From Kent To Cornwall

As i scroll through my social media pages seeing what my friends have been up to and what they have planned, admittedly does make me slightly jealous. Being this far away from all my close friends does suck, I've lost my support network the ones i would normally lean on, but social media and technology keeps us in contact, and we  speak everyday, it's not the same as meeting up for coffee and cake, or going shopping, lunch trips and nights out the list goes on! I do feel cut of from everyone,only because where we live in a small village and it's kind of keep yourself to yourself, but i'm so happy the boys have made some lovely new friends that live along our little road, seeing them have fun out on there bikes and exploring makes my heart melt even when i am feeling cut off. Having friends is an important thing but for me the kids having friends was a bigger thing! once there at school i'm sure i'll make some "school mum" friends. ...

Tamar Otter & Wildlife Centre... http://www.tamarotters.co.uk/ A little hidden gem perfect for a family day out, the Otter park holds a variety of wildlife and of course the cutest family's of otters! A family run business in North Perthwin funded purely on the income of visitors, prices are fairly priced we purchased a family ticket costing £26.50 which is 2 adults and up to 3 children. On arrival theirs a good sized car park offering plenty of room. Greeted at the gift shop window, (excepting card which is great as a lot of us don't seem to carry cash anymore) given a map of the centre and also given the feeding times these times are also displayed around the park. With free roaming ducks and peacocks the kids became very excited these are asian clawed otters, walking down the little slop there two otter enclosures, behind these are the prettiest looking birds. ` There's seven different species of owl and birds or prey, wallabies, rabbits, and ...

Foodie Family, yep that's us!  We love trying out new foods, if it means going out to eat in a new restaurant, cafe or sandwich bar, or being indoors and cooking together as a family, my kids have always enjoyed helping me in the kitchen it something we all enjoy. . . Sometimes feeding the kids can be tricky my eldest son Charlie can be a fussy bugger, but the other two well you know what they would eat bloody anything, so sometimes i find my self in a pile of different pots and pans food all over the counter smoke alarms going off in the manic time that is dinner. . . So we are looking for FOOD INSPIRATION we need help to stop cooking the same dinners night in and out, we want to try different things spice up dinner times a bit, because at the moment we are in a bit of a food rut!  . . Family friendly meals, but also meals that just me and mark can enjoy once the kids are in bed. Em x    Charlie enjoying his fish and chips Rick steins sa...