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Weekending

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

On Friday, parents were invited to kindergarten for a Michaelmas celebration. We had a wonderful morning full of garden work, chatting, lavender bag making, playing, songs and stories – and a proud Mama watching this little guy play one of … Continue reading →

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Weekending & a Giveaway

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

This weekend was cake and tea and company, little boys putting the house upside down while we chatted in the kitchen, quiet afternoons reading – all of it passing much too quickly. The rain started on Sunday and now it … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

A little impromptu chalk art along the lattice in our garden. The slugs have eaten all my attempts at growing herbs. Now I am spending a little time every day knotting the clematis so it may join the climbing rose … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

This weekend found the little guy and me on our own again mostly. Saturday was rainy, thundery, and definitely a stay-at-home-and-cuddle-up-on-the-sofa-day. The postman very kindly brought a parcel from Oma in Germany with The Gruffalo on DVD. It was so good, … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

On Saturday, a quick trip to the shops for cream and chocolate turned into a three hour outing including balance-bike-riding, brave-downhill-whizzing, new-ways-exploring, spontaneous-friend-visiting – oh, and cream-and-chocolate-buying as well of course. After all, we had to make a birthday cake for … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Saturday was running errands, a short train ride away with the Mr at work. Paperwork done, forms filled in, post sent off. The second day in a row with delayed or no rest time, leaving both the little guy and … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

This is a giant weekend here in England, with two Bank Holidays over the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – today and tomorrow. But with the husband away at work most of the time it doesn’t feel much different from normal days. … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

I honestly don’t know where this weekend has gone. It flew past, and not even because we were particularly busy. It’s been cold and rainy, so we only dared one longer trip into town – and came back home almost … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

This weekend brought a mild wind, a lot of sunshine and the smell of spring. For the little guy, tights were replaced with socks for the first time this year. He also informed me, ‘I am not a child anymore. … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

This weekend caught the little guy with a runny nose and me with a sore throat. A few precious hours when the whole family was together out walking. Trying to work around my husband’s work schedule – which meant a … Continue reading →

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