Thanks to Pieminister Cardiff for inviting us to review There’s something so comforting and nurturing about pie and gravy. Especially on a Sunday. And especially when someone else is doing the cooking and clearing up. We were treated to a family meal at Pieminister in Cardiff at the weekend. Quality...
It’s almost school holiday time here in South Wales with most children finishing this Thursday for just over two weeks. As always there’s plenty going on to keep them entertained. I’ve rounded up everything I can find for the Easter weekend and school holidays plus a few events later in...
Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre A trip to the cinema is one of our regular school holiday treats and this Easter break will be no different. We love the whole experience of watching a film on the giant screen in the dark and with the surround sound booming....
Paid collaboration with Welsh Water One of my earliest childhood memories is of a drain lid in the back yard of my childhood home bursting open and flooding our garden with the contents of our street’s toilets. Poo. Toilet paper in all different colours (this was the 1980s after all!)....
Paid association with Dyffryn Gardens National Trust Leaping across wooden stepping stones. Balancing on tree trunk beams. Climbing and jumping across logs. Making tepee dens out of huge branches and leaves. In my children’s words, the new wild play area at Dyffryn Gardens is the “best playground ever”. My eight...
We have an abundance of peanut butter in our kitchen cupboards at the moment. The variety I like – a natural, sugar-free, crunchy style – was on offer… so Cardiff Daddy bulk-bought a little too enthusiastically. I’m not sure if we’ll get it all eaten before the use by date…...
As I mentioned recently, I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed with the busyness of life. And so on Friday morning, in an attempt to escape the bustle of city living for some fresh air and something more serene, Littlest and I went on an adventure to Forest Farm Nature Reserve...
When I was a child, one of my favourite books was a hard-backed collection of poems for children called Days Of Our Lives. It inspired me to write my own poems – something you’ll know I still do as an adult if you read Cardiff Mummy Says regularly. Thirty years...
Fill out school trip permission slip for child 3 and return with payment. RSVP to three birthday party invites. Buy cards and presents for said parties. Book family dentist appointment. Pick up child 1’s prescription. Write thank you cards for gifts received for child 3’s recent birthday. Print out photos...
Thanks to the Hilton for inviting us to stay Cardiff is such a great city when you have a family. It has all the conveniences of a capital city but is small enough to get around easily. It has so many fantastic family attractions – many of them free to...
I haven’t written a recipe post for ages so I thought it was about time I got back to my regular foodie posts. This chestnut mushroom and butter bean Bourguignon is my new favourite dish; warming and nourishing but also healthy too. A vegan twist on the classic beef dish, it...