You’re a Mummy not a Hairdresser…

I just read a funny post over on a new blog I’ve just stumbled over on Twitter (threelittlebees) about a self-styled toddler haircut, with his brothers scissors. I know quite…

Your Earliest Memory

What is your earliest memory? I can remember playing amongst sunflowers, tall and bright, that were planted in a bed with a terracotta border. I was barefoot, and I trod…

You Can Have Nice Things Or You Can Have Children

I’ll be the first to admit I’m somewhat klutzy, it runs in the family. It’s rare though that I actually ruin anything nice. I have noticed since having a child…

World Breastfeeding Week

So, it’s world breastfeeding week hey. Good topic for a #throwbackthursday methinks. OH THE PAIN! THE AGONY! THE KNIVES IN MY BOOOOOOOOBS! That is my initial memory of breasfeeding. It…

Woofer

This picture popped up on my Facebook today. I love it. RJ still has ‘Woofer’, he still sleeps with him every night. He’s looking a bit scruffier, and he looks…

Winter Wears: Coats And Boots

We have been confined to the house recently. Not because we have the plague or anything, but because the Stupid Dog is in season, and we can’t take her out…

Wine Tasting At Veeno St Paul’s

If there’s one thing I have in common with my little sister it’s liking a glass of wine of an evening. Or lunchtime. Well…anyway! She was obviously my first choice…

Win Something Gorgeous From Three Bags Full – New Zealand Kids Brand

I am inordinately proud of just how CUTE Rian is. I always thought he would make a great model, so I’m always thrilled to showcase kids fashion. I was especially…

Win A Mathmos Neo Lava Lamp

Hands up who had a Lava Lamp in the 90’s? Or even before? Well, amazing news – they are back again! And you could win a Mathmos Neo Lava Lamp…

Win A Lovely Book Pack from The Happy Book Club

The one thing that I really hoped Rian would inherit from me was my love for reading. I was a ridiculously precocious reader, as soon as I’d picked it up…


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Book cover for All The Little Things

Win a signed copy of All The Little Things

Long time social followers may have noticed a change in the blog (well, okay, a lack of any blogging except some book reviews recently) but that’s because I’ve finally done…

Cover of The Silenced Women by Frederick Weisel

The Silenced Women by Frederick Weisel

It’s been ages since I’ve read an American police procedural, but I cut my crime teeth on Ed McBain’s precinct novels so it’s a genre I’m familiar with – I’m…

The Ways We Get By Joe Dornich

The Ways We Get By by Joe Dornich

The Ways We Get By by Joe Dornich. What. A. Treat.  The only short stories I’ve ever read before were by Stephen King, and to be honest, they’re probably more…

For The Love Of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino

For The Love Of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino

For The Love Of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino – well, indeed! People will do a lot for their friends, including agreeing to be a bridesmaid five times over one…

Cover of In The Dark by Vikki Patis

In The Dark by Vikki Patis – Review

One of the loveliest things about writing is meeting other writers, and I’ve found being in facebook groups with other authors frankly delightful. I even got to advance read In…

Novel cover of When We Were Young by Jaclyn Goldis

Review – When We Were Young by Jaclyn Goldis

Another week, another debut! This weeks deb is When We Were Young by Jaclyn Goldis. This one is a love story – more than one love story. In fact, it’s…