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Was on a career path once, can't quite relocate it tho'......BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-60962981026534759722013-10-24T03:17:00.002-07:002013-10-24T03:17:27.683-07:00Photos of Phoebe!It's amazing some of the photos I find on my phone sometimes!
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'Nuff said!BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-79945211004242303442013-09-29T14:12:00.003-07:002013-09-29T14:12:35.091-07:00Six Weeks on...We're still enjoying all the lovely food kind people have been bringing us! Isn't this beautiful?
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The children are having lots of cuddles with Caspar to make up for the time that he was in hospital.<br />
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We went swimming at Grandma's pool, which has much better toys and floats than our pool.<br />
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And we went to the fair!<br />
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We've had a glut of potatoes from the allotment,<br />
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And tomatoes from the greenhouse. Grandma made her own tomato ketchup this year. We were much more traditional and made pasta sauce!<br />
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But, really, at the moment, it's still all about this guy! :-) <br />
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<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-30155237165073118282013-08-22T00:35:00.000-07:002013-08-22T00:35:05.908-07:00Caspar born, and the emotional rollercoaster!So, a week ago today, I packed my bags and Ken and I left for the hospital for an elective Caesarean section. And at 9:35am; here he is: baby Caspar (this is possibly the worst photo of me ever!)<br />
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However, within a couple of hours it became obvious that his breathing was too rapid and his lungs were not working properly. So, over to the High Dependency Nursery in the Special Care Baby Unit for tests.<br />
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However, the little nasal prongs delivering oxygen up his nose kept having to be turned up, and on Saturday he was moved over to Intensive Care and put on a ventilator, and they ran a barrage of tests including a lumbar puncture.<br />
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I cannot describe how frightened we were. We had made up our minds to have him registered and baptised the next day. However, when we came back to NICU the next morning:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baby Caspar back on his nasal prongs!<br />
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And on Monday, he was moved from Intensive Care back to High Dependency:<br />
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And yesterday he was moved from his incubator into a normal bassinet/crib:<br />
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Look! No high flow oxygen!<br />
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Right. Now I've calmed down a bit. Here are the bits that I'm grateful for:<br />
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Firstly, and most importantly, our wonderful, wonderful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service" target="_blank">NHS</a>. Thank you, thank you, thank you!<br />
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Secondly, the hospital does have some nice vegetarian sandwiches:<br />
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Thirdly, there's a strange sort of black humour that exists in hospitals and, in SCBU, is carried between the parents and the staff in the form of silly in-jokes and gentle teasing, which provides a release of tension. And, there's also the British notion that we can get through anything if there's enough tea!<br />
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So, that's all for now folks! I'm off to have a shower, and whizz back to the hospital! :-)<br />
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The summer holidays are here, and Phoebe's off to <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stseraphimcamp/" target="_blank">church camp</a>! We managed to get everything that was on the list packed up......eventually!
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Here she is singing in the Talent Contest:<br />
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And here she is after two weeks away really, really appreciating TV, baths, and a proper bed. Although she had a wonderful time, and can't wait to go again next year!<br />
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While Phoebe was away, Ken took Guy out in the inflatable kayak. It works very well, provided you can steer clear of locks and weirs!
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And we spent a day at the zoo (<a href="http://www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cotswold Wildlife Park</a>)<br />
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Ken took Guy to Legoland for some father/son bonding. Where Guy got a golden dragon spray tattoo, and got VERY wet on some of the water rides.<br />
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It's lovely to have everybody back home again. BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-652919317290607442013-07-22T01:33:00.000-07:002013-07-22T01:33:14.812-07:00VERY late post!At the beginning of the month, when it was still grey and cold, we went down to Brighton to visit Nanny and Grandad who took us to the beach. It was mild, but windy. Needless to say, the children had a great time climbing all over the rocks and falling in the rock pools, after which they got very cold and had to be taken home for hot chocolate and cake!
