I hope you have all had good weekends. We have been here, there and everywhere!
A lot of good food was eaten and good wine and champagne was drunk.
My in-laws leave for San Diego on Monday and that is where they will be living, so we won't see an awful lot of them which is a shame. But it is a new chapter of their life, so good for them!
Got round to shopping for Lily's autumn clothes. She now has a few more long-sleeved tops and outfits. Rob took her to Gap and she immediately grabbed on of their white rabbit cuddly toys and insisted that he bought it for her, such a daddy's girl!
Rob bought her some interesting clothes. One is a checked boy's shirt!! May sneakily give it to one of my friends who has a son of the same age. Lily can look pretty androgynous at the best of times so it may be a good idea...
Sunday 15 September 2013
Thursday 12 September 2013
Day out!
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I was sooooo annoyed and a bit worried as my friend did not have her phone on today in order to contact her.
That is Sod's Law for you.
But other than that hiccup we had a great day and despite the misty wet rain in the morning once we reached our destination the sun came out and it was the warmest day of the week so far!
I have just finished editing my Primark haul and now going to hunker down for the evening.
I was struck down by a headache when we got back home and I rarely get headaches and taking my lenses out didn't seem to shift it :s
I hope everyone had a good day wherever you are :)
Wednesday 11 September 2013
RIP Spotty and other ramblings
I started writing that last post on my laptop and I knew it was running low on battery, but chanced it. So it ended up being published a few days later :) Silly me!
Today has felt like a long day. We went for a long walk via Tescos and had a nosy around Next for an overdoor hanger. I can't seem to find one I like, they only had diamond glass style decorated ones which are not my taste at all...
I'd like something that maybe has a shabby-chic look to it, perhaps cream... Oh I don't know. If it was up to Rob he'd probably just throw towels around!
Lily adored the rabbits in Pets at Home, she finds them hilarious and had a proper belly-laugh going on much to the bemusements of the pent up bun-buns. She also noticed a baby pigeon that had decided to have a little rest outside Next, and she gave it one her best stern stares.
Rob has been complaining about having a tickly cough, so I quickly baked a quartered onion with a drizzle of honey for 30 mins at 200degC. You can eat the baked onion if you want, it will be a bit sweet but the syrup has antiseptic and antibacterial properties thanks to the honey and it is rather soothing.
Since the honey is cooked, there isn't any worry about Botulism, but perhaps only give it to those over the age of 1.
I'm currently experimenting with maize meal, so if the muffins I just made are successful you will see a recipe on my Youtube channel: sophclare30989.
Random Fact of the Day ~
In random news, my old supervisor from Uni has declared that he had to put down his son's pet goldfish in red wine due to a possible case of Tuberculosis marinum which is a nasty pathogen present in 40% of fish tanks which can be transmitted from fish-to-human. So if you have a fishtank make sure you wash your hands thoroughly after touching it and definitely use gloves whilst cleaning it!
Today has felt like a long day. We went for a long walk via Tescos and had a nosy around Next for an overdoor hanger. I can't seem to find one I like, they only had diamond glass style decorated ones which are not my taste at all...
I'd like something that maybe has a shabby-chic look to it, perhaps cream... Oh I don't know. If it was up to Rob he'd probably just throw towels around!
Lily adored the rabbits in Pets at Home, she finds them hilarious and had a proper belly-laugh going on much to the bemusements of the pent up bun-buns. She also noticed a baby pigeon that had decided to have a little rest outside Next, and she gave it one her best stern stares.
Rob has been complaining about having a tickly cough, so I quickly baked a quartered onion with a drizzle of honey for 30 mins at 200degC. You can eat the baked onion if you want, it will be a bit sweet but the syrup has antiseptic and antibacterial properties thanks to the honey and it is rather soothing.
Since the honey is cooked, there isn't any worry about Botulism, but perhaps only give it to those over the age of 1.
I'm currently experimenting with maize meal, so if the muffins I just made are successful you will see a recipe on my Youtube channel: sophclare30989.
Random Fact of the Day ~
In random news, my old supervisor from Uni has declared that he had to put down his son's pet goldfish in red wine due to a possible case of Tuberculosis marinum which is a nasty pathogen present in 40% of fish tanks which can be transmitted from fish-to-human. So if you have a fishtank make sure you wash your hands thoroughly after touching it and definitely use gloves whilst cleaning it!
Back again?
I am indeed!
I actually stumbled across my blog on the interwebs after noticing that my friend Claire has started a blog. Can't believe the last time I posted was last February!
Let me tell you, a lot has changed.
