This has to be the latest Cross Monday ever!!!  Monday was the day that the scaffolding was due.  As a terrace house with no back access,...

Clyde Cat

Papa Owl and I have started planning our bathroom layout.  We'd had a few rough sketches of how we thought things would go, but hadn...

Sunday afternoon fire

Last weekend was one of getting jobs done, nothing too exciting, just small little jobs, but some of them have had a huge impact on our hom...

We're at the very beginning stages of planning for a new bathroom.  We've owned our house for just over 3 years and are slowly reno...

Behind these doors is our dining room.  Its hard to believe we have only been in our living room for a year.  The dining room is our nex...

We've just committed to a 5 year deal on our mortgage. 5 years It doesn't seem that long... And yet... In 5 year...

I was loving the sunshine we had last week but Little Owl and I were exhausted! Knowing how fickle the British weather can be, I was dete...

I just wanted to share with you Little Owl's new wardrobe! When I say new, I also mean only wardrobe she's ever had! Its n...

Now if you've been reading my posts recently or follow me on Twitter, you will have picked up on the fact that I am an Ikea fan.  I lo...

No rest for the wicked, and as excited as we were to be in our living room we were feeling a bit on show in the evenings with no curtains!...

What would you do if you won the lottery?  This is a game Papa Owl and I often play and so I couldn't resist the challenge BritMums se...

We have a living room! Those words seem so normal, and yet mean so much to us! For the last 2 years we have been using one of the bedr...