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Empty Nest Mummy When I first started thinking about writing a review of the new Bluegrass BBQ Smokehouse in Windsor, it was going to be as an ‘also ate at…’ in a post on a trip to Windsor Castle. But, and apologies to Her Majesty The Queen here, it deserves to be far more than […]
Empty Nest Mummy From the minute you have your first baby, you’ll have decisions to make. And lots of them. Bottle or breast? Cot or co-sleep? To swaddle or not to swaddle? To give your baby a dummy, or have thumb-sucking? Of course, there are also countless parenting decisions to be made even before your […]
Empty Nest Mummy It’s all change since we were kids. The world is a whole different place now. There are so many experiences that we had that our own kids just won’t get. Here’s my Top 5 things that our kids just won’t understand. 1. Phoneboxes In the olden days, when I was growing up, […]
Empty Nest Mummy A huge thank you to the very funny Stephen Yule, of www.yuletimes.com, for nominating me for The Versatile Blogger Award. I’ve only been blogging for 6 weeks, so am delighted to get a nomination for a second time. The rules of The Versatile Blogger Award are that you: Write 7 interesting facts […]
Empty Nest Mummy The twice-yearly Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up this week at school. And you can taste the fear in our house. But it’s not from Big Boy and Littlest Angel. The one quaking with fear is me. Yes, me. A 40-something mother of 2 children. There’s something about being in front of a […]
Empty Nest Mummy A huge thank you to Kelly italianatheart.com, Jasmine questadolcevita.com and Kristie mammaprada.com for inviting me to join #DolceVitaBloggers to write my love letter to Italy for Valentine’s Day Cara Italia Ma quanto ti amo! I first met you in the classroom when I was 12 and immediately liked you for your sing-song intonation and, let’s be honest, for the fact […]
Empty Nest Mummy I held what can only be described as a Face-Painting Frenzy at home this morning. A bunch of school mums came over after drop-off to bag up sweets and to learn face-painting for a school Valentine’s disco. When the box of face paints, and general face paint paraphenalia, was dropped off to […]
Empty Nest Mummy I was thrilled yesterday to receive a nomination for the Versatile Blogger Award, especially as I have only been blogging for a month. This award gives the recipient the chance to tell 7 things about themselves, and gives the readers a look at the person behind the blog. I was nominated by […]
Empty Nest Mummy Sadly now out of the Really Small Baby and Dumpy Little Toddler World, I was thinking this morning of the things I miss as they have grown up. Of course, I should say (for many reasons, least of which they can both read now and know my passcode to get into my […]
