Category: Kids
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He likes it
And so do I. It’s not technically finished. But the good thing about crochet is you’re pretty much always cast-off. So for now, it’s a knee blanket. And it’s finished (it’s folded over in the photo and is bigger than it looks). Oscar has even switched beds just for it. In other news, it would…
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A year ago
I’ve been keeping reminding myself to remember on the 5th of September about the first anniversary of mum’s death. Just like I remembered on August the 19th that a) it was grandma’s birthday and b) it was my 10 year anniversary of arriving in London with but a pink backpack, a small wad of money…
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Babychops ii
Friday was 20 week scan day. Well, actually it was Thursday, but I thought it was Friday – and fortunately with some persuasion on my part I managed to get in. And, ta da… it’s a girl! We got the ultrasound lady to check several times just to make sure. She even gave us a…
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chicken liver paté
At parties I can usually be found either bringing or serving one or all of the following: marinated fish salad with warm bread, orange and poppyseed cake, herbed barbequed lamb with garlic mayonnaise, chicken liver paté. The other day they had fresh chicken livers at Pomona and as I can never walk past a good…
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A long weekend
This weekend was a nice long one. On Saturday morning we went to John Lewis and bought the new computer. We’d decided not to freight my g5 and cinema display over this time as it was all just so big – a new iMac would fit much better in the little cottage. So we now…
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Time for catching up
You know what. I think the morning sickness is over. The tiredness is over. I know this because we must be in trimester two so the pelvic problems can kick in. But at least I’m awake. So today after a little burst of energy I have some photos to show and some things to tell.…
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A is for…
Babychops. Or so we keep telling her. Thank you Aunty Vonne! Kevin got my table on Saturday and so out came the sewing machine and the little room had more tidying. But it’s been so hot here I could only do five minutes work before I would have to stop and feel ill for another…
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A good reason to start knitting again
I know I’m always saying I can’t knit. Well, I can actually. I can knit little squares. No, they’re not for testing the gauge – that’s my real knitting. This little blanket was started way way way back in time (here to be precise) and I only got half way before Astrid was born. But…
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Here I am
This weekend saw us up in a small village just out of Leeds and a camera full of photos that need downloading. It also saw some lovely charity shop treasures, green and lovely riverside walks, a few treats for the garden and a lot of rain and cold. The portfolio site is now ready for…
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Evening walks on the Heath
And a lament for the Greek shop of Dartmouth Park I said to Kevin this time I wanted to walk on the Heath every day – and not just get so used to it being on my doorstep and I would simply forget, or be too lazy as I was in the past. So yesterday…
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Little collections
Before we left I organised a few house warming gifts to self to ensure we had some personal touches to make the house feel like home when we arrived. Having white walls and high ceilings means I’m more in love with our new home than I think I’ve ever been with a house I’ve been…
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London, sweet London
Oh it’s so good to be back. Better than we’d ever imagined in fact. We’ve walked and walked and walked and walked. Through Soho, from here to Camden, back to Belsize Park, up to Hampstead, around the Heath, through the City, up to Hackney and from here to South End Green countless times. We’ve walked…