This adorable little lady seems to take up most of my time at the moment, but I'm certainly not complaining about that! It is funny though how whole days can just vanish now without me realising it. Still I'm amazed already when looking back at photos of when she was born as to how much she has changed in just three and a half weeks. Making the most of her therefore is my priority so again please forgive me if the blog takes a bit of a back seat. ... read more
Introducing Little Miss C…
She's here! Baby C arrived last Thursday morning in the form of completely adorable Little Miss C. I realised I'm biased etc, but she's just completely scrumptious as far as I'm concerned. The less said about the birth itself the better. Not quite how I planned things, but I'm still very happy with the end result.The last five days have been a steep learning curve for both us and her, but we're getting there and even planning our first little trip out later today. I'll try and keep you updated on here with progress, but until I master one-handed typing whilst ... read more
The joys of pregnancy…
I thought I knew what to expect from pregnancy. I'd heard about morning sickness and feeling tired all the time. I knew that by this last month I'd feel rather fat and be looking forward to the prospect of one day regaining a waist and wearing "normal" clothes again.What I wasn't expecting was the physical pain involved in putting my own socks on or the continuous discomfort of pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome. For the last couple of weeks I've struggled to do so many things which should be so simple. Typing is painful and my laptop has therefore been ... read more
A chocolate filled Easter
It's been an Easter weekend that I think I'm going to remember most for the variety of chocolate consumed whilst doing a million and one other things! There was only time for one bit of baking though which was an opportunity to try out a new seasonal recipe. I've had the card for Waitrose's Chocolate Nest Cakes for years (possibly since 2001 looking at the date on it!) and have only just got round to trying these, although as I needed to transport them to a friend's house in the car I made them into Easter cupcakes rather than nests so that they went in a tin ... read more
Easter jobs
Somehow we are already half way through the long Easter weekend. I'm not too sure how that has happened. Lots has been done both in planning for Baby C's arrival and in the garden (when the rain has held off). Time with my laptop has therefore been lacking. Photos will follow, just as soon as I locate the camera in amongst all the DIY stuff! ... read more
A couple of days in Hastings
A few days away in Hastings to celebrate our wedding anniversary means that I've been doing lots of things that I want to blog about, but I haven't had the time to do so! Look out therefore over the next week for news of visits to Chartwell, RSPB Dungeness and Bodiam Castle. There was also time for a wander round Old Hastings, an fantastic art purchase and I also seem to have come home with more books that I left with (but don't tell Mr C that as I don't think he's realised yet!) There's also another discussion of the NTTVBG tomorrow - luckily I'm ahead ... read more
A week in pictures
I've been lacking words this last week, so instead here are some pictures from what I've been up to. Highlights include a hen weekend where we got to stay on a working farm (with the lovely pair at the top of this post outside where we slept!), the first bulbs coming up in our garden, Mr C's birthday (which obviously required a home made chocolate cake), the completion of my raised bed, and today the first day of Spring proper. Somehow I also managed to squeeze in two books (Vanessa and Virginia and Deaf Sentence - reviews of both to follow), ... read more
Jemima lives again
Someone please tell me how I ever found the time and energy to have a full time job! I seem to be really struggling this week, despite my best efforts to make sure I achieve something every day. Still, one thing that I did manage this week was to finally finish Jemima! Sadly she's far from perfect, but I certainly learnt a huge amount about my sewing machine in the process. Next week's project should be to give her something to wear. Let's hope I can manage at least one of the outfits in a week. ... read more
Birds, cake, nappies and gardening
It's been one of those weekends where loads seems to have happened if you know what I mean. As it had seemed like such a long time since Mr C and I had had a day out anywhere we planed to make the most of the dry weather and lack of snow and headed up the A1 to the RSPB reserve at Sandy. We've been RSPB members for a while now, but often don't seem to make enough use of our membership and this trip was an attempt to turn that around. I was amazed at how large the reserve site was as it provided several different walking routes around through a mix of heathland, ... read more
Paintbrush in hand
That how I feel I've been for the last week or so. Paintbrush firmly in my hand - I was even dreaming about painting skirting boards the other night. The good news is that all the front room is now decorated, the new carpet is down and Mr C's dad has just arrived to help him return the sofa to where it should be! I'm looking forward to it no longer being on end n my kitchen!Funny how decorating just one room can disrupt things for a while. Normal service will be resumed very soon I hope. ... read more