this little chair allows Poet to reach the high door handles / birthday flowers from my man / it’s tiring work being so small / domesticity for little people (and one of the very best [...]
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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