The Beesley Buzz: July 2014

A long overdue Wot So Funee in Wetsuits!

This time of year I have found myself reminiscing a lot about last summer before the summer holidays started. Because the boys were both being homeschooled at the time, it just gave us time to do so many fabulous things. Once of the best things was getting a few days away in Cornwall...

Kids in the kitchen - Panko chicken nuggets

Once again Miss T has been busy in the kitchen, helping both mum and dad with the cooking ready to link up with Kids in the Kitchen. In my usual haphazard way of cooking to use up ingedients that need using up, I had a pack of diced chicken and a pack of panko breadcrumbs I had...

First time felafel recipe

I've always loved felafels. Mum had some Lebanese friends when we were growing up and they made some awesome ones. But I'd never made them before. I decided to have a go at making my own on the basis that I had some fresh parsley and lemons that needed using up and I had some...

A few of our favourite Emily Gravett Books

You may well remember from our recent review of Bear and Hare Go Fishing, and our Wonderlands post from a couple of years ago, that we adore Emily Gravett books. Just the other day we picked up one we hadn't read before from the library, it was Little Mouse's Big Book of Beasts. And...

Me and my arthritis: GOPO Rosehip trial at 8 weeks

I've now been taking GOPO rosehip supplement for around 8 weeks now. My 4 week update can be found here and my initial post about starting the trial here. As before, I've kept a diary going to record how things are going and how much pain and stiffness I've had in my hip and lower...

GIVEAWAY and Review: The Luck Uglies

Set in the bleak grim village of Drowning, The Luck Uglies follows the adventure that Riley O'Chanter (Rye) has when their village comes under threat from some hideous creatures that go by the name of Bog Noblins. Rye is a girl who lives with her mum Abby and her younger...

Making our own naan bread

Inspired by seeing Raisie Bay's naan bread featured in kids in the kitchen a few weeks ago, I decided that it would be great to try to make our own naan bread. By coincidence, I had come across another naan bread recipe in the May issue of delicious magazine at around the same...

I Love You Right Up To The Moon - And Back

From Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Illustrated by Anita Jeram #HeinzPastaQuotes It's so hard to explain to our little ones just how much we love them, but 'Guess How Much I Love You' begins to give an idea with its endearing story of Big Nutbrown Hare and Little...

Sultana scones and a successful Saturday

Last week was a little stressful. J had a few wobbly days. Having had 7 perfect months at his new school (7 months!!! where did that time go!) he had a couple of wobbly days at school too. Nothing major, just struggling to focus on one occassion and struggling to listen well on...

Draw with me - Space! July 2014

King of Space by D Here we are for this month's Draw with Me linky which can be found over at This mummy loves. The theme is another fabulous one - Space! Miss T got busy drawing this picture and I've labelled some of the planets on there for her. She only used colouring...

Outfit of the day: Daddy's adventure day out

Advetnures with Daddy The Watch Hut and the MAD Blog Awards have challenged bloggers to come up with an outfit of the day. As this is very much a family blog where Daddy gets involved too, we decided it was Daddy's turn to choose an outfit, so here he is to tell you about...

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