A Peckham Gem – The Melange Chocolate Shop

  • Posted on February 7, 2010 at 10:51 pm

I interrupt my (ir)regularly (un)scheduled posts to bring you this newsflash. Today we found a treasure, a true gem in the most unlikely of places. It must be what Columbus felt when he discovered America, or Alexander Graham Bell when the telephone finally worked. Okay, maybe not that dramatic, but still, I stepped off a pavement in Peckham, London and into a Chocolaterie in France.
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Out the Box – Breakfast for Dinner

  • Posted on February 7, 2010 at 10:20 am

Have you ever had one of those days where not budget or diet could inspire you to cook your own food, and the lure of a takeaway was stronger than any of your common sense? Well, we had just such a day this week.

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365-27 Nature Path, Whitstable, Kent

  • Posted on February 6, 2010 at 6:54 pm

It was freezing cold walking along the coastal path, but lovely and very fresh!

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365-26 Pebbles on the Beach, Whitstable, Kent

  • Posted on February 6, 2010 at 6:47 pm

Well, what it says on the tin, really. Pebbles from our trip to the coastal town of Whitstable, Kent.

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365-25 Beach Huts at Whitstable, Kent

  • Posted on February 6, 2010 at 5:53 pm

For our trip to the coast I packed everything we needed, except the memory card for my camera. As I have a whole bunch at home, I wasn’t going to buy more, so ended up just taking a few photos on my phone.
These are beach huts, closed for the winter.
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Preparing for a natural childbirth

  • Posted on February 5, 2010 at 2:31 pm

Pregnancy is a time of such huge change. Your emotions change, your body, your home. It all changes. And just as an athlete practices for an event, a dancer for a show, or a politician for a debate, so a woman needs to prepare for becoming a mother. She needs to prepare not only her mind, her heart and her soul, but her body too.

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Dear Kyra – Awe and Wonderment

  • Posted on February 4, 2010 at 10:52 am

Dear Kyra

I can’t believe you’re four months old already. It tugs at my heart and takes my breath away when I think how fast the time is going, and how soon you’ll be so very independent of me.

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Natural homebirth vs. Natural hospital birth

  • Posted on February 2, 2010 at 11:48 pm

Continuing on from the first post on natural childbirth: Natural Childbirth in Layman’s Terms, I’m going to talk now about the difference between a natural birth at home and a natural birth in hospital. Why is there a difference and what difference can it make to your birth experience?

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365-24 Sunday Reading

  • Posted on February 2, 2010 at 9:55 am

Hardly moved out of bed today, doing my best to conquer this cold. So here’s what kept us busy! I was reading “Toxic Childhood” by Sue Palmer,  The Digital Photography Handbook by Doug Harman and in between reading nursery rhymes with (to?) Kyra!
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365-23 Apple Pie

  • Posted on February 2, 2010 at 9:54 am

I wrote a post on these Apple Pies recently. They are great, and I just love knowing there’s a stack in the freezer for whenever I need some warm comfort food to get me through this long winter!

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