January is renowned for being miserable - the grey come-down after Christmas, cold and quite often a bit short on cash and with a few extra bits of podge after over eating and over spending through the festive season. This year, February is worse. On the 2nd February, the parenting blogging community was stunned and… Continue reading February Blues
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Quotes Of The Week
Tori and Arthur are playing with Duplo. Tori gets very defensive over a small red block. Tori: This one is the compost. Arthur: po-co! po-co! po-co! MINE! Tori: No, Arthur, I want the compost. You can't put it on the slide. Arthur: Po-co WHEEEEE! Mummy: Why is it compost? Tori: To go on the chicken.… Continue reading Quotes Of The Week
Quotes Of The Week
From the mouths of babes... I'm making chocolate fudge in the kitchen. Caius and Tori are with me. Tori: What's that? Me: Chocolate fudge. Tori: Fudge *raucous laughter* Caius, do you love me when I say fudge? Me & Caius: *exchange slightly fearful look* * Me (to Caius): Stop trying to be Nearly-Headless Nick behind… Continue reading Quotes Of The Week
Thank You
Things are not all wonderful and shiny and perfect at the moment. Things never are, I know, but they are extra not right now. But we are doing okay, we're muddling our way through and keeping smiles on our faces as we tread water. Lots of people are holding us up in all sorts of… Continue reading Thank You
Shropshire Union Outing
It was beautiful again on Saturday so we took the Smalls to Tyrley Locks for a walk. It was chilly but stunning and we fed some ducks, said hello to one or two dogs who were out walking, jumped in puddles, kicked leaves and gave the Smalls their first lessons in the workings of canal… Continue reading Shropshire Union Outing

