school lunch 101

The first step to making a lunch that will actually be eaten? Get a lunchbox that’s ideal for little hands. In celebration of Plastic Free July and with a new school term upon us, I thought [...]

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“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: her last week as a three-year-old…messy pigtails, scuffed boots, sweetness and mischief and all the [...]

the work of motherhood

I write this from bed where Percy lays beside me, purring. I’ve just replied to a few emails, albeit one week late because time is precious and so much has to happen before I can sit down [...]

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Photos by Lamb & Fox who visited for tea and cake a few days ago. She’s a brilliant photographer and I always [...]

the middle child

I didn’t know whether to trust those cliches, the one’s about the troublesome middle child. Surely they were folklore? Surely they can’t apply to every family? I’m here to [...]

tuna + herb pasta

Firstly, this is not a foray into food blogging…think of it more like a friend handing you a quick and easy recipe to make when inspiration and interest is waning. If your meal repertoire [...]

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“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: dancing, always dancing (despite a heavy head and grouchy temperament). Unfortunately I can’t post [...]

for your socks

This is, perhaps, the epitome of banal, but if a muma is going to have anything to write home about, it’s an invention that makes the hum-drum of washing that much easier. Socks are rarely [...]

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“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: this is her look of concern as she watches Che pull a crab out of a rockpool – ISO100, f2.5, 1/1600 [...]