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Guy's school play was The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, which is a real tear-jerker at the best of times. "Nay, but these are the wounds of Love" is not made any better by being sung by a bunch of angelic-looking six year olds. I'm afraid I had to leave at one stage and go and cry in the pre-school garden. If you haven't read <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Selfish-Giant-Picture-Puffin/dp/0140503838/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374480887&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Selfish+Giant" target="_blank">the book</a>, I recommend it! But maybe not when you're eight months pregnant and very sleep deprived!<br />
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We went to a bowling birthday party which was great fun. Mainly because we haven't been for YEARS! Also, it was air-conditioned. And lastly, Guy won, so he was beside himself!<br />
Here's a picture of Phoebe with her birthday cake, her pretty new dress, and her bowling shoes! <br />
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He also got to the top of the Marine Iguana board at Explore Learning and got a round of applause from everyone!<br />
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We've been making lots of lemonade and iced tea to try and stay cool!<br />
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This is Phoebe heading out to the school disco. Guy lasted about 15 minutes. He had a look around, then came back out and said "It's too hot and loud. Can I go home and have an ice-cream in the garden?" Which was fine with me!<br />
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Daddy dug out his inflatable canoe, and a fun time was had by all!<br />
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And, I couldn't resist this!<br />
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BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-35947927165217019232013-06-02T08:33:00.001-07:002013-06-02T08:33:18.484-07:00Irish Holiday!So, last weekend we took the ferry to Ireland!
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We stayed in the house of some relations who were away. Which meant we had the best bits of staying in someone's house, but at the same time we had it to ourselves! :-)<br />
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We went to the toy shop.<br />
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We went swimming every day and had picnics on the beach (which is just down through the back garden). However, this is the Atlantic Ocean we're talking about, so wetsuits are a necessity!<br />
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We ate fish and shellfish (well, some of us did!), and we played cricket outside after dinner.<br />
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We visited the <a href="http://www.garnishisland.com/" target="_blank">Island of Garnish</a>. Which has the most beautiful gardens, but strangely, no house. Lots of ornamental buildings, and lovely gardens, but no-one can stay there so the island is uninhabited by night.<br />
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We saw lots of fat, happy seals.<br />
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And we had lovely, lovely weather! :-)<br />
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<span id="goog_116215105"></span><span id="goog_116215106"></span><br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-13379576314274999152013-05-05T10:52:00.001-07:002013-05-05T10:52:17.042-07:00CHRIST IS RISEN! ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ!<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_greeting" target="_blank">Christ is Risen! Христос Воскресе! Χριστός Ανέστη!</a>
Firstly, Happy Orthodox Easter, everyone!
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And a family barbecue at the Adventure Playground with the church family!
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As if to prove the accuracy of the Old Julian Calendar, the weather has suddenly started to get most spring-like. We are seeing the horses going out to the fields again on our walk to school.<br />
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And, speaking of horses, here's Aunty Kelly on Tarry!<br />
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And, I spent a lovely day last week <span class="userContent">sat outside, in the sunshine, watching the
removal of the eucalyptus in our garden. Why doesn't everybody want to
be a tree surgeon? It's obviously the best job in the world!</span><br />
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The eggs in Tabby's pre-school have all hatched out, and they've had a week of holding and watching the chicks, before they go into the hen-house belonging to one of the ladies who works in the pre-school.<br />
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Isn't this cool camouflage?<br />
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Wishing you all, all the Blessings of Easter!BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-35466251092464647642013-04-12T07:11:00.000-07:002013-04-12T07:11:20.592-07:00A day out in London!Yesterday, we went down to London for the day!
We had a lovely lunch with Auntie Sox at <a href="http://www.unionjacksrestaurants.com/locations/2">Union Jack's</a>:
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Then we went round the corner to the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/" target="_blank">British Museum</a> so Phoebe could see the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/i/mummy_of_hornedjitef.aspx" target="_blank">Egyptian mummies</a>, and Guy could see the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/japan/japanese_swords/katsukawa_shunsh%C5%8D,_benkei_and.aspx" target="_blank">Samurai swords and armour.</a> Then down to the <a href="http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Science Museum</a>. Where I dragged the children round the Science of Medicine exhibit (where we saw some truly horrible <a href="http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=4350" target="_blank">dental implements</a>!).<br />
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I was particularly fascinated by all the Phlebotomy/Haematology stuff (I wonder how much a leech jar costs?).<br />
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And, another miracle of modern science! Here's an ultrasound of the next baby Black!<br />
He's due at the end of August, but we're all getting very excited! :-)<br />
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<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-34329074249419857242013-04-09T04:22:00.000-07:002013-04-09T04:22:04.593-07:00Happy 6th Birthday! So, Guy turned SIX on Saturday! I was working in the morning so Daddy took everyone to the cinema (Guy's request) then we went out to lunch as a treat, with birthday cake.
