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365-98 to 365-104 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on April 21, 2010 at 8:30 am

Our weeks are sometimes so diverse, it’s hard to find a common theme. This is one of those weeks. From Folkstone to Norway, a bit of London, some nature and some routine, but always two constants: the people I love in the life we live.

The Melange Chocolate – Tasting Evening

  • Posted on April 19, 2010 at 8:30 am

I’m a big fan of chocolate in pretty much any form. I love eating it, drinking it, smelling it and if it wasn’t for these old Victorian drains, I might even have bathed in it. Can you imagine, then, how I felt about an evening of pairing decadent, delicious and unusual chocolate flavours from my favourite chocolatery, The Melange, with everyday wines available in my local supermarket?

365-91 to 365-97 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on April 14, 2010 at 8:30 am

We seem to be doing a tour of the South London parks at the moment, going through them one by one. I should start reviewing them! This has also been a milestone week for us: Kyra has started on solids, and has hit the 6 month mark.

365-77 to 365-83 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on March 31, 2010 at 10:40 am

We had a slightly busier week, although illness is still firmly imprinted on our household. Nonetheless, a visit to the in-laws in Somerset, a quick stop-in at a local art gallery, a trial day in cloth nappies and a product launch for shoes to make you skinny while eating cupcakes made it all pass really quckly.

365-70 to 365-76 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on March 24, 2010 at 12:54 pm

I seem to be saying that I’ve had a dull week quite a lot lately, yet when I look at the pictures, there always seems to be things happening in my life. Although we’ve been overwhelmed by the world’s worst case of ‘teething baby’, and fevers and stomach bugs in all three of us, we do still seem to find time and energy for the act of living.

365-56 to 365-62 A Week in Pictures

  • Posted on March 10, 2010 at 9:39 am

Despite two outings, we’ve had a quetish week. Well, uneventful, but not exactly peaceful…

How to Keep Your Pre Baby Friends Post Baby

  • Posted on February 27, 2010 at 2:22 am

One of the primary difficulties in adjusting to life post baby is the apparent chasm that forms between the new mom and her old friends.  I myself felt this the first time my lovely group of friends descended on us post birth. In two weeks, it seemed as if I had lost any ability to think of anything other than my baby and I felt that there was suddenly no common ground.

There are obvious reasons for the loss of friends, post baby. Your schedules change. You’re free for lunches, not dinners, the ‘en-route home’ telephone time is now bath time, noisy restaurants or pre dinner drinks don’t suit a young child and theatres, cinemas, clubs and concerts are simply often not pushchair or carseat friendly.  It is so easy to let time pass, and valuable friendships fade away.

But there are ways of keeping your friends, by keeping a few pointers in mind…

Girl’s Night Out

  • Posted on December 18, 2009 at 7:33 pm

So here it is. My first night out on my own since my baby was born. Actually, now I think about it, it’s my first night out with ‘the girls’ in almost two years – but that’s not cause of the baby.

Maybe I’m missing the odd occasion, in my memory banks, but I don’t think so.

Party Time – The Menu and Recipes

  • Posted on December 12, 2009 at 2:25 am

Ah! There’s nothing like basking in the glow of a successful evening. It really is one of the most pleasant feelings for me.