LILY
Lily is almost 20 months old, 20 MONTHS OLD! Oh my goodness me, where does the time go? Seems like only yesterday that she was a teeny baby the length of my forearm, but in reality the days of plenty of baby sick, night feeds, explosive breast-fed poos and cluster feeding are behind us.
She is quite a big girl, I am not one to follow her centiles, but she does have long skinny legs which look even funnier when she wears a big cloth nappy!
Lily has almost a whole set of baby teeth now, I just can't tell if she is getting her rear molars as I daren't stick my finger in there. Rob tried and suffered for it.
She has started jumping (not just like jumping off the sofa, but off the ground feet together) and is really into her imaginative play. She likes to make me cups of tea, which I must sip dutifully when they are pushed into my face :)
She is currently rocking the mullet hair do, it is getting a bit long at the back, but still short at the front, but it is a lovely golden syrup colour.
LIFE
We are still living in the lovely county of Oxfordshire, not far from the "Chipping Norton Set", but I have only seen Jeremy Clarkson once.
As much as I like it, I feel SO landlocked. Oxfordshire borders 5 other counties, and we are nowhere near the sea. I spent 3 years in Brighton, and truly miss the sea air, pier, gulls (they are a bit annoying though).
I am attempting to try to find Rob jobs in the South. Although Oxfordshire is classified under 'London and the Southeast'!
LOVE
Rob and I got married on the 3rd of November in 2012, which was a great year for big events, including the birth of Lily.
Despite my previous ramblings about inviting family you don't really see...well, in order to keep the peace and prevent grandma's faking heart attacks (no joke) we had to invite everyone. We insisted on missing out my mum's brother for various, well-justifed reasons which resulted in my Grandma wearing "dull" occasionwear in protest. We did not notice.
Some family guests will NOT be invited to future family events of our own as they make no effort to get in touch even if we try, and if they think they can insult the mother of the groom to the mother of the bride at the wedding breakfast, they can jolly well jog on.
You may be able to tell that this still riles me. But alas you cannot choose your family.
Aside from the above the wedding was amazing and I want to do it all over again (but differently, i.e. guests). We were married in the heart of the Cotswolds and the day after had a snow flurry which was really picturesque.
I actually stumbled across my blog on the interwebs after noticing that my friend Claire has started a blog. Can't believe the last time I posted was last February!
Let me tell you, a lot has changed.
LILY
Lily is almost 20 months old, 20 MONTHS OLD! Oh my goodness me, where does the time go? Seems like only yesterday that she was a teeny baby the length of my forearm, but in reality the days of plenty of baby sick, night feeds, explosive breast-fed poos and cluster feeding are behind us.
She is quite a big girl, I am not one to follow her centiles, but she does have long skinny legs which look even funnier when she wears a big cloth nappy!
Lily has almost a whole set of baby teeth now, I just can't tell if she is getting her rear molars as I daren't stick my finger in there. Rob tried and suffered for it.
She has started jumping (not just like jumping off the sofa, but off the ground feet together) and is really into her imaginative play. She likes to make me cups of tea, which I must sip dutifully when they are pushed into my face :)
She is currently rocking the mullet hair do, it is getting a bit long at the back, but still short at the front, but it is a lovely golden syrup colour.
Playing with some squishy playdough today :)
We are still living in the lovely county of Oxfordshire, not far from the "Chipping Norton Set", but I have only seen Jeremy Clarkson once.
As much as I like it, I feel SO landlocked. Oxfordshire borders 5 other counties, and we are nowhere near the sea. I spent 3 years in Brighton, and truly miss the sea air, pier, gulls (they are a bit annoying though).
I am attempting to try to find Rob jobs in the South. Although Oxfordshire is classified under 'London and the Southeast'!
LOVE
Rob and I got married on the 3rd of November in 2012, which was a great year for big events, including the birth of Lily.
Despite my previous ramblings about inviting family you don't really see...well, in order to keep the peace and prevent grandma's faking heart attacks (no joke) we had to invite everyone. We insisted on missing out my mum's brother for various, well-justifed reasons which resulted in my Grandma wearing "dull" occasionwear in protest. We did not notice.
Some family guests will NOT be invited to future family events of our own as they make no effort to get in touch even if we try, and if they think they can insult the mother of the groom to the mother of the bride at the wedding breakfast, they can jolly well jog on.
You may be able to tell that this still riles me. But alas you cannot choose your family.
Aside from the above the wedding was amazing and I want to do it all over again (but differently, i.e. guests). We were married in the heart of the Cotswolds and the day after had a snow flurry which was really picturesque.
Lily was 10 months old at our wedding and showed off some crawling moves and hid under my dress.
:)
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