As much as I love looking through old photographs I really didn’t want to look back at ones of myself! I was born in 1977 so pretty much all the photos of me from when I was born until I left home for Uni show fashion disasters. Unlike my older sister I never cared about fashion. I’d rather be comfortable and I always seem to have bought the latest fashion item when I could afford it i.e. after it stopped being fashionable. My first fashion disaster shows me in costume – note – not my real clothes! I’m a huge…
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Time for a quick Day Zero update before another month passes me by: 4. Get through my baby’s teething in one piece! The last few days have been terrible as Edward has not one but three teeth coming through at the top. The pain is excruciating for him and we’re finding it really difficult to comfort him. We’re all having sleepless nights and a lot of grumpyness. Edward is so good natured and happy that it is awful watching him suffer. Teething sucks! 5. Read one book every month Since becoming a mum I’ve been more of a magazine…
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I’m a sucker for Royal memorabilia and have a growing collection of royal mugs. There always seems to be a plentiful supply in charity shops and now it’s a case of filling in the gaps in my collection. Unfortunately we don’t have anywhere to display them just yet so they’re boxed up until we move to a bigger place. I found this lovely commemorative ceramic mug, which is Burleigh Ware, made in Burslem, England. The mug was produced for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on the 2nd June 1953. The mug is common and the glaze is cracked so…
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Life is busy but I am pleased that crafting and baking have been carrying on in the background as usual. At the moment I’m really enjoying cross stitch and find there’s nothing better than watching a pattern come to life over a couple of evenings. I’ve been meaning to make this little fella for a while and love the way it turned out.
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With all the beautiful weather we’ve had lately we’d been on a few picnics. Fortunately we always take a cool bag on holiday and Edward has his own cool bag too. However, Cath Kidston have produced a new flat pack hamper box which I must get hold of for our next outing. This pretty flat pack hamper box is ideal for take-away dining and the best news is there’s no washing up! The set contains four paper plates; four wooden knives, forks and spoons; two large laminated food boxes; two medium laminated food boxes; four paper napkins and four salt…
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I was very excited to receive some business cards today from moo.com I chose a variety of designs as I want to use them at BlogCamp, Cybermummy and with the swaps I participate in. We’re big moo fans and we used them for our wedding invites, place cards, cake stickers and thank you cards. The packaging is always lovely and simple but they have produced something special for the Royal Wedding. My cards arrived in a limited edition white presentation box in honour of the occasion. Clearly I will have to keep them out of the way of the small…
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We’re currently on holiday so I have been lucky to have several new charity shops to browse. Last week we were in Teignmouth where I found this beauty: a vintage Tonka truck. I was strangely excited when I saw this as it wasn’t plastic but metal. There’s a little bit of rust but nothing that can’t be fixed and it’s perfect for Edward to play with in his new sandpit! It’s quite big so I couldn’t hide it in my handbag but fortunately my husband liked it so was happy to buy it. We’re currently on the Isle of Wight…
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