Zachy’s Godfather threw a surprise birthday party for his Dad (that’s Uncle George to you and me) last weekend. Much cooking and freezing of food was done. Much hiding of presents and bottles of wine. Much emailing…
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Of course, I always knew that I wouldn’t really win the MAD Blog Award for Best Family Fun. Just as I had also known that I wouldn’t win the Brilliance in Blogging award that I was…
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My husband is a financial journalist. He writes about business, he writes about the economy and sometimes, when it is a slow news day, he gets to help out on the sports desk and cover…
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My husband, the Greek God(zilla), popped out to the shops yesterday afternoon to get some more Dettol. He is obsessed with a local cat at the moment, who has taken to using our back garden…
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Over at Actually Mummy, I was tagged in her 10 things you didn’t know about me post, which means that I now have to tell you 10 things you didn’t know about me, so after much thinking and list-making and…
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Yesterday, Richmond Mummy and I took part in the BritMums Guest Post Match-up. It was brilliant fun and thank you all for giving RM such a big fat Grenglish welcome. I lowered the tone a…
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I am delighted to welcome Richmond Mummy to Grenglish. Richmond Mummy and I were randomly selected to guest post on each other’s blogs in the first BritMums Guest post matchup. We found it quite hilarious…
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Many a summer barbecue this year has been scuppered because of this wet and miserable July. Not many people are even as bold as to tempt fate by saying the word ‘barbecue’ out loud in…
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So, when I left you last, I had just joined my local gym to try to help me to unwind, de-stress and feel a bit less lardy. I was excited about the power plate machine,…
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“It’s stress” the Doctor said as she examined my mouth ulcers (so, not tongue burn after all then…). “It’s eczmea” she said as she looked at my hand “caused by stress”. My shock was twofold:…
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I am not one for outdoor sports, as anyone who knows me will tell you (usually after they have finished laughing). I am not really one for indoor sports either, unless carrying 11kg of toddler…
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