the last of the blooms from congratulatory bouquets You would think that typing one-handed whilst breastfeeding is a little like riding a bike; once learned, the skill is yours for life. [...]
Everything smells like milk. Precious and fleeting, these newborn days roll into each other as Percy slowly unfurls. We spent his first week in bed and while he slept I drank tea and ate cake; [...]
Percy – after my paternal grandfather Pippin – meaning “awe-inspiring” born 9th March at 8:43am 3400g | 51cm And then we were five. photos by lamb and fox (more to come [...]
…in our own way we are all waiting. Earlier this week I had a sudden urge to have some late-late-pregnancy photos taken. Thankfully, Lamb & Fox lives close by. See you on the flipside [...]
Reality check. I was recently interviewed by two health professionals about my thoughts on motherhood.* They asked me all manner of questions but there was one that prompted me to recall, with [...]
By some kind of miracle I managed to fall asleep before midnight last night and yet I was wide awake again come 2:30am. Strange sleep patterns are perfectly fine during the holidays but now that [...]
Come early February, this little book of mine will be making its way to me – in bulk! I want to make it perfectly clear that the content of Practising Simplicity is not brand new. Instead, [...]
I’m not one for gadgets or excess baby paraphernalia. In fact, I think many first time parents get sucked in by long lists of must-haves, only to realise that so much of it is unnecessary. [...]
“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: if I can’t find her in the house I know exactly where she is; pottering in our garden. And just like [...]
In retrospect, a look at 2014. It was such a big year for us and whilst the milestones were notable and memorable, I’m grateful that I documented the little things, too. January started [...]
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I still have work to do before I’m officially on holidays but yesterday morning we woke and basked in the promise of six weeks without school. Come midday the word “bored” was [...]
