Guest Post Day: in which Rosie Scribble takes over at English Mum
The surreal and unpredictable world of blogging
It is with some apprehension, I suspect, that English Mum has handed her blog over to me for the day while she guest posts on mine. She has given me free reign over her corner of cyberspace and permission to write whatever I like. Only in the rather surreal world of blogging would anyone invite a friend over despite the fact they have never actually met in real life. Thankfully, English Mum is a great ‘virtual’ friend so I’m comfortable visiting here and she has left her fridge well stocked for me. There’s even a cupcake or two with my name on.
My own blog is generally a light-hearted look at life as the single parent of a six-year-old who thinks she runs the household. However, I do catch people off guard at times by throwing in a very heavy post or by attempting to tackle issues I feel strongly about – like six year olds taking SATS exams.
As a result, English Mum really has no idea what angle this post is going to take or where any of this is heading…
Well, it’s all about the surreal and unpredictable world of blogging. Several months ago I received an email from a fabulous blogger whose posts I’d read but had never had contact with before. She asked a group of us if we would be interested in using our blogs to raise money for the Haiti earthquake victims. Naturally, we all agreed and between us we managed to raise over £4000. That blogger was English Mum. We have emailed and tweeted ever since and have become good friends. I’ve read her posts with interest, she has commented on mine, and I’ve also become friends with @EnglishGrandma on twitter, who I must add is a gem.
Now, thanks to Little Mummy’s Guest Blog Day, I have been given this unexpected opportunity to guest post on English Mum’s blog. Only in Blogland could things like this happen.
My life is slightly different to English Mum’s. For one thing I cannot bake – a fact that may alarm many readers. So, there will be no recipe suggestions here. Also, I am yet to enter the slightly scary and unpredictable world of parenting teenagers. My daughter is just six.
So while English Mum tackles the issues of secondary schools, homework, adopting greyhounds, dog training, handling sleepovers, writing sensible book reviews, producing incredible recipes, and tackling the issue of political correctness with a teenager on her own blog, my life is a little different.
Conversations with a six-year-old tend to start with questions such as these:
• Is Santa watching me?
• Why is Grandpa’s hair grey but Granny’s isn’t?
• Why can’t I have chocolate for breakfast?
• Is Granny the same age as you?
• Can I have a pair of high-heeled shoes?
• Where do babies come from?
So you see, slightly different, for now at least, although things will change of course as they always do. You never know, one day I may become inspired to start baking. Stranger things have happened.
For regular readers hoping for a more food-themed post, my daughter has obliged by posing with her favourite party cake book:
She has also chosen a complicated Mermaid cake with elaborate blue icing that I suspect only English Mum could bake. There’s time though, her birthday is not until July 
If you want to find me today, I’m over at Rosie Scribble’s blog making Lemon Meringue Cupcakes – pop over and say hi!
EM xx
40 Responses to “Guest Post Day: in which Rosie Scribble takes over at English Mum”
Leave a Reply
*smirk*
What a very “Rosie” post and a lovely cupcake as well…
Oh yeah, I remember now.
*the mist clears*
CJ xx
x
I think it’s only fair that you should give the mermaid cake your best shot and photograph for all to see
great post!
Like the mermaid cake idea…although I need an idea for my 3 y.o. son. Here is my recipe for Chocolate European Cupcakes which I baked for EM’s cupcake contest, although I don’t think my recipe was judged. http://www.hotcookin.net/2010/02/12/chocolate-cupcake-delights-with-european-chocolate-frosting/
So nice to read your great post, Rosie! See you around the blogosphere.