Saffron and Cyrus
MIDLIFE, REAL LIFE, YOUR LIFE – STORIES FOR EVERY WOMAN

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Saffron and Cyrus is a Newcastle-based family lifestyle blog, covering health, wellness, days out, travel, reviews, recipes and more from our family life.
The blog is written by new mum over 40, Saffron, with input from hubby H and son, Little C.

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Family Adventures and Travel
Discovering art with a toddler: Laing Art Gallery family visit in Newcastle

Discovering art with a toddler: Laing Art Gallery family visit in Newcastle

The Quentin Blake Inside Stories exhibition is at the Laing Art Gallery until Saturday, July 8th. Here's what we discovered on our family day … View Post
Real Life Stories
Pregnancy at 40 is not a tick-in-the-box exercise – my experience with low-dose Aspirin

Pregnancy at 40 is not a tick-in-the-box exercise – my experience with low-dose Aspirin

Pregnancy in your 40s: why aspirin shouldn’t feel like a tick-box exercise “Patient care should never be a ‘tick-box’ exercise when it comes … View Post
Style and Confidence
Creating a garden in midlife: childhood memories, family life, and outdoor wellbeing

Creating a garden in midlife: childhood memories, family life, and outdoor wellbeing

No screens or devices to distract us As a mother over 40, I often recall my childhood spent outdoors, bare feet on grass, knees scratched … View Post
Real Life Stories
The guilt trip: returning to work after maternity leave

The guilt trip: returning to work after maternity leave

Emotional whiplash of maternity leave No one prepares you for the emotional whiplash of maternity leave. You step away from the working world, believing … View Post
Persian Culture and Food
Celebrating baby Cyrus’s first Persian New Year: Nowruz traditions and bridging cultures

Celebrating baby Cyrus’s first Persian New Year: Nowruz traditions and bridging cultures

A first Nowruz to remember: what Persian New Year taught me about renewal This spring, as the first daffodils pushed through the cold North … View Post
Family Adventures and Travel
Baby ARTventurers Newcastle: The tiger who came to tea playdate for sensory and messy play fun

Baby ARTventurers Newcastle: The tiger who came to tea playdate for sensory and messy play fun

The Tiger Who Came To Tea inspires our first Baby ARTventurers class in Newcastle One of my all-time favourite children’s books is The … View Post
Fitness and Strength
Postpartum back pain relief for midlife mums: how ginger and core strength made the difference

Postpartum back pain relief for midlife mums: how ginger and core strength made the difference

The limits of traditional approaches Lower back pain is a challenge many women face in the months after giving birth. Hormonal changes, weakened abdominal … View Post