The Beesley Buzz: October 2014

My Messy Kid

Mum in the MadHouse is hosting a Two Little Fleas blogger competition and by joining in I get to show you just how messy my kids can get. Although Miss T does join in the odd bit of messy play, like when she decided to pour the shredded paper over her head rather than keep...

The Great Denby Cake Off: My Perfect Afternoon tea bakes

Ever noticed how a cup of tea helps to make things seem better. Perhaps it's because by stopping to have a cup of tea we are saying that we matter. We are taking a few moments out of our busy lives and non-stop schedules, whether that be by ourselves or enjoying a cuppa with friends. And...

L'atalier des chefs: Moroccan Cooking Class

Last Saturday whilst the kids were enjoying a Nintendo themed day in London (more about that soon), I headed to Oxford Circus for a Moroccan cooking class at L'atalier des chefs. We had visited the St Paul's venue when D took part in an Actimel kids cookeryworkshop recently,...

Miss T and her box of OMG!

Earlier in the year the boys were each sent a fantastic Mega Box of Awesome, and you can find out what we thought of it here. You might also remember from our video that Miss T was quite excited about the Mega Box of Awesome that J and D received. Well when the lovely people at Box of Awesome (who are also the brains behind Box of Awesome's counterpart, Box...

Fashion is good for the soul

I'm not sure whether Kate intended for her striking mums post this week to be a particularly thought provoking one, but I've found it has stirred lots of memories so I might end up going off on a tangent but will try to come back to the main prompt questions for this week which...

Book review: Before The Fall, by Juliet West

Reviewed by Richard Beesley. It is very difficult to say much about the plot of this book without giving too much away. So I shall stick to just a few basics from the opening pages, before going on to say how this book made me feel. The book opens in 1916, East London. Hannah...

Vice House Captain - Kind of miraculous!

I just have to share this for a Small Steps Amazing Acheivements post about my little boy (well not so little now he is 10!) But this is the same little boy who started school at age 4 and was told he was naughty, that he didn't listen, that his parents couldn't control him, that...

Apple Crumble with Apples from our apple tree

Today was the day that we decided to pick the last few remaining apples from our little apple tree in the garden. Today was also the day that Miss T decided to start potty training! Here she is sporting her Baba + Boo cloth nappy which we are going to be using as an alternative...

A Glimpse of the Ocean

I am entering this photo into the Depths of Perception Ocean Photoblog Competition being run by Cruise.co.uk This photo was taken in St Ives when we were on our summer road trip. We were fortunate enough to experience the beauty and wonder of the ocean in many places on our...

Day 10 of our road trip - Spending a day in Liverpool

It's 6am and me and Miss T have just been awoken by the sound of a lad returning home from a night out belting out 'we all live in a yellow submarine' at the top of his lungs. Perils of being right in the centre of things I guess. This Beatles picture was made of jellybeans! Last...

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