A Little Bit Vegan

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor November 14, 2019 In the KitchenCooking, dairy free, eat less meat, featured, healthy eating, losing weight, meal planning, vegan, vegetarian, what the health4 Comments

It’s all going a little bit vegan! Much like lots of other houses up and down the UK we’ve had an almost imperceptible shift leaning towards eating less meat. Once this starts you can’t help but find yourself seeking out veggie recipes and therefore vegan recipes too with never heard of before vegan ingredients like…

Sustainable Lifestyle

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor August 16, 2019October 30, 2019 Lifestyleecofriendly, environmentally friendly, featured, foamie, iron and velvet, plastic free, reduce plastic, riverford, ruralbloggers, shampoo bars, sustainable livingLeave a Comment

I don’t know at what point I suddenly took my blinkers off. One day I was in a department store. Probably slightly lost, I rarely go shopping and I was wandering through a great expanse of stuff. I think I had drifted into the mens section and was staring at long lines of mens costume…

Kids Outdoors

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor June 27, 2019October 30, 2019 With the Kidscountryside, featured, gardening, great outdoors, kids, kids outdoors, muddy puddles, play equipment, ruralbloggers1 Comment

We are lucky to live in the countryside and to have so much green space to run about in. I love it. I love the birds singing, the seasonality, watching the garden come to life in May and living in wellies. I’m always keen for the kids to enjoy the great outdoors. Sure I give…

Kitchen Renovation

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor June 18, 2019November 19, 2019 In the KitchenAga, country kitchen, Devol, featured, Kitchen Installation, kitchen planning, Kitchens, renovating, ruralbloggers, shaker kitchen, silestoneLeave a Comment

When you buy a house that is a ‘doer-upper’ one of the most exciting and most daunting rooms has to be the kitchen. It has to be the most expensive too. You don’t want to get it wrong and much has to be considered. Not just the ‘golden triangle’ of sink, fridge, cooker, but how…

The Arrival of an Aga

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor May 29, 2019October 30, 2019 In the KitchenAga, Cooking, Country Living, featured, Kitchen, ruralbloggersLeave a Comment

I’m sat writing this post whilst a pot merrily bubbles away on my Aga. It’s a lovely copper pot from a set bagged in one of those brilliant Aldi sales. A bargain set that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to justify buying and one that looks gorgeous in our kitchen. We didn’t have the…

Halloween Fun

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor October 15, 2019October 30, 2019

With the Kidshalloween, kidsactivties, localproduce, pickyourown, pumpkinbreakfastbars, pumpkincarving, pumpkinpatchmkLeave a Comment

October has arrived and with it sudden cold wind and rain. But despite the miserable weather it is also time for Halloween fun for the kids so wellies and waterproofs were out this weekend. We headed out to the Pumpkin Patch on a farm near Milton Keynes. I’ve never heard of pick your own pumpkins…

Riding During Pregnancy

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor October 1, 2019October 3, 2019

At the yardbabies at yards, Equestrian, horsebloggers, Horses, horsey mums, kids, kids and horses, kids at yards, pregnancy, riding, riding during pregnancy, ruralbloggers2 Comments

It feels really strange to revisit the topic of riding whilst pregnant now that my children are three and six. All those years ago when I first found out I was pregnant it was a burning question for me. I was one of those horsey girls whose sun rose and set at the yard, whose…

Tinsmiths

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor September 16, 2019October 3, 2019

LifestyleArtisan, Blinds, cool in the country, Curtains, Fabric, Homewares, Ledbury, Rural, ruralbloggers, Shopping, TinsmithsLeave a Comment

Plenty of rural towns have epic shops. They are like well kept secrets, slightly off the beaten track, but once you have found a gem you always go back and even better if they have an online store so you can stay in touch and order online if you spot something you love. One of…

Go Eventing

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor September 12, 2019October 9, 2019

At the yard, Lifestyle, With the KidsBlenheim horse trials, Burghley horse trials, countryside, days out with kids, Equestrian, eventing, go eventing, horse trials, horsebloggers, Horses, ruralbloggersLeave a Comment

If you are looking for a day out with family, friends or both then eventing has a lot to offer. I’ve often heard it coined as the ultimate equestrian test and can’t disagree. Horses and riders compete at dressage, cross country jumping and show jumping much like a horsey triathlon. These are three very different…

Riverford

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor September 4, 2019October 3, 2019

In the Kitchenichoose, organic veg, riverford, ruralbloggers, veg boxesLeave a Comment

I’ve been ordering veg from Riverford for so many years I can’t remember. It must be more than 10. Firstly I love the amazing fruit and veg, but secondly I love the way the company never stops innovating and creating new products, new apps, new recipes, new videos. I confess I’m a horrible mix of…

Bedroom for a Boy

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor September 3, 2019October 3, 2019

With the Kidsboys bedroom, decorating, farrow and ball, kids bedrooms, renovating, ruralbloggers, vintageLeave a Comment

When we first moved to our rambling old farmhouse, there was one bedroom that hadn’t been inhabited for decades. The plaster was crumbling off the walls and the ceiling was sagging, but it’s proportions were stunning with beautiful wooden floorboards, a fireplace and shuttered window looking out onto the garden. It was known as the…

Barn Doors

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor August 29, 2019October 3, 2019

With the Kidscreative projects, farrow and ball, French grey, kids, painting project, ruralbloggersLeave a Comment

The kids are always wanting to paint and although I’m pretty relaxed most of the time, the paint wielding bravado of a three year old, does leave me nervous and sweaty inside the house. After I found a little pink and orange hand print on my linen curtains I banished paint to the barn outside.…

Collecting Seeds

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor August 20, 2019October 3, 2019

In the Gardencollecting seeds, English Country Garden, gardening, poppy heads, ruralbloggers, seed heads, seeds, sowing seedsLeave a Comment

Many of the flowers in our garden have seed heads right now. There are all shapes and sizes with the kids firm favourite being pinching off a poppy head and using it as a shaker. Generally you can tell if the poppy head is ready because it will be brownish rather than green and the…

Glamping

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor August 5, 2019October 3, 2019

With the KidsEnglish Countryside, glamping, holidays, kids outdoors, luxury camping, natural swimming pool, Norfolk, ruralbloggers, sleepovers, summerLeave a Comment

It’s Summer and my husband has some time off. For our kids this is a rare chance to spend some time with daddy. Without being too corporate about it our eldest has white boarded her wish list of great stuff to do. We have a white board and a pin board in the utility room…

Giffords Circus

By: Kate@Welliesbythedoor July 31, 2019October 3, 2019

With the Kidscircus, countryside, Equestrian, family day out, Gifford Circus, ruralbloggers, xanaduLeave a Comment

Last week we all went to the circus. But this was no ordinary circus, this was the Gifford Circus and we stepped into a magical world where every detailing from the pattern on the big top, to the stage backdrops, the costumes and even the enamel mugs for the coffee during the interval was perfect. …