This weekend, Flea and I were in Devon, testing out the family-friendly credentials of The Elmfield, a restored Victorian guest-house in the seaside town of Ilfracombe. We’ve had a tremendous three days with glorious sunshine and have come home with sand in our shoes, a touch of sunburn and lots of clean clothes because the weather was so hot we only needed shorts, t-shirts and swimsuits. Result. I must confess we don't generally holiday in the UK, apart from visiting my … [Read more...]
And now for the headlines…
September 9, 2009 by · 16 Comments
This whole ‘going to school’ thing is new for both of us. Since I split from The Father three years ago, it’s been me and Flea. I’ve worked part-time since she was born, and we’ve always spent loads of time together. So suddenly not knowing what she’s doing between 8.30am and 4pm five days of the week – really weird. Fortunately, like most kids, Flea is an excellent reporter of the salient facts of her day. Oh yes. Every day, she emerges from school with one, single headline that … [Read more...]
The ten books that changed my life
September 8, 2009 by · 14 Comments
So there are a couple of blog posts doing the rounds at the moment about books – Josie at Sleep is for the Weak is looking for book recommendations, Noble Savage has done the Bibliotherapy meme, and various bloggers have been completing Linda Jones’ meme “Call Yourself a Writer”. I started doing the bibliotherapy meme and at the same time was posting a response to Josie, but I got distracted by the thought of all the books that have changed my life.Now, I don't mean this in a … [Read more...]
Top 100 British Mummy Bloggers – September 09
September 5, 2009 by · 88 Comments
UPDATE: If you want to connect with 1,000 British Mummy blogs (and some Dads, too) then please visit the new Tots100 website with up-to-date listings and a brand new PR subscription option, so you can search, filter and contact the UK's most popular Mummy bloggers direct. The UK Mummy Blogging scene is getting hectic! Lots of new entries for this month’s index of the top 100 UK Mummy Bloggers, and some big movements in the table, too. This month, we’re delighted to announce that the … [Read more...]
Big School: the verdict
September 3, 2009 by · 13 Comments
Months of planning, years of budgeting, agonising about which school, trying to find that one, secret shop in the WHOLE world that sells knee-length grey school socks... yes, Flea has started big school. When I picked her up this afternoon, I was keen to basically have my child validate my decisions by telling me what an amazing time she'd had. "How did it go, did you have fun?" I asked. A long pause. "Yes." "Did you learn anything good? Do you feel smarter?" … [Read more...]
Things I could have bought instead of school uniform
September 1, 2009 by · 17 Comments
This Thursday, Flea will join the reception class at her school. Being an organised, professional sort of Mummy, obviously I chose today (Tuesday) to go and buy her school uniform. Fortunately, Flea attended the pre-school already, so she can re-use some kit from last year, but she needed some new kit, namely: One blazer Two pinafores (she has two but I need five since I can't deal with the pressure of mid-week laundry) Five jumpers (see above) Two ties (how dirty does a tie get? … [Read more...]
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