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Thursday, February 28, 2019

Tenth wedding anniversary

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Kids can get offended at the oddest things and one thing that has offended Amaia all her life is that she was not invited to her parents...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Everything is Theresa May's fault!

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Newton Mearns and Barrhead are currently taking part in Beat the Street . From being reluctant to go on our daily walks, Anna has become a...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Put in my place

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Marcel has managed to secure himself a post-grad job in London/Singapore/Manhattan with an investment bank. It's only a two year contrac...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

I wasn't expecting that

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Thomas has been going on for years about wanting a record turntable he can hook up to his PC so he can digitise his remaining obscure record...
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Paesano pizza

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We don't usually go out for birthday dinners - there's so many of us it ends up costing too much, and cooking is something even ...

What goes through that mind?

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Léon: Muuuuum!  Me: What? Léon: I'm just cutting my toenails - what bin do they go in? The black one or the recycling one? What ...
Thursday, January 31, 2019

Cultural misunderstandings

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Cute comment from number 5 tonight: 'For goodness sake! Americans are ridiculous. There was this one guy on the TV moaning that it was...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Catching up

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These two photos are taken 24 months apart. Going from eleven to thirteen makes so much bigger a difference to a boy child, than going ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Polski Zakatek

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We have this lovely little Polish shop not far from the house, in Thornliebank. We discovered it by accident when the kids were tiny. One ...
Monday, January 21, 2019

Settled status

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I've been in a foul mood all day. For some reason I can't quite put my finger on, I find it offensive that my husband is being tol...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Léon and Charlotte

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Léon is a mix of two kids - 85% of the time he is enthusiastic and exuberant, wandering from room to room whistling the latest concerto or c...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Oops

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Amaia, did you forget you were running yourself a bath, by any chance? Ehhhhh, oops!
Wednesday, January 02, 2019

Not so Grinch, really

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At the end of the Christmas season last year, I noticed someone on eBay had discounted their vinyl Christmas-themed table cloths. Given...
Tuesday, January 01, 2019

That Fiat

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You can't get very far on this blog without noticing my somewhat irrational adoration of all things Fiat 500, or all things ' Chugg...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

Amaia

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Amaia decided to edit this photo I took of her so you could only see the blue shades around her. I really like the final effect so am b...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Eastenders

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Today's posts are quite TV-oriented, for someone who rarely watches TV, and never watches terrestrial! So after my week in the jungle...

I'm a celebrity (but in the east end, not the jungle)

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I've never been in hospital before, not really. I had the five babies, but with the first two I had so little clue what I was doing I sp...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

A real live Chuggy

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I have found my Xmas present , if anyone is still looking... This has been restored with so much love! I could definitely look after i...

Glasgow, Xmas 2018

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Here's a pretty wee video of Glasgow this Xmas - probably worth archiving in case we have power shortages and feral children roaming t...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Just a thought

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For all the last nearly three months have been difficult, I have had access to care when I needed it and it has saved my life. Everything th...
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