Janetta Harvey Author, Blogger and Campaigner

Pancake day

Oooops, only just realised it’s Pancake day (Shrove Tuesday). We can’t let this go by without offering Susie-Belle her first ever pancake. But what shall we make that’s the question. We tend to avoid...

Susie-Belle’s going camping

I’ve never, ever been attracted to the idea of camping, unlike Michel who has rose-tinted memories of camping on the shores of the Mediterranean under the warm sun of his homeland. Me, my only...

Susie-Belle’s food diary

Oh now this is weird, I posted a post and now it’s gone, so let’s try again. We’re nearly at the end of our home-alone week without our resident chef, but I don’t think...

Ruby Tuesday

Well it’s Valentine’s day and we’re home alone, so  we’re having a fake Valentine’s luuuurve-in in our own particular way. First off, I’ve donated cash to The Oldies Rescue club, rather than waste it...

Mucky Monday

Oh dear, we’re back to grey, murky, wet days for the week by the looks of things after a very cold snap. I don’t know about the girls but I definitely prefer the cold...

Let’s go out, it’s been snowing

We’ve woken up this morning to a blanket of soft, powdery snow and the girls love it! I was thinking we might not go out early as they’re off to Bruce’s Daycare for the...

Our little tree-hugger

Susie-Belle is just the sweetest thing, she’s so sweet in fact that even the trees in our local park are given a special Susie-Belle hug each day. She’ll cuddle up close and wiggle herself...

Snow days

There’s no escaping the current regular weather-watch updates I’m afraid.  In the UK we are always obsessed by it and when we have snow, obsessesive compulsive commentary disorder really afflicts the many, me included....

 At the risk of sounding like the good folk at BBC weather, I have to say that we do seem to be in the midst of some real winter weather here in Surrey. It...