its annual fete. We went down and there was a couple of fairground rides and a hook a duck that Lucas enjoyed going on. He won at hook a duck and was so excited he didn’t really concentrate on his options for prizes, he quickly chose a small inflatable […] Read more…
This week we have been on a couple of late night drives, these are a great time to look around new villages, when the temperature is cooler and you can see the beautiful sky in a multitude of orange and pinks before a sun set. The sun set looks magnificent against the sunflower fields. […] Read more…
Last Sunday we went into Verteillac for the Brocante. The whole village was taken over by stalls selling everything from toys, clothes and antiques. Lucas picked up a little car and a knight figure. On Monday, we ventured into Ribérac. Ribérac is quite a busy town with a few shops and restaurants. […] Read more…