It’s Theme Game time! The time to be creative and possibly win a little prize too, courtesy of The Reading Residence and Red Peffer’s linky. This week the theme is ‘Glass’. I thought I was going to struggle. To find something I thought was relevant to me, which also fits within the brief, until I came across this quote, This …
Wednesday Words #5
I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already, time is flying by. It’s time to link up with Crazy With Twins Wednesday Words feature. I love this linky, as it gives me an excuse to spend time looking through quotes and lyrics, indulging my love of words and language. Quotes can be so powerful and I love reading something that instantly …
Wednesday Wishlist #1
I have been thinking about Valentine’s day and decided to join in with Mummy Alarm’s Wednesday Wishlist. I love shopping, but I need to be a little more frugal and so online window shopping is perfect! So having trawled a few websites here is my Wednesday (Valentine’s) Wishlist. 1. Boffle Bear £14.99 www.bigfatballoons.co.uk / 2. Number Picture £26 www.notonthehighstreet.com / …
Cracking Carrot Cupcakes
Some friends came round to visit Baby and I on Monday, so it was a great excuse to bake some cakes! I love carrot cake, but I have never actually made it. I always think it will be such a pain, grating all the carrots, but I had a basic recipe, so decided to give it a go. I did …
My new look blog! Thanks to Make Life Beautiful/Ellie All at Sea
I started blogging to have a place to record our family life, so that we wouldn’t forget the small seemingly inconsequential moments, that actually matter the most. I began to really enjoy it and now after only just over 5 months it has developed into something much more. I write about a broader range of subjects, work with brands and …
First Birthday Party Planning
Baby will turn one on 30th March, I can hardly believe it. We haven’t had her christened, as it is not our belief. So we would like to have a party for friends and family to celebrate her birthday and the fact that our wish came true. As an event organiser by trade, I have already been filling my notebook …
Living Arrows/The 52 Project 6/52
It’s the time of the week to link up with ‘The 52 Project’ (Practising Simplicity) and the Living Arrows Project (I Heart Snapping). Taking a picture that captures the beauty and magic of childhood in our eyes. ‘You are the bows from your children as living arrows are sent forth’ Kahul Gibran A happy Baby on a wintery walk. I …
Our week that was captured #5
Oh rain, rain go away! I hate to state the obvious, but I wish the rain would stop. It is really impacting on us now. I do realise there are people who have been very badly affected by this appalling weather, so I know we are lucky, but with a baby in a pram it is limiting our outdoors time. …
Baby be my Valentine – Best Baby Buys
With Valentine’s day in less than a week I wondered what to get Baby and whether I should get her anything at all. I do think Valentine’s day should be about showing love to all the ones you love, not just your partner, but I think I might be getting sucked into the commercialisation. So I thought I would do …
Saturday is Caption Day! #3
Saturday is Caption Day over at Mammasaurus’s blog. Here is my picture and all you have to do is caption it! Why not pop over to Mammasaurus and have a go at some others.
Word of the week – 4 #WOTW
I am linking up again with Jocelyn from The Reading Residence. The idea of #WOTW is to find one word that sums up your week. The word of my week is Baby has always been an active baby, but this week she seems to have gone into turbo. Quite often when we are at baby groups, the other children are …
Calling all Bakers! Sugar and Crumbs Review
I am a keen baker and was recently sent some flavoured icing sugar and cocoa powder from the lovely people at Sugar and Crumbs. Sugar and Crumbs is a family run business that offers a range of icing sugars, cocoa and sugar paste, in great natural flavours. They have 24 icing sugars, 5 cocoa powders and 15 different sugar pastes. …
Wednesday Words #4
It’s Wednesday, so time to link up with Crazy With Twins Wednesday Words feature. This week I took this shot of Baby when we were out walking. I know she has very blue eyes, but I thought they looked amazing in this picture (no enhancement used!). Then I came across this quote and the two seemed to match up. Pope …
Me and my girl {Ordinary Moments #16}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. Today was such an ordinary day, but I was just struck by how lovely it has been. Monday’s are normally …
Living Arrows/The 52 Project 5/52
It’s time to link up with ‘The 52 Project’ (Practising Simplicity) and the Living Arrows Project (I Heart Snapping). The aim being to take an image of our children that captures the beauty and magic of childhood in our eyes. My beauty x 5/52
Our week that was captured #4
It’s been a slightly strange week. I have felt sad for someone I never met, that sadly passed away this time last year. It has affected me quite a lot and made me more introspective. So I have made an effort to get out and about. I think getting outside really helps shake off the cobwebs. However, the weather has …
My Sunday Photo #matildamae
A year ago today a family was devastated, when a little girl went to sleep and never woke up. We will never forget you Matilda Mae. If you can please donate to The Lullaby Trust to try and stop this happening to others
Saturday is Caption Day! #2
Saturday is Caption Day over at Mammasaurus’s blog. Here is my picture and all you have to do is caption it! Why not pop over to Mammasaurus and have a go at some others.
