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Coming home

Sunday, August 21, 2011

We haven’t disappeared, honest. Nor have we been eaten by giant hamsters or small but greedy wilderbeasts. We’ve managed to avoid being kidnapped by Cliff Richards, Bernie Clifton or either of the Krankies, and none of us have been laid low by the pox or a really bad verucca. We’ve actually been away in sunny France exploring the [...]

A little confession

Friday, May 27, 2011

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Let me let you into a secret. I am all of a quiver. Jingly jangly, shaky, jittery, buzzy, slightly queasy and a little bit churny – kind of like a can of coke that has been shaken and then placed on the very edge of a slope-y shelf. Why? Well today I am meeting Mr B’s new girlfriend. She [...]

The one where I thought my blog was dead, and a tiny small Interflora Review

Monday, May 23, 2011

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The one where I thought my blog was dead, and a tiny small Interflora Review

I missed my blogaversary. How rude! But I learnt something. When your friend is awaiting the arrival of his new baby boy, and has been through a variety of virtual reincarnations and hence changes of email address over the past year, do not, I repeat DO NOT rely on the poor man to remember to register your domain [...]

Sometimes you need a balloon

Saturday, March 26, 2011

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Sometimes you need a balloon. When it’s late, and you’ve been dancing with your big sister and your cousins. When your Mummy’s eyes are bright with smiles and your Gran and Grandad are watching with quiet pride. When your Uncles are buying rounds and and your Aunties look so pretty, and everyone is excited because one new [...]

Love is good

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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Love my kids Love my family Love that everyy year we spend a weekend together in Center Parcs. Love the ducks, the disco and the daftness. Miss E, Miss M, Mum, Dad, C, D (not here but next time x) and our new baby boy, H, D, cousins ME and little J, S and S. Love that our familynkeeps growing. LOVE [...]

Who lives in a house like this? Celtic Haven we’re moving in!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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Who lives in a house like this? Celtic Haven we’re moving in!

Come on in, let me show you round… Isn’t it gorgeous? This was our home for three days and two nights. Three days of pretending that this little bit of heaven was ours. On the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastline, known for its tales of pirates and fairies, our weary travellers arrived at their destination on a dark and rainy [...]

Sometimes it’s hard being five

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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Sometimes it’s hard being five People take you to places like inner city beaches and expect you to have fun. They expect you to jump up and dance when you’re watching Johnny and the Raindrops, even though you’re quite happy to sit and strum along in a quiet way. And you can never quite keep up with your [...]

Some things are more important – more news

Monday, May 17, 2010

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I was going to write about the success of Miss E’s first trip away today. I was going to tell you how she loved every minute, even the six hour walk, the two hour outdoor swim and getting up early to help make breakfast for everyone on her first morning. I was going to pontificate [...]

That Special Place – The Gallery

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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There are some places that are almost too special to share. I always feel a little nervous when I write about this one as it’s so small and perfect and unspoilt, and I love it. But for you Tara, and for the fabulousness that is the Gallery, I give you Wembury, Plymouth. It’s where that beach [...]

A Final Farewell

Monday, March 15, 2010

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You call out ‘goodbye.’ Maybe there’s a token peck on the cheek, a shared smile, a brief hug. The car pulls away and you go back to your book, your day, your life. Later you imagine them flying over the sea. They should be there now. Exploring the ancient city, fulfilling a dream, to see [...]