It's the Easter holidays right now, and all Guy's friends are away, so we'll have a small party towards the end of the month when everyone's back.
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Being six does seem to make him particularly funny and charming, and quite LOUD!<br />
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But it also seems to have made him VERY accident-prone. He managed to trip over his own feet in the supermarket car park, while his hands were in his pockets, so he did a perfect face-plant on the tarmac. A few days later his face still hasn't healed completely!<br />
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Still, Happy sixth Birthday, Guy! I'm sure there's plenty more hurt and hilarity in the year to come! :-)BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-20445962732516936992013-04-02T23:18:00.001-07:002013-04-02T23:18:38.356-07:00Quick up-date! :-)So, this Bank Holiday weekend we went to a wedding!
We drove down in our ordinary clothes, but got to the venue nice and early and changed into our smart clothes there. Here's the children freshly changed, while they're still looking smart!
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Ken and me looking smartish-ish. (I should have taken that scrunchie off my wrist before the photo!)<br />
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Tabby getting a good view of the proceedings while our groom (behind her) waits for his bride to arrive!<br />
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One of the lovely bridesmaids.<br />
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Our lovely bride, with her rather confused little daughter! :-)<br />
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And leaving the ceremony.<br />
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This is our table for the wedding breakfast. Instead of named place-settings we all had different books as presents - very helpful for the children!<br />
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And, we've started a new family tradition. When Phoebe and I go to confession, the two of us go for sushi afterwards. We so rarely get to spend time on our own together, it's a real treat! :-)<br />
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<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-79004593664483418432013-03-10T14:33:00.002-07:002013-03-10T14:33:15.850-07:00Happy Mothering Sunday!Happy Mothering Sunday, everyone!<br />
I hope you've been able to reconnect with whoever and whatever nurtures you and "mothers" you today!
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My big treat was that I got to go to <a href="http://www.stnicholas-oxford.org/parish" target="_blank">church</a> on my own. This might not sound like a big deal, but it's HUGE for me! :-)<br />
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My little darlings playing dress-up!<br />
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After a week of everyone being very good; as a treat Daddy took the children to the cinema while I was at work on Saturday morning. Then we met up at a restaurant for lunch! <br />
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Daddy helping Guy with the word-search in the kids pack.<br />
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Phoebe listening with rapt attention to her mother. It's worth a picture, because it doesn't happen often!<br />
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Hope everyone had a lovely day! I'm off to scoff my Mother's Day chocolates! :-)BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-76936513236593246712013-02-20T04:50:00.001-08:002013-02-20T04:54:23.180-08:00Monkeys in the trees!Monkeys playing in the trees!
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And afterwards, warming up in the cafe. (Not quite sure why Tabby looks so grumpy?)<br />
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<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-25055875652828245722013-02-11T03:53:00.000-08:002013-02-11T03:53:07.000-08:00Happy 3rd Birthday Tabby-Kat!So, yesterday was Tabby's 3rd birthday and we had a birthday party for her. Just a small party at the house, with some songs and games. Here's Emily singing a song about rain and getting everyone to use their shakers and tambourines to provide the sound effects!
