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Do not beware Americans bearing gifts
Knowing the interest some of you have in baked goods, look what our very kind guest last night brought us from the lovely Hummingbird Bakery:
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Pain threshold update
Last April I posted about my concerns about childbirth given my puny ability to tolerate pain or even mild discomfort. Today I went and had my eyebrows threaded for the first time in a very long time (I had plucked in the interim, they weren't overgrown like an elderly gent). OWx1000000. yikes. Tears were streaming down my cheeks and the nice ( Read more... ) -
still hormonal after all these months
I have just been to register Harry at his nursery for when I go back to work and feel quite tearful and wibbly :( partly cos I've just handed over £££s (registration fee + 2 weeks deposit + fees for first 2 weeks) but mostly cos it means the end of the mat leave era really is nigh. The daytime tv I can live without but I will miss my afternoon ( Read more... ) -
Batteries included
Me and my brother have always got on reasonably well even if we aren't particularly close. We never really had big fights. When we were growing up our neighbours had 2 little girls about the same age as us (they are still v close family friends) so he was a bit outnumbered and yes once we did dress him as a bride. But really there was no call for ( Read more... ) -
Stupidly excited about things that aren't THAT exciting part 1
I just found out my oldest friend is going to be on the chef's table on tomorrow's Saturday Kitchen! OMG!!111!! Not sure who with (not me wah bah oh well) but I am ridiculously excited about this. SK is my favourite way to pass a Saturday morning and now I get to see my mate too ( Read more... ) -
To meme or not to meme
So, chums, I tried quite hard to complete the 2007 memey thing but just couldn't find the time, and this in itself seems to sum up my 2007 fairly well. I have become the (willing) slave of jauntybaby which means not enough time for friends, family, other loved ones, interweb memes, washing, housekeeping, working, shopping, flicking through ( Read more... ) -
Parsley saga part 2
ok so this is getting silly now. This morning I set off before 9.30am (on a Saturday! omg!) to be sure of getting a turkey from Waitrose. Obviously parsley was also on the shopping list. Duly selected a nice free range bronze turkey (inc giblets), grabbed some parsley and a few other wobs essentials, whizzed thru checkout and home before 10.45am. ( Read more... ) -
It's not easy being green
Ocado suggest that you return their delivery bags to the driver for recycling and I was keen to do this (esp as they are not exactly frugal with the bags). So I was quickly unpacking stuff when the driver was here and in my haste I left a pack of parsley in a bag and gave it back to him :( oh noes! It is a crucial ingredient in my celery & apricot ( Read more... ) -
Tess's dresses
Apart from the occasional ludicrous judging decision (I'm looking at you Len Goodman), one of the things about this season of Strictly that has got me riled is Tess's frocks. FFS BBC stylist dudes, sort it out! She's an attractive young lady with a good figure so why (oh why) do they make her wear such appallingly unflattering gowns (they are ( Read more... ) -
get the history tippex out
bah last night he woke me at 5.20am for a feed. Clearly the whole 'sleeping to 7am' thing was an aberration.