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Breastfeeding- Why are you still breastfeeding an 8 month old?
I decided to interview myself to answer the question that so many ask me either directly or though the way they say “oh, you’re still breastfeeding him?” Not that I need to justify my actions in any...
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Silent Sunday- 03 Mar 2013
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The depth and breadth of a 5 and 4 year old
You’ll often hear me tearing my hair out about my gorgeous dreamy Little Miss. She is in another world most of the time, somewhere where time moves slower, in a more relaxed pace. Perhaps there...
View ArticleThe Legacy of a Baby…Thank you Matilda Mae
Legacy- it’s a big word! What legacy can a 9 month old baby have? It is a heartbreaking thought even thinking of a life lost so young! Yet Every being leaves a legacy, a footprint or two… And thanks to...
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Ditch the screen, don the wellies!
On Saturday we went to Nyman Gardens, a lovely National Trust property, with some other fellow bloggers. The special event was organised around a topic close to my heart encouraging kids to get out...
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Silent Sunday- 17 Mar 2013
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View ArticleMoments… midnight frolics in bed
Dadonthebrink came home last night after a couple of days working away. As we went to bed Max woke. Dadonthebrink brought him to bed for a feed. While Max suckled he kept glimpsing over at his father...
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Helicopter parenting…not! But what about risks and stranger danger?
Over the past week I have had to seriously resist being a helicopter parent and hush that little overprotective parent’s voice in my head. The other day the kids got home from school with friends and...
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Zippos Circus came to town
Zippos circus is in town. I’ve watched the posters go up and yesterday the tent being built, but kept forgetting to stop at the ticket office or go online to book. The opening night was a special...
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Silent Sunday- 31 March 2013 #silentsunday
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My favourite lullaby
Lullabies- I don’t remember my mum singing lullabies to me, but then there aren’t many in Hungarian. What Hungarian is extremely rich in is bedtime poems (, which in the years since have been turned...
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Death and a plot of revenge
We keep chickens and I specially sourced a coup for them that had a small outside enclosure, so we can leave them locked in when we are away for a long weekend. This means the girls being a bit cramped...
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Spring bugs including that of the travelling kind
I was browsing through my pictures of the past week for a Silent Sunday picture. Instead I came up with a plan… the changing of seasons always has that effect. Looking through the pictures brought...
View ArticleBirthday party in jeopardy
Has the world really gone mad? I’ve been planning my daugther’s 6th birthday celebrations for weeks, if not months. It was to be Woodland Fairies Picnic, simply because I don’t want it to be a bunch of...
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Moments- when you hear an explosion
In light of recent events, let me reassure you first of all we are talking about a different kind of explosion than the Boston one. This explosion isn’t too sinister, just a minor assault against your...
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Woodland fairy birthday party
Two days on I am still exhausted from our Woodland Fairy themed birthday party that we organised for Angelina’s 6th birthday! It was weeks in the planning and for days I’d been preparing, shopping. I...
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Oxford Botanic Garden in the spring
Oxford is particularly beautiful in the spring, as trees and flowers bloom, daffodils appear in the most surprising places and the trees sprout fresh green leaves. Clean, with bursts of bright colours....
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Birthday Bubbles- Happy Birthday Matilda Mae #M4MM
Bubbles, bubbles, beautiful bubbles shimmer in the light, capture a rainbow, as they take flight. Bubbles, bubbles, fun bubbles bring joy and delight; As they dance young and old in smiles ignite....
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Bank Holiday weekend in and around Oxford
With the Bank Holiday weekend on us we have so many options, so many things happening in and around Oxford. We did plan to go camping on the New Forest, but decided to stay home instead and do a big...
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Silent Sunday- 5 May 2013 #silentsunday
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