My family loves Harry Potter. It feels like our eldest grew up with him, and the day the Deathly Hallows book came out we had to buy two copies because neither of us could wait to read it. (My husband felt this to be an appalling waste of money and still hasn’t forgiven me 5 […]
National Trust Standen for kids
Standen is a beautiful Arts & Crafts National Trust house in West Sussex, and I went there last week with my sister and our children. I know the National Trust has been harping on about all the things kids should do before being swallowed up by screens, but I’ve never found Trust properties (of the […]
La Befana
Today is a holiday in Italy for the Feast of the Epiphany, and La Befana plays a big part in the celebrations. We were in Piedmont for New Year, and saw images of friendly witches alongside more familiar Christmas decorations all over the place. Our Italian friends explained that children leave out stockings before they […]
