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Mushroom Madness and a Blogiversary

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Following on from a conversation Miss M had with her granny on the way home from nursery, I decide to quiz my little girl as I tuck her into bed. Me: “What house did you tell Granny you want to live in when you’re bigger M?” Miss M continues to arrange her fluffy dog, Strawberry Shortcake Doll [...]

Bjesus Bjork

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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It’s oh so quiet It’s oh so still I’m all alone And so peaceful until…… Miss M wakes me up at blumming 5am and demands milk, cuddles and Little Mermaid II on my laptop. Bugger. AND Why is it that when she does this she is still full of enough energy to play hard at nursery, walk into town, spend half an [...]

A New Day

Sunday, April 5, 2009

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Yesterday was pure madness. Seriously. I never realised how much stuff we have. All the heavy furniture is now huddled in the middle of rooms at the new house waiting for the painter to complete his job and the new carpet to go down. Our old house (blimey it’s weird saying that), is in the capable hands of Mr [...]

Hanging on the telephone

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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Why is it that the day after you’ve achieved something you feel like pants? Seriously I feel like a penguin who is too small to reach the biscuit shelf and can’t find the key for the chocolate cupboard. Sighhhhh. I’m sad. Mr B’s mum has phoned and made me feel like the worse person on earth [...]

What not to rent…

Friday, March 13, 2009

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Miss M: ”Mummy, can my go back down to the pebble garden again? My want to see all de cat poo. They didn’t mention that in the details – “A well presented two bedroom property, with Gas Central Heating, UPVC Double Glazing and a low maintenance, grass free, cat toilet for a garden.” Nice. (N.B. We won’t be [...]

Not Waving

Sunday, March 8, 2009

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My kids are pretty special. I’m learning that more and more as we go through this time. I’m so scared of doing the wrong thing, or of not doing the right thing. When you struggle with depression it’s sometimes so hard to trust in your decisions, or to have other people trust [...]

1974 needs some rainbows

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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I’m having a fit of the blahs. The chocolate didn’t really help, but the wine and houmous are going a little way towards bringing on a smile. I should probably also stop watching the dreary TV show which is set in 1974, which apparently was a time of rain, dark clouds and lots of people who [...]

Extreme Close Up

Sunday, February 22, 2009

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There’s something mesmerising about a magnifying mirror, especially when it’s not something you have at home. At Buxted Park Hotel we had one in our bathroom. A large shiny circle of glass that seemed to look more deeply into your face, shedding layers of skin like a mask. Misses E and M saw it as a [...]

One of Life’s Little Surprises

Saturday, February 21, 2009

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Sometimes things just take you by surprise don’t they? Like when you’re at a kids attraction, something that’s a bit educational, say for example the Roald Dahl Museum. And you’re minding your own business just letting the kids enjoy the activities and the ambience. While your eight year old makes her own way round in that independent [...]

In a sulk

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Don’t you just hate it when something eats your post? Especially when you’re just about to add some really cute pictures you’ve spent an hour or so working on. Especially when it is one of those posts that surprises you because you think it’s going to go one way and then it goes another and you learn [...]