Tag Archives: family

Just the One

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Today’s lovely guest post moved me to tears. It’s by one of my very favourite bloggers, Sarah at Grenglish, whose blog you can find here, and who you can say hello to on Twitter here. *** ‘Just the one’ we … Continue reading →

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Chalk and Cheese

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

I’m taking some time offline over the next week or so, but to keep things busy on here I’ve invited some of my favourite blogging friends to write guest posts for me. Today’s is from Anya, who blogs as Older … Continue reading →

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Dear DorkySon…

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Dear DorkySon. Now you are four! Didn’t we have a grand old birthday weekend? A night in a lovely hotel on Friday, and a walk round central London on Saturday. We saw the duck boat on its way to the … Continue reading →

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Live in the Now: March

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

I know I’m a little bit biased, but I do think that DorkySon is one of the loveliest boys in the world. We walked past a shop window the other day that had a huge Victorian doll’s house on display. … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

It is International Women’s Day on Friday. Last year, I marked it on my blog with a post about Save the Children’s campaign to give women around the world access to reproductive health care. This year, my thoughts have stayed … Continue reading →

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Live in the Now February

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

February already! It’s not my favourite month, to be honest. It’s such a tease. One day you can walk through the park without even a jacket, admiring the snowdrops and daffodils that are poking their heads through the earth, and … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse into the 1920s

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

What a lovely thing I found yesterday! When one of my great aunts died, at least ten years ago, but probably closer to fifteen, I remember spending some time helping my mum sort through her belongings. I picked up two … Continue reading →

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Live in the Now January

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Back in December I did a Live in the Now post, for the first time in months, where I took some time to just look around at our life and reflect on where we all are. I’m going to try … Continue reading →

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No Longer Needed

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Well. I guess it had to happen sometime. DorkySon has finally given up his afternoon nap. I blogged a few months ago and said that I thought it was on the cards, so I was making the most of the … Continue reading →

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Live in the Now: December

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

When my friend Caroline was still blogging as Scribbling Mum (and before she’d started a bid for book-related world domination with the Green Door Bookshop) she ran a monthly post called Live in the Now, where she took time to … Continue reading →

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