d I don’t know about you, but the past few weekends it’s felt like we’re chasing the sun. The days are getting shorter, the dry spells patchier. But this makes the sunny moments rewarding. When the sun comes out, so do we. (Actually, we are sort of fine with wet weather gear and parks in the rain […]
Read MoreWe went to Charleston today to do some scribbling with artist Chris Gilvan-Cartwright. It was part of the Small Wonder short story festival that was celebrating its tenth anniversary. Anyone who read my last post will know that Little Lewes was asked to partner Chris’s event ‘Oodles of Doodles‘. It was a dream for my littlest […]
Read MoreHello! Apologies for the silence. I’m not under a bus! I’ve been on holiday with my family. Perhaps if I’m ever lucky enough to receive pots of pennies from advertisers, I can schedule posts to go out in my absence. For now it’s in real time – if I go missing, so do my posts. Anyway I am […]
Read MoreThis is a follow-up to my very, very long post about our stay at The Rolling Downs, a pair of shepherd’s huts in the grounds of Bentley Country Park. If you haven’t seen it, you can read it here. Here are some things it’s worth considering if you’re planning a stay here with small children. […]
Read MoreTwo weeks ago during that cracking storm, we were nestled in a cosy wooden house on wheels. With our children. It was the larger of two handmade shepherd’s huts known as The Rolling Downs. These lie stationary in the wider grounds of Bentley Country Park. Now, I don’t mind telling you that we are not campers. We […]
Read MoreA couple of months ago, Emily, who looks after my toddler son at the wonderful Lewes nursery Stepping Stones, shared with me her list of favourite things to do with her kids in Lewes. She described Normans Bay as ‘tucked between Bexhill and Eastbourne’ and ‘the closest sandy beach to Lewes‘. We’re so lucky to have so many […]
Read MoreA couple of weekends back, my history-buff mother-in-law came to stay from the North. This was the perfect opportunity to visit Newhaven Fort for the first time. And her stay also coincided with their ‘Living History’ weekend. I contacted Newhaven Fort and they kindly gave my family tickets. But as ever, this will be an […]
Read MoreThe Flint Owl Bakery Café garden opened last week (209 High Street, Lewes; 01273 472 769). I went along to meet a friend and take a look. It has high walls, gravel to the ground and built-in ‘zoned’ seating areas made of larch that will beautifully weather to grey. One of these areas is very low, so kid-friendly. Sitting […]
Read MoreWell, we went to our first event at Bags of Books last Saturday. The one in which Sarah Dyer read from the latest book she’s illustrated, ‘Bear’s Best Friend‘. The place was packed! Which was great to see, because when researching my ‘In Town‘ post on the shop, they said that their events are carefully […]
Read MoreI’ve devised a new section called Perfect Guests. This will be a series of guest posts, in which people who do something with or for children as a job (and who I like, or like the sound of) give me the lowdown on their perfect day or activity. With their child/ren if they have any. […]
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