Less Like Winter, Not Quite Spring

WordPress had other ideas when I sat down to write my usual Sunday evening post a few days ago. I became more and more frustrated as my photos refused to upload, particularly as I knew there would be very little time for blogging later in the week. I eventually gave...

Reading Lately #1

I read a lot. More so since I made a conscious decision to make time for the things I really love. I’m always on the lookout for book recommendations. I miss the prescribed reading lists that accompanied the start of a new module at Uni. They held so much...

A Story Book Party for Izzy

I feel I should begin this post with the following confession: Party planning sends me a little crazy. It’s a good kind of crazy, but crazy nonetheless. It’s partly my Mother’s fault. The birthday parties she threw my sister and I as children were...

My weekend has mainly been spent…

Craving a lie-in. Watching Izzy bubble with excitement as we prepared for her birthday party. Sipping tea and going over my ‘to do’ list for the day. Icing cupcakes. I baked two flavours, chocolate and lemon. Eating breakfast. Madly clearing and tidying...

Birthday Letters for Isabel

Dear Izzy, You are 8. Wow! I never imagined being a mother to an eight year old. I used to marvel at the fact my own body grew a baby. Now I look at the way your tiny limbs have unfurled to reveal long, willowy arms and legs, and can hardly believe you’re real....

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