Madhouse Family Reviews

2021-11-02

The clocks have gone back and the weather has completely changed this week, leaving us in no doubt that summer is a distant memory and autumn is definitely...

2021-10-18

Final week before the holidays and all I can say is thank goodness for that ! Sophie has been getting lots of Too Good To Go bags lately so this has been...

2021-10-11

It's been a busy week and this next week is no better. We had a parent-teacher morning on Saturday which stopped me getting my late morning lie-in (boo...

2021-10-11

Primary Obsessions is a great new read by Charles Demers that combines two intriguing elements - mental health issues and a quest for the truth. The opening...

2021-10-10

Before we'd even started unpacking this month's Degustabox, the kids were already hovering behind me oohing and aahing in appreciation ! You can see why...

2021-10-03

From one day to the next, we've gone from summer weather (going to work in a T-shirt and denim jacket) to winter weather (T-shirt, hoodie and big winter...

2021-09-27

It seemed like a really busy week, probably because I gave up my Friday afternoon off to go and watch my trainee teacher in her lessons then talk through...

2021-09-20

Everything went down well last week. The mango chicken and noodle salad (which is actually a hot meal so I wouldn't have called it a salad) was popular...

2021-09-19

Last year, I reviewed Gráinne Murphy's debut novel, Where The Edge Is. (Click through for that review.) Her new book, The Ghostlights, has already been...

2021-09-13

We're pretty much back into routine and it all seems to be going quite well so far. Weather-wise, it's really hot and humid, so I think I'll stick to...