Easter has been and gone, eggs have been eaten and hunts performed but do you still have lingering hot cross buns in your cupboard that you’re not really sure what to do with? This Easter my mum came up with an ingenious way of saving her stale hot cross buns from the bin, by making them into a bread and…

Every year the Orchard Theatre in Dartford puts on a Summer Youth Production and this year Vlad and I were lucky enough to have been invited to attend the opening night of The Wizard of Oz which was last night! Open to all young people between 9 and 19 years old the Summer Youth Project offers opportunities for young performers to…

Living in the British countryside it is almost impossible not to bump into a bee in the garden or in the beautiful outdoors. However, in the UK bees are facing many threats including habitat loss, climate change, toxic pesticides and disease. These threats mean 1 in 10 of Europe’s wild bee species facing extinction. As the world’s most important pollinator of food…

Our relationship with our parents changes over time. When we’re younger, they look after us. Then we enter adulthood, and it becomes more like a friendship. Hopefully, you’ll stay in this phase of the relationship for as long as possible. However, there’ll come a point when your parents need your help, whether they ask for it or not. Sometimes, this…

Have you started to think about your next holiday? Are you anxious to itch that travel bug and get out and explore? Perhaps you’ve been thinking a road trip would be the perfect style of holiday for you. It’s a laid-back style of trip that works well for a variety of people. It also gives you the chance to create…

I love this time of year when my garden changes from the dingy space it has been through the winter months to a delight for the senses with beautiful and fragrant flowers. There are lots of flowering plants in my garden but there are a few that I particularly enjoy year after year. Today I thought I would share my 3…