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You know that ark that I started building last week? Well, darn it, the rain has lessened a bit and it seems I don’t need it after all! Darn. I was really enjoying the sawing and hammering, as were my neighbours. Oh well, I’ll just work on it next week when I’m sure the rain [...]

“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…” Remember that line? From “Finding Nemo”? Good old Dory’s advice is highly appropriate to all of the country at the moment. Goodness me, could there BE any more rain? To brighten your Friday in advance of what will probably NOT be the sunniest of Bank Holiday weekends, I thought [...]

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day! We’re all a bit water-logged this week aren’t we? Of course we NEED the rain but it does add another dimension to parenting when the rain never seems to let up! I’ve got my raincoat and wellies on and have spent some time wading into the blogging [...]

Apologies for not awarding the BritMums Blogger of the Week the last two weeks but with the Spring Break, rain and rather brisk temps, I found myself buried under a mountain of Lego Duplo with no ability to get to the laptop! Dangerous, as you are no doubt aware! Have you ever stepped on one [...]

Ah Spring! Or is it our Summer? I have a feeling Autumn will be rolling back in next week and perhaps Winter the week after? Until then we’ll be sitting in the garden today and this weekend, grateful for the good weather that pretty much all of us have enjoyed this week. In the meantime, [...]

There must be something in the air! Yes, Spring, warm breezes, sunshine…but lately there have been a whole load of mum bloggers who have either been bringing new bloggers-in-training into the world or announcing their impending arrivals. We thought it was high time to shine the spotlight on some pretty amazing expecting and birthing mamas. [...]

Blogging is a wonderful thing isn’t it? You can share your life, your experiences, your hopes, your dreams and your rants and you have people who stop by, have a read and share a comment of encouragement. Through a blog you get to know the blogger and their family; you are brought into their life [...]

Dare I say it? Has Spring really sprung? The snowdrops are in abundance and daffodils are poking their little shoots through the grass. Surely that’s a good sign?? **cue snow and rain because I have jinxed our Spring by dreaming** So while we all dream of temperatures above 10 degrees and start looking through garden [...]

The sun is shining (hopefully where you are too) and the air is just that bit warmer which I think we’ll all agree is just what the doctor ordered! High Five for Mother Nature, right? Life just seems that bit brighter when the sun shines on our shoulders, doesn’t it? And since we’re all feeling [...]

This week, for the BritMums Blogger of the Week I thought it was high time we honoured a rather fabulous blogger who has slogged long and hard in the parent blogosphere. HE is known on Twitter as Him Up North (@himupnorth) and has managed to charm the socks off of most of the “mummy” bloggers [...]