Tag: garden

Victoria Park London

| June 29, 2013

We walked to Victoria Park in London today with our bouncing toddler rearing to go on the big slides, a picnic rug and an essential lunch bag full of fruit and cheese sandwiches.

There’s nothing better than being outdoors and running around a park. Victoria Park underwent a huge refurbishment from 2011 until April 2012. There are now some incredible play areas that cater for children of all ages from young babies to teenagers.

Feeding the ducks and the pigeons by the large pond.

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Trousers, socks and shoes come off for some splashing in the sand and water play area.

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The English Garden with pretty purple flowers.

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Having fun with Daddy in the big kids playground!

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Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall


#KidsGrowWild Challenge

| June 21, 2013

Despite living in central London we always find creative and versatile ways to use our green fingers. This summer we decided to grow our very own city flower garden for our balcony. We linked up with the fun #KidsGrowWild Challenge and were sent a lovely Little Pals Garden Kit.

The Little Pals Garden Kit is brightly coloured and comes with all the essentials for gardening. We received a handy gardening bag with built-in storage space for the hand trowel, hand fork, gardening gloves, watering can and sachets of flower seeds.

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Imogen gets the pots ready for planting with a bag of soil and her Little Pals hand trowel.

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We helped Imogen put the bright blue gardening gloves on which she loved.

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With the help of Daddy the soil is added to the pots and the flower seeds are planted.

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Finally Imogen carefully waters the seeds using the Little Pals watering can.

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And now we patiently await the germination of the flower seeds and for little green shoots to sprout through the soil. A little sunshine will greatly help!

This post is an entry for the BritMums #KidsGrowWild Challenge.

Holiday Cottage in Lostmarc’h Brittany

| May 27, 2013

On our recent holiday to Brittany in France we stayed in two stylish holiday homes in the department of Finistere. I discovered Frenchberry whilst searching for family friendly holiday accommodation that provided that little bit extra.

After our first week of holiday at the Kistinic Gatehouse in Quimper we spent the second week in Brittany near the coastal town of Crozon in Lostmarc’h. Located in a small hamlet of beautifully renovated longere properties that are ideally situated less than 10 minutes walk from the beach.

The setting for our Lostmarc’h holiday home was stunning. Situated in a protected conservation area, it is surrounded by thoughtfully restored stone cottages with views of the Celtic Sea.

The view from the holiday house towards the garden, overlooking the ocean.

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Our daily activities involved walking, swimming, playing on the beach, watching surfers ride the waves, picnics on the sand and enjoying the fresh sea air at the stunning beaches of Lostmarc’h and La Palue.

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The beach town of Morgat is a few minutes drive away where there are several lovely restaurants where we enjoyed crêpes and moules frites.

The decking on which we sat each evening to admire the sunset and beautiful sea views.

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The location of this holiday home is unique and perfect for families who love the beach.