Mum of 5 boys

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Printemps, poo & voyages

Bonjour Blog, Comment ca va? Moi? Je vais très bien because Printemps is coming. ok – that’ll do on the old French and anyway, to say that I am very well is a slight lie as I was in Dublin (again) this weekend and going to bed later than 9 p.m. two nights running (with…
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A dreary, February Saturday aka Valentine’s Day

Now there’s an attention seeking headline if ever I saw one……… February is the month I least like (whilst in the northern hemisphere – have to say it wasn’t too tough when I lived in Australia), dear Blog. The ONLY good thing about it is…….pancake day and erm….that I don’t have to do another tax…
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And it has only been a month since Christmas!

Blog, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!! Week before Christmas: Let’s go back four weeks and to the Nativity play at the Prof’s school. Held in an old, crumbling stone church down here in the department of Nowhere, the entire school plus family, plus family friends, plus the friends of friends, plus friends of friends of friends, plus…
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Le Paddington Bear goes on a trip to England

Scene 1: London Bridge Station – Mum of 5 boys and the Prodigal are on their way to a family christening: ‘It’s ok Prodigal, we’ve got loads of time. We’ll let this train go and get on the next one. That’s how much spare time we’ve got……….I would go as far to say that we’re…
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Drowning Dog – attempt II and other trucs.

Blog, Hello there and good afternoon. I’ve just finished my online purchases of more tat for the house whilst the Husband isn’t looking. Do you know how quickly I can punch my bank card numbers into this computer without being caught? Do you also realise how my greed need for these purchases is only short…
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Windswept & interesting

Bonsoir Blog, We’re still holidaying (is that a word?) up here in the Department of Somewhere. Here’s a list of some of our enjoyable activities: -Making the kids cycle to the next town on their gearless, pygmy bikes and deciding, just for fun, on the return trip to take the road less travelled …. Or…
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Exchanging wine for a boomerang?

Howdy Blog and a very warm welcome to my new followers – may we enjoy 1,000s of blog entires together…. I’ve just lost you haven’t I? You can’t answer as you’ve already spaced out and moved on to a better, brighter, funnier, more insightful Blog – in case you’re waivering, I’ll insert an extraordinary picture…
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And then we were down to three (boys and a dog)

Good morning mon cher and happy Sunday to my thousands of followers, The Husband, the Prof and the Lips have just thrown some belongings into supermarket bags (for life) and are heading north for the holidays. This leaves me with the dog, Fatty, the Face and the Prodigal. What this means to me: Now, we’ll…
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Chasing my tail

Dear Blog, This is what I do, every, single day: Now, the week that has been, involved :….- or should it be – Things we now know that we didnt (want to) know last week? -little sleep. Such little sleep that my logical (?) brain decided that ‘surely we are under attack from a bad…
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