Silent Sunday…

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It’s no secret that I’m terrible at meeting that first haircut milestone with any kind of joy in my heart. I hate that the hair they were born with, the baby locks that I grew, is taken away. It feels like a part of them, and me, is taken away – a bond broken. Worse still…
This weekend Dadda worked especially hard on the garden so that our weekdays, when we’re at home, aren’t spent couped up in the house going stir crazy. Being outside is where my boys love to be, and are happiest…and so am I. Breathing deeply in the fresh air calms, cures, heals. As Dadda moved the…
And not just House of Fraser, but gorgeously soft, sumptuously snuggly, woollen jumpers by Polarn O. Pyret from House of Fraser, who very kindly asked us if we’d like to choose some clothes for Bonfire Night and show them off! Our family loves to celebrate on Bonfire Night; mostly because both the mister and I…
My favourite flowers are the ones you can’t buy in the stores. They’re usually presented to me in the palm of a small, mud freckled hand by a scuffed up little boy with a heart melting smile. Daisies, buttercups – generally with the petals wilting from being grasped so hard on their race back to…
I haven’t really blogged about this pregnancy, besides the initial announcement…and somehow we’re now at 33 weeks and on the home stretch! During this pregnancy there has been a lot of stress; the hospital where I birthed the boys has managed to lose my medical notes that have documented the issues arising with me in…
We didn’t get to spend Christmas Day with my parents, but we did get to spend New Year’s Day with them – and in true English style, we loaded the bikes into the car and headed out for some New Year fresh air, when the skies opened. As cabin fever had firmly set in at…