This was a weekend for reasserting myself and regrouping. Taking down time to be outside and enjoying the fragments of beauty I have in my space. Spending time with myself and chewing over what isn’t right at the moment. Building some friendships. I’ve run a lot. I passed a milestone today in running 24/26 minutes, […]
Baggage and depression. It's all in the edit.
We all have our baggage. We all walk out the doors some days with a spot on our chin, feeling fat, frumpy, uninteresting and small. Our clothes fit wrong and we haven’t achieved what we want and the kids are cross and worrying us and we’ve not written the novel in our head or got […]
Gendered Play. It's just an observation.
I’m bringing up a boy. It’s new to me (more or less) and he’s different. I have no idea if he is a typical boy, or atypical or where he fits in in the grand scheme of play. I’ve only watched girls closely before and my experience of boys (many of whom I know pretty […]
Oh, lovely girl.
Oh… Peaches. You were off my radar when you were a wild child. I didn’t know that bit of you. But recently, after your spirited defence of attachment parenting, I found you on IG. We exchanged a word or two. I smiled at your pictures, of the love and fierce joy that shined out of […]
Again
The 30th March, so Timehop reminded me today, was Freddie’s due date. Tomorrow is the day when I thought he was coming and curled up in bed. Perhaps I should have walked about, maybe he’d have made it then. The 1st April we sat at the table and played with Hama Beads. And then came […]
Like the good old days.
I’d forgotten how much fun it is to just sit and make things with Hama Beads. I think they are still my favourite crafty stuff; I couldn’t bear to not have a shop full of them! I’m clearly in need of a bit of therapy; the breast lump thing has knocked me back badly, even […]
What makes a good craft blog?
As you may know, this year we are sponsoring the Craft Blogger category at the MADs Blog Awards through our own business and in particular CraftMerrily (which is about to have a sparkly and up to date new look!) It’s given me a great opportunity to take a look through the list of craft blog […]
The one where we get lucky.
It’s not 3 weeks since Max remarked on how relaxed and happy I seem these days. Happy. A release from fear, anxiety, distress. Then. My fingers walked a habitual walk, as they do, as all our fingers should do. Then. Found a lump. This time. Quite hard. Quite painful. Quite… lumpish. Very much not where […]
Happy Birthday Maddy.
A school day birthday, early morning presents and a more rushed tea time than expected mean I haven’t managed to get a single picture of the newly 14 year old Maddy. I’ll settle for the artwork she brought home from school today. I love this. The girl who used to weep on our art etc […]
For Tilda and her family #MatildaMae
I ought to have some words. If anyone should have some words, it should be me. Everyone else can write a letter and express how much Matilda Mae is missed. Everyone else can say how present she has been in all our lives this year, how much her life and loss has changed them, made […]
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