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It’s National Anti-Bullying Week. When Jensen was a baby I was so sure [and so smug] that he wouldn’t be using computers or electronic devices – I was going to keep him away from the evils of the internet and he would only climb trees and hunt for bugs outdoors. As the mister is a…
![OUR FIRST PHOTOGRAPHY RETREAT – FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL [MY WEEKEND OFF]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/myweekendoffadvertlyoto.jpg)
Bloggers know that first impressions count. For your readers, clients – and your brand. If you own a DSLR and capture photographs in automatic mode, it can be so frustrating when they aren’t what you hoped for or envisaged. You know your style, but you don’t know how to produce exposures to match your expectations….
Ever since Barry the Biscuit Boy graced our screens, the chances of another kind of milk making it over the threshold of our home was slim to none. Our boys have been loyal to Cravendale – or “Mr. Biscuit Head”‘s milk and with the amount they consume daily, I probably should have bought a Cravendale…
![FEEDING THE CLOVER TROOPS [AUTUMN SPICED SCONES]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/clover001.jpg)
Each weekday, at around 3.45pm we arrive home from the school run. Last week was rather soggy thanks to the surprise downpours that made me very glad to have an umbrella in my hand [even if it was a tiny Fireman Sam one] and comfortable boots on on feet [highly gorgeous, deep red Hotter boots],…
![A NOISY HALLOWE’EN NIGHT [2015]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/threeboyshween.jpg)
This Hallowe’en my camera decided to lend testament to the need for an upgrade. High ISO means NOISY, grainy photos with poor old Bert [my camera]. In any case, I decided to post them anyway because they’re our family memories and we had a fantastic night. Hero’s second Hallowe’en. Last year he sat at home…
This time of year it’s so difficult to avoid filling the boys with sweets and treats – Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night….Advent – it seems never-ending and although I confess to being one of those moms who loves seeing my cookie monsters happy with their snacks, what does worry me is that when I turn to…