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Nearly 3.

January 16, 2015 by

The boy will be 3 next week. Hard to believe that the bump that felt like it would never be born, who became Marmite and who was that terrifying, ever sleeping, jaundiced scrap of a baby for so long, is now a wild, walking, talking, dustbin lorry loving little boy. My Timehop from a year […]

Filed Under: Benedict, Family Life, Photos Tagged With: 3 years old, benedict, bringing up a boy

Almost 3.

November 2, 2014 by

              He’s almost three. It’s hard to believe there was ever a time when he wasn’t firmly at the centre of the family. He talks ALL the time now. When he doesn’t know the word he find a way round it. When he can’t get us to do his […]

Filed Under: Being a Parent, Benedict, Family Life, Photos Tagged With: life with a rainbow baby, life with toddlers, parenting, toddler

Busy times.

August 25, 2014 by

The summer holidays are nearly over and before you know it, they’ll all be back at school again. It feels like it has been a packed holiday. Last week in particular was crammed with ‘stuff’. We went to visit my sister for the day because (aside from wanting to see them!) Fran had to go […]

Filed Under: Amelie, Benedict, Family Life, Fran, Gymnastics, Josie, Maddy, Photos Tagged With: braces, ccf camp, cleft lip and palate, eye surgery, molluscum on eye, play gym, rabbits, toddler, touch rugby

Pollyanna in flowers.

August 17, 2014 by

I have a friend who will talk about ‘PollyAnna-ing’ a day, seeing the bright side in a day that didn’t go to plan. Sunflower. That was our day at Buckland Abbey this year. We love it there, it is a beautiful National Trust property which we always go to with lovely gardens, activities and walks […]

Filed Under: Photos, Trips Out Tagged With: Buckland Abbey, dartmoor, flowers, holiday, photos

Kestor.

August 4, 2014 by

Another gorgeous walk in our home from home. Kestor is the first tor Max ever brought me to, the one that is centre if this beautiful place for me. It’s here I can look back on 20 years of loving and being loved and bringing our children to this gorgeous place. This year in enjoying […]

Filed Under: Photos, Trips Out Tagged With: dartmoor, kestor

I'm glad I spent it with you.

March 13, 2014 by

Today was a ‘motherhood’ day. Ups and downs. Growling as I stomped around the house looking for a very lost kindle which eventually turned out to be hidden (in a very toddler manner) behind the radiator that is behind the sofa, growling more as I encountered the bedrooms of my daughters. That’s life. Mess, missing […]

Filed Under: Being a Parent, Benedict, Family Life, Photos, Toddler Play Tagged With: housework, me time, motherhood, parenting, toddlers

Silent Sunday

January 12, 2014 by

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: silent sunday

Such a perfect day.

November 1, 2013 by

Half term. We grabbed a few hours when most of us were in the same place and went out. Taught Bene a little about park play. Looked at weird nature. And amazing nature. And extraordinary nature. It was the day after the ‘great storm’ so we were wary of big trees with branches that could […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Photos, Trips Out Tagged With: burghley house, family, nature, outdoors

At 20 months.

September 24, 2013 by

Dear Bene, You are now older than Josie was when we first moved to this house. You are the age Fran was when she became a big sister and almost the age Freddie should have been when you were born. You might still be very little but you are now so very… very… big. Such […]

Filed Under: Benedict, Letters to Bene, Photos, Uncategorized

Bene's Bedroom (includes Photowall review)

August 15, 2013 by

Seven years ago, we moved into our house with me stinging badly from the knowledge that the fourth bedroom was not, in fact, going to become a bedroom. It’s been many things since, the proper birthplace of BeadMerrily and all the associated businesses and nearly, so nearly, Freddie’s bedroom, even though I never prepared for […]

Filed Under: Benedict, Family Life, Home Improvements, Photos, Reviews Tagged With: decorating, jungle bedroom, kids bedroom mural, kids wall murals, making a boys bedroom, photowall, photowall mural, picture wallpaper for kids, putting up wall paper

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