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And the tiger cake which Tabby requested.<br />
I stayed up WAY too late making it, and you can probably see the effects of the coffee in how shaky my hands were when I was icing it! Ken was very kind and said it was "impressionistic", but Tabby was happy with it, which is the main thing!<br />
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And it must have tasted okay!<br />
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So, a late night, followed by a late morning sleeping in!<br />
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While I was out getting party stuff, part of the wooden panels at the side of the car park fell on to my car. The car park attendants came and helped me move it and took some pictures to back up my claim if I wished to claim on the insurance. But sadly, all of the dings and dents were there on my car prior to the panel falling on it! :-(<br />
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In other news, Phoebe saved up enough lizard cards (100!) at <a href="http://www.explorelearning.org.uk/vebo/" target="_blank">Explore Learning</a> to get the book of 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl. Grandma has promised that if she reads it all from cover to cover, Grandma will take her to London to see the stage show! Lucky girl!<br />
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<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-3339406010272943872013-01-26T15:38:00.003-08:002013-01-26T15:38:53.536-08:00Snow! And Afternoon Tea.....So, yes, it did snow! Enough to play in!<br />
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And enough to cause the maximum amount of disruption!<br />
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It would have been fine if we'd had the snow over the Christmas break. But, no; the weather waited until we at our most tired and run-down, trying to get back into the term-time routine; and THEN we got the cold weather!<br />
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Although, GrandDoug did come to take us all out for long walks, followed by afternoon tea at <a href="http://www.feathers.co.uk/wine-and-dine/afternoon-tea-menu.aspx" target="_blank">The Feathers</a><br />
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(Although the children cheated by having Hot Chocolate!)<br />
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The most beautiful sandwiches you EVER saw!<br />
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And the usual disagreement about whether the jam goes on the scone first with the cream on top, or cream with jam on top. It's a tricky one, and we usually have to have quite a few scones prepared both ways before we can make a decision! :-)BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-44531932494584192282013-01-16T09:56:00.001-08:002013-01-16T09:57:20.043-08:00Cold, and getting colder! Brrrrrrrr!The weather over Christmas was mostly mild and wet, but now it's getting colder.
Sunday was cold but clear, so we went out on our scooters.
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And we did lots of bouncing on the trampoline!<br />
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But it was -6 last night, and still -3 when we walked to school this morning.<br />
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It was funny not-quite-snowing. The moisture in the air was turning into little ice chips.<br />
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I don't feel like I've warmed up all day! Curry for dinner tonight! :-)<br />
<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-86239872901043119292013-01-03T15:18:00.001-08:002013-01-03T15:18:22.542-08:00Stars in their eyes!Happy New Year, everyone!
Lang may all your Lums reek! <br />
I seem completely unable to take a picture of the children without red-eyes at the moment.<sigh>
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Wishing everyone a constructive and prosperous 2013!<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-79355200988612789862012-12-28T16:49:00.000-08:002012-12-28T16:49:10.703-08:00Merry (Western) Christmas!So, this year we had a "buy one, make one" present policy.
Guy made solid hand cream bars to <a href="http://www.smockityfrocks.com/2010/01/homemade-lotion-bar-tutorial.html">this recipe</a>.
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Phoebe did A LOT of sewing. And customised some flip-flops with stick-on gems and ribbons.<br />
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Tabby made tea cup candles (which sort of looked a bit like <a href="http://oneilsisters.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/tea-time.html" target="_blank">this</a>, but not very much!)<br />
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It rained like you wouldn't believe, and the school was even closed one day because the road wasn't viable.<br />
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This was an old picture frame from a charity shop, which Tabby "repurposed" as a dry-wipe board for Phoebe's present. Here's <a href="http://thecommonroomblog.com/2012/12/quick-and-easy-holiday-crafts-link-up-with-four-moms.html" target="_blank">the tutorial</a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Merry (Western) Christmas, everyone! We'll see you on January the 7th for Eastern Christmas! :-)BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-20448899773455469632012-11-21T04:30:00.002-08:002012-11-21T04:30:42.772-08:00The Jedi of Footwear!<span class="userContent">Overheard outside my bedroom this morning</span><br />
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Phoebe: Tabby, these are high heels, but you mustn't wear them on the
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And so, the pupil becomes the teacher! Use the force wisely, little one! :-)<br />BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-90065800871704756962012-11-15T06:49:00.002-08:002012-11-15T06:49:38.591-08:00Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right; here I am, stuck in the middle with you!Here we are walking to the church 10 (count 'em, TEN!) years ago;
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And our crowning - there's a good reason why Orthodox brides don't have veils or trains on their dresses!
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And here we are (falling about laughing) realising that we can't actually dance to "our" song (Never Tear Us Apart by INXS).<br />
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Happy Days, Folks! Happy Days!<br />
In other news, our wall of boxes:
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Has disappeared! Well, almost - there's two left at the bottom!
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Conveniently, Paloma Faith has done a cover version (just for our anniversary, or so I like to think!)
