Words for Wednesday…

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Since December when we left for Butlins under the grey cloud of the lurgy, Hero has been rolling in a new set of baby wheels. Hero is two and a half and will probably be my baby forever in my eyes – and so he has the luxury of his very own stroller still. It…
So, what would we do with three nights where we could just throw the food into the oven and wait? Charlie Bighams challenged us to see how we could spend more time together if we weren’t in the kitchen at dinner time, and gave us three meals that we could simply pop into the oven,…
Happy babies = happy parents. It seems so simple. Smiling signals our happiness, crying quite clearly tells a different story. The feelings wavering in between, we use our words to tell people how we’re feeling – and why. My husband knows all about that. But what if you couldn’t? What if all you could do…
This Sunday, we went conker hunting. It’s bittersweet each year now. This is the third year without my gorgeous fur baby Casanova, the third Autumn when he hasn’t been here to leap in and out of the crunchy golden leaves. I don’t talk about him a great deal, because when I do it brings tears…
I can’t remember a time when my cupboards have been less stuffed with plastic carrier bags than now thanks to trolley bags. On average I think we used around 20 bags a week – and with the introduction of the 5p charge that would be costing me at least £1 a week. It would be –…
I knew I was in good company when I stepped onto the Munchkin stand at this year’s Kind Und Jugend show in Cologne, Germany. Greeted by a rainbow of hearts dangling from the ceiling, and guided towards a sweetie bar that would make Willy Wonka feel outclassed, I met with the very gorgeous Jaime Oliver…