Summer Fun
Golly! Where have we been?! Well, having summer fun mostly, while getting used to being a single mum. Leaving a job that made me miserable and starting up my own business too. But yes, the summer holidays happened and they were …
Tag: Holidays
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Word of the Week 29/08/14
I missed last week’s Word of the Week, but if I’d had time my word probably would have been cold. And this week’s word is related to that, even though we’ve had some warmer days too. But with just days …
Word of the Week #29
School is winding down for the long break, the sun is feeling hotter than it has in a long time, ice cold evening beers are a must-have and even ice creams are becoming part of our staple diet. This week, …
Sunset
Herein begins the final week of the summer holidays and for the first time in my adulthood, I have that sense of dread, of sadness of those moments passing by, never to be repeated. Working in a school has meant …
Unwanted Christmas Presents
The Wednesday before Christmas we went to a party at a local Children’s Centre to see off one of the most fantastic midwives I’ve ever met who is taking semi-retirement. What this woman doesn’t know about breastfeeding isn’t worth knowing! …
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Christmas with Bunny and Bear
As promised, here’s how we do Christmas in our house. Last Christmas, when Bunny was coming up to 3, I decided it was time to start some traditions of our own. I had a look around the blogosphere (and Mumsnet …
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