I am not sure if you were there when we arrived, or if you came along after us. But as we sat and waited for our drinks to arrive I noticed you further up the street, just over Mr B’s shoulder. You were washing your neck, using a cloth being dipped in a bucket, standing in the gutter in your socks, and shorts. I thought you were the
Welcome to MummyBarrow. I am a slightly bonkers mum of three, wife to one. Never really sitting still as there is always so much to do! This is my bit of the web to get things out of my head and where I hope to make you laugh or think. I don't really talk about my children too much as they can Google themselves but I do talk about family life. And juggling. Oh and food and drink. I talk about those a lot. So do pull up a chair, grab a biscuit and have a rummage.
The Gin Parlour
Mummy Barrow Gin Parlour
Welcome to the Mummy Barrow Gin Parlour! It seems strange that it was only a couple of years ago that I had never tried a G&T. That when I then did I was a bit “hmm no thanks, I don’t like it”. Yet now here I am launching my gin club. What I then came to realise, only recently, was that it isn’t gin I didn’t like, but tonic. And
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Nurturing
National Curry Week
It’s National Curry Week in October and so I thought I would share my chicken tikka masala recipe I remember being really surprised back in 2001 when Robin Cook was on the news saying that Chicken Masala was a British national dish. Now the idea doesn’t seem strange at all, of course it is. I also remember that there was a lot of fuss about whether it should have
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Window Wednesday — Deal Castle
We have Catherine of Aragon to thank for Deal Castle. Sort of. When Henry VIII decided he wanted to annul the marriage it caused ructions with the Pope of the time, and also with Catherine’s nephew who just happened to be Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Having annoyed these two men Henry was warned that an attack on England was imminent and therefore defences needed to be
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Musings
Four Sports You Can Do with Your Kids to Keep Your Whole Family in Shape!
Kids generally get a lot of opportunities to do sport and exercise in school, but not all of them take to the lessons on offer and some can actually wind up disliking physical education if they feel embarrassed or aren’t very good at the sports they try compared to their classmates. This is one of the reasons why it can be a great idea to do some sports activities as
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Nurturing
Tea without bags or in fact tea
I know. I don’t really know where to start with this one but when I heard about an “innovation” in the making of tea on the Food Programme on Radio 4 last week my ears pricked up. As you know, I am a huge lover of tea. Our Sage Appliances tea maker is one of my most treasured possessions. This time a year ago I was breaking my ankle falling
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Nurturing
Bounty flavoured Waffles
Bounty flavoured waffles are easy and incredibly tasty! I know. They didn’t make waffles on #GBBO last week, even though it was batter week. They did churros (we don’t have a deep fat fryer), filled Yorkshires (I didn’t have time) or lacy pancakes (yeah, can you imagine me, the heavy handed one trying to make lace pancakes?!). Nope if I am making batter, I am making waffles in
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HomeLife
Sort and Go with Brabantia — AD
I know it says they are for rubbish but when I saw the Sort and Go range from Brabantia I knew I had to use them for something else: storage. Out utility room has a habit of turning into a dumping ground and since we took the door off it I can no longer close the door and pretend it isn’t happening. Seeing it everytime I walk out of
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Exploring
Goodwood Revival 2016
Goodwood motor circuit was born shortly after the RAF closed their Westhampnett base at the end of the Second World War and the landowner, Freddie March, decided to turn the perimeter road into a Motor Circuit. For 18 years it became one of the most prestigious tracks in the world before closing its doors in 1966. Fifty years after that first meeting in 1948 it reopened it doors once more
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Exploring
5 Perfect Family Camping Spots In Europe
These days, family camping holidays are less about going back-to-basics and more about discovering Europe’s most wonderful hidden gems. It’s not until you set your sights at least a little off the beaten path that you realise quite how dramatically diverse and deeply beautiful our very own continent can be. So if you’ve been thinking of heading out with the kids for a spot of adventure, you’d be wise to
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#HDYGG — Chawton House Library
Yesterday I took you around Chawton House Library, former home of Jane Austen’s brother, and today for How Does Your Garden Grow (#HDYGG) I am sharing some pics from the garden. One of the most fascinating gardens I have ever visited. Andrew, the garden manager, arrived less than a year ago but has already made his mark on the place, whilst still ensuring that the garden stays authentic.
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Exploring
Window Wednesday — Chawton House Library
Chawton House Library on Window Wednesday this week. Chawton village is, of course, dominated by its most famous resident Jane Austen. Her house sits in the middle of this pretty village in Hampshire and is a draw for hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The first time we went we had just decided on the spur of the moment to head there since it is only 45