I was off work ill all of last week so this weekend had to be about the simple things - I wasn't sure if I was even up to the walk across to the park. We spent the mornings in our PJs, played with Lego and read books. On Saturday ...
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On Monday Li'l Mister turned two. We had a party on Sunday. In reality we did what we always do: go to mum's for tea, the only difference being we had tea and cake (courtesy of Beth - have you guessed what it is yet?).
Li'l Mister was of course impressed ...
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There was an eerie feel to the village this morning. The wind howled through the trees and rushed over the rooftops. The streets were strewn with litter; beer cans, milk bottles and egg cartons all spewed from upturned wheelie bins. As we drove through the Square there were too few ...
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One of Li'l Mister's Christmas presents was a steering wheel. It's quite a nifty little thing with a car that sits on a viewscreen and drives along (or off) the road as you turn the wheel. Naturally Li'l Mister decided its intended usage wasn't quite what he was after and ...
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Christmas is a great time for indulging my little addictions. Suddenly things I can't justify spending money on for 11 months of the year become attainable with one little tool: A Christmas Wish List.
Now in case any of you happen to have drawn me in a secret Santa or in ...
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For one night of the year parts of the village are like a ghost town. You won't find anyone in Fletchers Field or Gunns Farm and the lights will be off in all the houses. Despite the proximity of this night to Halloween you won't see trick'or'treaters running from door ...
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On Thursday I was lucky enough to attend the Next SS12 Preview and take in an array of fabulous, shoes, clothes and accessories. If Next's collection is anything to go by next summer is going to be a mix of pretty, classy and totally funky. Here are some of my top ...
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Last night as I was getting Li'l Mister ready for bed TB came up and asked me if we had any sticky paper. I had hideous visions of him sticking address labels over the house and asked him what he meant. It turned out that he wanted the paper that's ...
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I was walking toward the office when I heard the sirens. It's not an unusually occurrence in the City; we're all used to the lazy drawling of the police cars and ambulances. A fire engine is different. A fire engine is urgent, powerful.
When I walked through our fourth floor doors the corridor ...
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