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House Elves and Elfcapades…
Our first Elf arrived in 2011 when Jensen Indiana was one year old. I had discovered the tradition through reading American family blogs and there were aspects I loved about the whole idea and others I wasn’t so fond of. The basic concept was of an elf who arrived in your home and who…
New Year’s Day 2013….
…looked a little like this. Baby Dragon was miserable with cold and our Little Adventurer had cabin fever, so we bundled up (five layers) and headed to the park. It was balance bike time! Thank you, Granny and Grandad! It’s hard to get smiles on camera from Jensen usually, but we’ve recently found a way. …
Weekend Walking…
By the time last weekend arrived, the Jones family were in desperate need of some fresh, foresty air. We invited Nanny and Abuelito along, packed the huskies and us bipeds into cars and “brummed” (drove, according to Jensen) away in search of adventure… The rain held off for a change and we rambled down the…
90 YEARS OF SWIZZELS: THE SWEETEST INVENTION
This is a collaboration with Swizzels. My boys [including Gav] LOVE Swizzels sweets – they were part of my childhood and everyone I know has a favourite. Mine are Rainbow Drops, Gav is Drumsticks, Jens is Squashies…even my Mom is Parma Violets [ick], you get the idea. We’re also huge fans of Charlie and the Chocolate…
No Rainclouds Please…. My (Fifth) Mothering Sunday…
I never imagined my life would be as it is; never dreamed I would be a wife, or ever a mother. Until I was 25, my life just didn’t seem to be heading that way. In my daydreams I just longed to be a successful woman; I’d abandoned the idea of any future relationships months earlier…
MAGICAL FIRSTS WITH PETITS FILOUS
My “baby” is nearly two. He’s still my baby and there are still so many firsts to experience – such as getting his hair cut. I can’t bear that I might have to change his current Linus [Peanuts] hairdo to a big boy style, or his first real shoes [we’ve been wearing wellyboots and moccasins…