The Theme Game #3
It’s Theme Game time! The time to be creative and possibly win a little prize too, courtesy of The Reading Residence and Red Peffer’s linky. This week the theme is ‘Play’. The main feeling I get from the word play, is of it’s universal nature. Play is classless, cultureless, sexless, ageless and is not bound by species. Children play…. Adults …
Word Of The Week -3 #WotW
I am linking up again with Jocelyn from The Reading Residence. The idea of #WOTW is to find one word that sums up your week. The word of my week is This week I have an over riding feeling of being ‘blessed’. I have been struggling with a few things this week and it’s easy for these feelings to get …
Getting things into Perspective
As I have previously blogged about I am trying to improve my photography. Trying to use my big camera more and improve my images in general. Jocelyn over at The Reading Residence has started a series on just that – improving our photography. This weeks lesson was on perspective, so I have been taking some pictures from different angles, getting …
Baby is 10 months old today
Wow! Time really does fly. Its quite extraordinary how the days and weeks whizz by. Baby is amazing, she has a light inside her that everyone seems to notice. Wherever we are she tries to talk to people and seems to make everyone smile. We have spent the last month doing lots of clapping and high fiving. She expects everyone …
My Wedding Story #ShareYourWedding
Welcome to the start of my new feature all about re-living our weddings and reading the stories of others. I thought I would kick things off with a trip down memory lane for myself. My story will be slightly different to those which follow, as it is slightly weird to interview myself! So here goes. Let’s Set The Scene I …
Blast From The Past – Ten Top Toys
What was your favourite childhood toy? Last night Mr Hubby and I took a trip down memory lane, trying to recall all our favourite toys from our youth. It was prompted by looking at this great site from Oxford Open Learning highlighting toys, fads and crazes of days gone by. I collaborated with Mr Hubby, to get a balanced view …
Wednesday Words #3
It’s Wednesday so time to link up with Crazy With Twins Wednesday Words feature. This week has been quite difficult for me. I am struggling with some anxiety. This Sunday will mark the anniversary of the day Matilda Mae was cruelly taken by SIDS, she simply went to sleep and never woke up. My heart breaks for her family every …
A Homemade Valentine
I love the romance of Valentine’s day, but what I don’t love is the over commercialisation of it. So with this in mind, I am having a Homemade Valentine’s this year. I actually think this means more. Taking the time to create something with love, surely that can’t be beaten by any shop purchase? I have spent some time browsing …
The Mulberry Bush-Magic Moments #11/Ordinary Moments #15
This week I am linking one post to both Jaime at Oliver’s Madhouse and Katie at MummyDaddyMe as my moment is both ‘Ordinary’ and ‘Magic’. First of all I must state these are bad photo’s. I am aware of that, but they capture such a special moment. I do not want to miss recording such special, magical moments, because I …
Living Arrows/The 52 Project 4/52
I am linking up again with ‘The 52 Project’ (Practising Simplicity) and the Living Arrows Project (I Heart Snapping). The aim being to take an image of our children that captures the beauty and magic of childhood in our eyes. If I could only see one thing for the rest of my life, it would be her smile. 4/52
Spread A Little Happiness
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