What I love most about the George range is not only the low prices but the fact that the clothing washes and washes and never loses its shape, despite it going through the tumble dryer daily too. It’s a fight with Cameron my 9 year old as he plays football daily at school, in [...]

We live in a rather beautiful historic market town and when we have friends and family come to stay with us they are always amazed at the very beautiful surroundings we have. I guess because we live here we take them for granted. Set on a high rock above the River Tees, Barnard Castle takes [...]

  I have come across many mothers who have large families, I love large families and the sheer idea of having hundreds of little feet running around me fills me with a warm glow. My dad is one of 14 and my mum 1 of 6. I myself have 6 children and would have one [...]

The summer holiday honeymoon is officially over for one out of three families as we move into the final stretch of the long break.  For any parent with school age children, you’ll probably be thinking one of the following thoughts right now.   Oh my goodness, if I have to break up one more argument [...]

 I have to say I am not a big fan of family pets and don’t believe that you should ever get your kids a pet. Sod the whining and the pleading and the puppy dog eyes and crocodile tears they shed when they are begging you for a hamster, a fish or a kitten. I [...]