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So, here's to the next 10 years! :-)
BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-91628905913898030592012-10-31T15:30:00.000-07:002012-10-31T15:30:06.853-07:00Are we in Devon, yet?So, yesterday, we drove for just over four hours, to visit our friends in Devon.
And we went to the beach!
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And then, we left Phoebe, who stayed for a sleepover; and we drove back.
I am SOOOOO tired!
I can do the term-time routine, but the holidays just break me!
BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-66744485468466984292012-09-05T01:57:00.002-07:002012-09-05T08:29:35.844-07:00St Giles' FairSo, we went to the fair yesterday!
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This is the monster on the top of the ghost train. It's not nearly as scary during the day time as it is at night! Phoebe got quite close to inspect it - but it's anamatronic and it moves when you least expect it!<br />
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Again, I don't usually put my children in cages. But this ride was brilliant value!<br />
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And what we would have paid for a smaller punnet in the supermarket. Well done, Phoebs!<br />
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Blackberry and Apple Crumble with lashings and lashings of custard! YUM!BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-35738577816279838472012-08-08T04:32:00.000-07:002012-08-08T04:32:18.352-07:00Food for thought<br />
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I was looking after these six (yes, six!) children in the park on Friday.<br />
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no hardship, except for the fact that there were 5/6 young teenage kids
sat on the platform at the top of the slide, smoking, swearing loudly and generally being as obnoxious as they could. I pointed out that
their language was unacceptable (I was helping two two years olds past
them), and that they were way to old to be on a children's climbing
frame. Their response was that they had nowhere else to go, and that
everything else was ******* ****, and besides there was no age limit
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On a brighter note; these rhinos were decorated by different schools in Oxfordshire and placed in various places to raise awareness for <a href="http://woa-rhino.org.uk/" target="_blank">woa-rhino</a>.<br />
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Also, on Sunday we got to go out to Red Star Noodles - yum, yum! <br />
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The staff at Red Star are so lovely! The service is unnaturally quick, our starter arrived before we had even finished ordering; and they love children! Yummy, fresh, oriental food with LOTS of veggie options! What a treat!BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-58306610971817418782012-07-31T07:42:00.002-07:002012-07-31T07:43:41.077-07:00So far this week......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, this week we've been back at <a href="http://baronessblack-baronessblack.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/happy-days.html" target="_blank">Rectory Farm. Picking their fantastic strawberries, and drinking their BRILLIANT fresh strawberry milkshakes. </a><br />
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It was all going so well, until Phoebe tripped over on the timber trail
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On second thoughts, I shouldn't have let the children mess around with my phone taking pictures in the changing room. It slipped off the bench on to the floor and cracked the screen :-(<br />
Thank Godness for the lovely Indian guys on the Cowley Road, who fixed it in an hour!<br />
I've found that I'm a bit dependent on my phone!<br />
In other news, there was a wedding at our church. Here's the beautiful bride who was so kind and gracious, and had long conversations with Phoebe when I'm sure she had many more important things to be doing! Many Congratulations to the newly wed Mr and Mrs Edmonds! Wishing you many happy years together!<br />
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And, apart from that, we're having lots of picnics. Got to make the most of the good weather while it lasts!<br />
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Apart from that, there's been the small matter of the Olympics. Did everyone watch the opening ceremony?BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032180473634552042.post-47660350800784106432012-06-24T08:19:00.001-07:002012-06-24T08:19:42.501-07:00Camping in the UK summertime!This is our tent:<br />
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It was last used many years ago in the warm and dusty climate of equatorial Africa.<br />
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We had a lovely fish and chip supper with our friends. And getting ready for bed in the tent was fun. However, we had the double whammy of a rain-storm, coupled with a very light evening (this photo was taken around 9pm) and dawn arriving at about 4.30am. <br />
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As it turns out; the tent leaks quite badly! Here is a picture of a puddle of water inside the tent. :-(<br />
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Can you see the water streaming through the walls of the tent.<br />
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The last straw was finding out that our milk had been knocked over in the night, and when we opened the food bag, our cereal spilled everywhere. <br />
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Oh, and my car got stuck in the mud and had to be pushed out.<br />
This is what we call "character-building" apparently!BaronessBlackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429480086121643083noreply@blogger.com0