I’m feeling a bit down today as I took Edward out in the new Quinny Zapp Xtra and it fell over with him in it. Quinny said we should be honest in our reviews so I’m going to let you know what happened. I decided to test drive the Quinny on public transport and put our Maxi-Cosi car seat on the Quinny base. We got on the bus and I parked the Quinny in the pram area and put the brake on. Edward was asleep so I sat in the seat nearest to him. On the journey I noticed that…
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Today we all sat down to our first Sunday roast since Edward was born. As mentioned yesterday our roast chicken was eaten with roast potatoes, roast parsnips and yorkshire puddings from Aunt Bessie’s range. This was one of the easiest (and tastiest!) meals I have prepared in a long time and allowed me plenty of time to tweet my progress using the hashtag #hostaroast if you follow me on twitter. It was also really lovely to sit down in our dining room and not eat in front of the tv as we usually do. We also took the opportunity to…
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We took the Quinny Zapp Xtra out today for the first time. We had plans to meet a friend for lunch so hopped on the tube to the other side of London. We had a lovely walk along the Thames, lunch in a great pub, followed by a spot of shopping. The Quinny did us proud, easily managing the tube system, escalators and lifts. We weaved in and out of the people at a busy shopping centre and hung our shopping bags off the handles (even though you’re not meant to!).
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With the Quinny Zapp Xtra came the first challenge to record the unpacking of the Quinny. We couldn’t wait any longer so tonight, after Edward was in bed, we opened it. We thought just over 8 minutes to unpack the Quinny and set it up wasn’t bad, especially as Emma managed to put hers up – blindfolded – in 10!
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As I mentioned the other day I am very excited to be a QuinnyCaster. I’ve been trying to think of a different way to review the product and thought it might be fun to make my own cartoon strip about it! Let’s see how successful I am… Here is the first installment: Introducing the Kearney’s and second installment: Preparation What do you think? Good idea or not?
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I’m very proud to announce that I am a QuinnyCaster! A couple of weeks ago I saw a tweet advertising for mums and dads to test drive the new Quinny Zapp Xtra. In return the QuinnyCasters share their experiences on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. I love social media so was keen to apply and I was lucky! Yay! I even get to keep the Quinny Zapp Xtra after six months which is a godsend as our current pram has seen better days. I can’t wait to get my hands on it and take Edward out for a spin 🙂…
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This beautiful facecloth was made from a pattern in Natural Nursery Knits. I bought this book from my favourite shop in Ryde when Edward was a few weeks old. It is a lovely book, full of unusual patterns and gorgeously illustrated. Now, I can’t knit so you may wonder why I bought a book of knitting patterns! My mum is an amazing knitter and made the washcloth in a couple of evenings. You can see it features Edward’s initial. Edward also has a gorgeous jumper knitted in navy and my mum is currently working on a mobile of knitted birds…
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This post follows on from a previous post reviewing two ebooks: How to Sew – Basics and How to Sew – Applique. This review is of two further ebooks: How to Sew – Patchwork and How to Sew – Machine Sewing. How to Sew: Patchwork The How to Sew: Patchwork ebook (a handy pdf) contains a basic introduction to patchwork and quilting along with three simple projects over 27 pages. The ebook covers both machine piecing and hand piecing patchwork as well as machine and hand quilting. Lots of helpful hints are included and the layout is clear to read…
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I was recently given the opportunity to review four ebooks on a variety of sewing topics: How to Sew – Basics, How to Sew – Applique, How to Sew – Patchwork and How to Sew – Machine Sewing. Today I will be reviewing the first two ebooks. I’m a complete novice at sewing but I really enjoy having something creative to do after putting my little boy to bed. I was encouraged by my grandmother and mother who could both knit, crochet, sew and embroider anything. How to Sew – Basics The How to Sew – Basics is a handy…