As we are now in the zone of teenagers, I have instigated a new set of rules for the males of the household. This is hereafter referred to as our ‘Scratch and Sniff’ policy. Each Monday to Friday, you get up, clean your teeth, put deodorant and ‘smelly’ (aftershave) on and get dressed. You are […]
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EF Students in Cambridge – our hall of fame…
We’re really missing the fun of having our EF Students here with us in Cambridge. So I thought it would be good to make a hall of fame for the students who’ve lived with us over the last year. They’re not going to be in order of arrival / leaving – I’m going to find […]
Lockdown discoveries – what works and what doesn’t
We’ve done two weeks of homeschooling and one week of Easter holidays. Like everyone else, we’re adjusting and some things are working out well, whilst some other things aren’t working out quite so well. I thought it might be useful to share on both of them, so you can benefit from our experiences… What’s working […]
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Me, myself and I – March 2020
I’ve been struggling to write here. With all that’s happening in the world, I was as to what is and isn’t appropriate. But then I saw this and it’s made me smile, so I’ll put it here… << Just in case you’re here to secure my passwords, they are entirely unrelated to anything in this […]
Visiting the American War Cemetery in Cambridge
Despite having lived in Cambridge for 15 years, I’d never visited the American War Cemetery. I’d thought about it but felt a bit strange to be honest – was it appropriate to go and visit? And then I saw Nickie O’Hara had visited Auschwitz. The way she described her experience made me want to […]
Hosting international students in Cambridge
Cambridge is an incredible city for families. It’s an even better place for tourists – and international students are a huge part of that community. We’ve been hosting international students in our Cambridge home for the last year so I thought it might be useful to do a Q & A round up of the […]
What’s happening? Snot. Lots of it.
I first felt meh on Friday 27th December. I know this because it was the day between Christmas and New Year when I worked. I didn’t feel right at all, but felt I couldn’t not go in because it was the one day I was working! Since then I have lurched from one cold to […]
2 years on…
So, today is two years since my Dad died. I’d intended to go to work this morning and then take the afternoon to go to an important meeting for the boys at school. Life had other plans. I got very little sleep last night. Because one of our angels was unwell – and of course […]
Hello!
Disclaimer: This is not a formatted post. I’m in a write and run mood. Some images will be centered. Some won’t. It’s ok to do that on a personal blog, isn’t it? Hi. I’m Liz Weston. Remember me? The Cambridge Mummy. Married to Lovely Bloke. Mother of Two Boys. Food Provider to Scout, the untrained […]
September 2019
I feel like Victor Meldrew. If I had 50 pence for every time I think “I don’t believe it” I’d be a wealthy woman right now. Things I can’t believe: We have two boys at senior school. Bigger is settling in with a shrug and God, here we go again. Slightly Smaller is loving life […]
July 2019
Oh my days. I am struggling for words to reflect accurately on the last few weeks / months. It’s July. William is moving to secondary school in September – the same one as Elliott. That’s great because we won’t have any more school runs for Lovely Bloke to juggle alongside Hope House Press and renovating […]
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