This has been such a busy Easter holiday that very unusually for me, I did not decorate the house and whilst I did a roast for Easter Sunday dinner, today, it was not one of my special menus. We only had a few days at home after Cornwall before we spent some time in Bristol with family to celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday.

The week started with a few days at home. After a long drive home on Saturday, Sunday was a day for unpacking, laundry and booking our next holiday. As soon as we had unpacked it seemed to be time for packing again. I do feel that I have mastered the art of packing but it’s an art my husband and son need to learn. I had one neat weekend bag with all I needed, they shared a huge holiday bag and still needed more room. We are flying out to Rome to start our summer holiday and the boys will need to carefully pack to be in the weight luggage limit. I’ve been tracking the ideal capsule wardrobe on Pinterest and have started my planning.

On Monday night, I took my son to football ( a win ) and tracked down the first mermaid tail in an art trail raising funds for the local children’s hospice. It’ll be my little challenge in the coming weeks, I also managed to find one when shopping on Saturday.

On Tuesday the boys returned to the stadium for more football, the development squad whilst I stayed at home for a plumber to fit a new cylinder. It was one of those odd days, I couldn’t do much as it was a big job and as the cupboard is at the top of the stairs I was restricted to down stairs and then there were times with no water or electricity and a lot of noise. The plumber was fantastic, so helpful and tidy and it was a good job to tick off. As I knew I was likely to be in all day, I did an early run along a windy seafront. I did enjoy the Dr Seuss inspired beach hut.

On Wednesday we headed to Bristol to celebrate my father-in-law’s 93rd birthday and spent a few days with him. It is a gentle pace with him now, so a quiet few days. On his birthday we were joined by other members of the family for lunch. It was great to see everyone and my son certainly benefited in Easter eggs.

Although I had hoped to have a few days driving free, I needed to take my son shopping on Saturday for some essentials and to pick up a few orders. I popped into Boots to print off some photos from our Cornish holiday and am already displaying them on my bureau. I also picked up a full length mirror, something missing from our house since we did some decorating and recycled the wardrobes with the mirrors. I’m quite relieved at this as checking your appearance in a window reflection is not really the best way to check your look!

After a fortnight of family fun and seeing all our extended family, it’s been nice to have a very quiet Easter. I did refill the Easter tin with sweet nibbles but this was my only real seasonal nod. This is just a temporary pause on celebrating Easter because of a busy holiday, all my decorations, menus, treats and more will return in 2026.