I'm sure my loyal readers understand -  nappies mostly, and toys - acres of the things, baths, meals, feeds, more nappies, shopping, a little socialising and work.  Did I mention the nappies? It has been pretty busy hence no posting for a while.
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We took TBN to the Registry Office in Bath and formally conferred on him the name he will be stuck with for the rest of his life, god willing.  He is Toby Edward Dorling Duerr.  Ahhh.  To celebrate T and I went for sushi where Toby had a lovely time riding the sushi conveyor, we also discovered that babies exhibit the startle reflex when you drop ( Read more... )

A welcome home party for Mr To Be Named Duerr, who thankfully came into the world with less stress than Henry.  I'm not saying it was easy, it had its moments, but it was not half as bad. The party hats H and I are modelling will of course be recognised by those in the know as NHS sick bowls.  Austerity starts at home don't you know.


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*groan*.

Summer's back!


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The train stopped at an unnatural 45 degree angle and my first task on stumbling out was to negotiate a steep set of concrete steps leading down to the exit of the "Sunnega Ski Paradise" station, this was made harder by the fact I was in ski boots and carrying a pair of skis and a pair of ski poles. On reaching level ground I followed the signs to ( Read more... )

Just back from a great trip to Switzerland, full write up to follow but for now...


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