Silent Sunday…(14 July 2013)

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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…
So you might have noticed that there’s not been much happening on our blog since we began the Corona Virus lockdown in early March. We’ve done a few Instagram live sessions with My Little Piccolo and we’ve ran some competitions here and on Facebook and Twitter but honestly, I’ve wanted to hide whilst I tried…
I only have one funny breastfeeding story, and I’m slightly horrified to share it, but as it’s bound to have happened to someone else (please, please let it have happened to one of you) I’m going to share it anyway. Breastfeeding Jensen did not come easy. After three months though I was getting the hang…
In the September of 1994, following a long, humid Summer of dancing to All-4-One in our local hotspot at night and spending most of my parents’ hard earned money on new duvet covers, pots, pans, warm sweaters and a perm to rival Tina Turner by day, my family packed way more than the kitchen sink…
With sun-flushed cheeks and grass-scattered hair, knocking scuffed sandal toes with our friends as we swung about on the chipped, yellow pudding bowl climbing frame outside our house, every Summer we waited. As soon as we heard it, we’d scramble from our metal perches and race to our doorstep, heads craned sideways to yell through…
I generally dislike my own birthday. Besides the fear of the Happy Birthday song [it makes me cry and I don’t know where to look when people sing it to me] I awaited my 40th year with dread. Older, wrinklier, and feeling like my life was pretty much done opportunity wise. However, so far,…