With every season, we have half an eye on what is to come, just around the corner, and so it is with a happy heart that we can confidently say it will be spring before we know it! If you have small children who are rapidly becoming medium-sized ones, this could be the year that […]
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It’s less than a week to Christmas. Are you panicking yet? Odd enough, even though I haven’t fully finished all my shopping and preparations yet, I am feeling quite calm. I have got to the point where I think panicking is probably a bit pointless, and it will all come together in the end, and […]
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*This is a collaborative post sharing some tips on how let someone know you love them, which we hope is helpful* To borrow a turn of phrase from Hugh Grant’s charming Prime Minister in a 2004 sitcom; “love, actually is all around us”. It’s easy to look past it, but it’s there! We may not […]
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Yorkshire puddings are a firm family favourite for us to accompany certain meals and these gluten free Yorkshire puddings, I can hand on heart say, you would not know they are gluten free. They came out crispy and golden and soaked up gravy beautifully. I am delighted they worked out. These really are amazing, gluten […]
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Christmas is rapidly approaching, and we all know it’s the most wonderful time of the year, as people get together with friends, family and loved ones, to celebrate, enjoy good food (and this year I am not cooking Christmas dinner, and I am VERY much looking forward to that, although I will of course be […]
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*This is a collaborative post with some tips to help bring the festive season some new life this year* Feeling tired of the Christmas festive season rush? Most people find Christmas is the same thing year after year, after year. Get the Christmas present list, hope the presents arrive in the sales, get ready for […]
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Rules, they are part of life. Some of them are inane, and seem ridiculously bureaucratic , some of them are put in place for our own safety, or to keep the majority of people happy and safe. Rules can be annoying and we as humans often don’t like being told what to do. I get frustrated […]
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We have two cats. You probably know that by now, if you read this blog. We have Layla, who was my baby before the children arrived, and is grumpy, fluffy, has a taste for human food, and really doesn’t like anyone very much. We also have Jasper, who is naughty, greedy, cuddly and makes up […]
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We are in a new stage of parenting, beyond baby and toddlerhood and now into the realms of children who are less needy in some ways but who can be just as demanding. It’s a bit of a new venture for both of us, and we are mostly learning from our mistakes as we go. […]
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People who know me really well, and that is very few people, know that I have a couple of bad habits that tend to betray how I am doing, in myself, and how life is treating me and lip picking is one of those tells. I used to bite my nails, but stopped when my […]
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