Chloe Ridgway

Project Happy {Year 5}: Days 181-190

These last couple of weeks have been a bit tougher than I anticipated, with the end of the summer holidays and the transition back to school. We’ve all had to get used to earlier mornings, a new routine and dealing with all the changes that come with the new school term.  I think we’ve finally…

Life in 52: {Weeks 35 & 36}

At the start of January I began a new year-long photography project: Life In 52. The idea is simple – to take one photo a week for each week of the year. It’s a lifestyle photography project, documenting little snippets of my life that I want to remember. The project is being hosted by Sarah…

Project Happy {Year 5}: Days 171-180

This edition of Project Happy is all about the final stretch of the six week holidays, the last of the summer sunshine and doing our best to squeeze in as many simple, memory-making opportunities as possible before school starts back up again next week.  Reflecting on our time together, making plans for the coming season…

Little Loves: August 2018

In direct contrast to July, August has been a much-needed slow month.  We’ve not done a lot during the summer holidays, mostly spending plenty of time at home just pottering about the house and running errands locally in town.  It’s been wonderful in many ways (spending so much time with the girls just reading, playing…

Life in 52: {Weeks 33 & 34}

At the start of January I began a new year-long photography project: Life In 52. The idea is simple – to take one photo a week for each week of the year. It’s a lifestyle photography project, documenting little snippets of my life that I want to remember. The project is being hosted by Sarah…

Project Happy {Year 5}: Days 161-170

This second half of the summer holidays seems to be speeding up the closer we get to going back to school.  The days are slow but the weeks are beginning to race by.  This week there has been baking and biking and blackberry picking and board games, plus our ‘big day out’ for the summer….

They’re Not Who They’re Going To Be Yet

I’ve been keeping a secret. I don’t like secrets.  Surprises, yes.  But not secrets.  Secrets feel untrustworthy and trust is important in any relationship, even that relationship between reader and writer.  Secrets feel like they’re something to be ashamed of, and what I’m about to share is definitely nothing to be ashamed of.  It’s time…

An Italian Adventure: Part Two

During the first week of the summer holidays we travelled as a family to Lake Maggiore for an Italian adventure amidst vast lakes, imposing mountains and spectacular views.  This post is Part Two of our travel diary, covering the middle section of our Italian adventure to this beautiful area of the country that I first…

Project Happy {Year 5}: Days 151-160

We’re halfway through the summer holidays now and it’s been a relatively simple couple of weeks with a mixture of work days, quiet days and adventure days.  It’s hard to believe that in just three short weeks time the girls will be going back to school and a whole new chapter will be starting. As…