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Gathered Threads

Family, make, motherhood

Children’s Travel Journals

When we visited London last week the girls each had a travel journal to write and draw in. We collected and kept tickets and receipts to glue in…all reminders of what we did and what we enjoyed. We… Read The Post

Madeleine, motherhood

5 today.

I wanted to mark today with a letter.To you, my wee Madeleine; my littlest, fiercest, enchanting little character.I have kept saying to you, these last few months, to stay 4 forever. You reply that you can’t…”that’s… Read The Post

Family

London with Kids

So we are complete novices at the family city break thing…give us a tent and a pitch in a French campsite and we’re quite at home but London was a different thing for us this… Read The Post

Madeleine, motherhood

Jelly Cat Bunny.

There is an arm currently sitting in my repair pile…and it has been there for a while. For this little bunny is trailed along behind our wee Maddie. Carried, hugged, wrestled and swung. Wholly and completely… Read The Post

Family, motherhood

the beach

A beach day…..free from direction and instruction.So completely free. We love simple days. Free from screens and toys. Just nature and space and imaginations that soar..so restorative and so good for the soul.

Family, sewing with kids

kids that sew {felt hanging hearts}

This is a great wee project for little ones to learn a basic running stitch and to follow a line around the edge of a fabric. (For a straight-lined running stitch project for kids check… Read The Post

Abi, Family, motherhood

diy tea party.

This was one of those times when we said yes. I feel often we say no to so many things that when Abi asked for a ladies tea party it was one of those ‘yes’ moments.The… Read The Post

Family, motherhood

10 things I’d like to tell my girls about motherhood.

If you sat down for a cuppa with me today I’d tell you that, probably like you, I have many things fighting for my attention… …but that motherhood has been weighing heavily on my mind recently…. Read The Post

Family, motherhood, Simple Living

simple living. what we say to our children.

There are some things in life that are truly mundane…I keep washing down my hob and thinking about how many times I will do this thankless job over the course of my lifetime. Sometimes I find… Read The Post

Abi, Family, food

kids snack time. smoothies.

I don’t know about your house but when my girls come in from school they are completely ravenous and will graze on a lot of food unless I’m prepared.My three are completely different eaters with my… Read The Post