A shining star of wonderful gorgeousness
Proud parenting moments, motorway hysteria and the Poop of Death
Sep 1st, 2010
And so it came to pass that we were packed and ready for the off. God alone knows why, but we’d decided that I’d take the car on the ferry, accompanied by one of de brevren, while Hubby flew over with the other one. This was a bit complicated, but we’d already booked our flights and then realised we’d need to take a car. Dammit. A quick check of the ferry booking showed that in a spectacularly proud...
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Aug 30th, 2010
The August roundup. This month I ha...
Loving…
Holiday Extras’ new Travelling with a Baby guide. I’m already a huge fan of Holiday Extras after their fantastic effort during the Icelandic volcanic ash disruptions. Their...
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Aug 26th, 2010
Home....
I never made a secret of the fact that I didn’t want to leave Ireland. In fact, when I wrote this, I was probably the lowest I’d ever been.
So we’ve made a decision. Probably the...
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Aug 23rd, 2010
In which our hero goes teetotal and ...
No, don’t be silly, of course I didn’t go teetotal. It just made for a nice title. You know me better than that.
Firstly, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: me. Let’s...
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Aug 20th, 2010
Four go mad in Cologne. The one wher...
So what do you do if Xbox call you up and ask if you’re busy next week? You pack up your kids and your Hubby and arrive at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Stansted with absolutely no idea what you’re...
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Aug 15th, 2010
Lloyds TSB Weather Competition...
So it’s been a pretty mixed summer. We had plenty of sunshine early on (in fact, nearly melting in my conservatory/oven became such a regular feature that I abandoned it for good for a while),...
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Aug 15th, 2010
Havealovelytime.com’s Twenty F...
I”m absolutely delighted to see that English Mum has been included on Have a Lovely Time’s list of family and activity sites ‘packed with summer fun’.
If you’re having trouble...
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Aug 13th, 2010
The Friday video: The Death Wish Chi...
De Brevren made this video together. #2 did the skating and the editing (with help from his big bro), #1 did the filming and because he’s The Mad Professor, somehow knows tricks to get over the...
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Aug 11th, 2010
Moneysupermarket.com’s tips fo...
Moneysupermarket.com recently sent me these great tips for eating out. There are some great ideas here (although the greedier amongst us won’t be sharing desserts any time soon *cough*). Worth...
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Aug 9th, 2010
Reasons to be cheerful: Yeo Valley&#...
I’d hazard a guess that Tim Mead isn’t your average company director. As our little gang of assorted journalists and food bloggers wanders wearily into Yeo Valley Organic’s head office, The Mendip...
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Aug 6th, 2010
The Friday Photo(s): the Big Bakeoff...
Lots of lovely cakey buns for you today. First up is *drumroll* the winner of the Big Bakeoff (and that fabulous Cook’s Hamper from Green and Black’s), the lovely Amy Lane’s amazing...
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Aug 3rd, 2010
Review: Gregg’s Favourite Pudd...
I live a weird life. After spending the last week moaning that I’ve put on 9lb since our wedding blessing in September (9lb!, that’s, like, a whole baby), I then felt moved to do this review...
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Aug 3rd, 2010
Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprent...
So yesterday we took a very exciting trip up to London’s Haymarket to see a preview of the new Disney film, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
My children aren’t city-dwellers by heart, and...
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Aug 1st, 2010
English Mum’s Big Bakeoff: the...
*NEWSFLASH*
The winners are now listed on Eggs Cream and Honey! Contratulations to little Top Ender and Baby Boy who scooped the children’s prize, and lovely Amy Lane who won the overall prize with...
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Jul 29th, 2010
The July Roundup. This month I have...
Scoffing…
…fabulous bags of Warburton’s ChippidyDooDaas – yummy scrummy bags of baked pitta chips, and SnackaDoodles – little crunchy doofers which are 70% wholegrain, making...
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Jul 27th, 2010
English Mum’s Big Bakeoff: onl...
So the entries have been coming in thick and fast, and if you want to take part in the Big Bakeoff, and have a chance of winning that fantastic Green and Black’s cook’s hamper, you must get...
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Jul 26th, 2010
On love, sisterhood, and friendship...
I love, adore and worship my friends and family. They are the kindest, funniest, most diverse bunch of lunatics ever. They’re splodged across the country, across the world, even, but it doesn’t...
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Jul 23rd, 2010
The Sun’s fantastic 2 for 1 da...
Soooo the Super Soaraway Sun (is it still called that?) are doing another of their 2 for 1 days out offers for this summer. Basically you just pick up a copy of The Sun (from this Saturday until Friday...
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Jul 23rd, 2010
The Friday Photo: Busch’s new ...
I thought you’d like this. My lovely mates at Busch Gardens are celebrating a new arrival:
The as yet unnamed little girly was born at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on Tuesday 13 July, weighing an estimated...
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Jul 21st, 2010
Rapeseed oil and a lemon and almond ...
The fields around this area are, at various times of the year, the most beautiful, glowing yellow with all the oilseed rape. Driving anywhere in the car, it will only be a matter of minutes before someone...
