Category Archives: Magic moments

#Magic Moments – a sleeping Monkey

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

My Magic Moment for this week is a nightly moment, a moment I treasure and one I would love to capture in a photograph but I’m always to worried about disturbing the moment. Monkey is very good at going to … Continue reading →

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#MagicMoments – picking strawberries

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

This week’s Magic Moments is also my 200th post 🙂 As you know we’ve been growing some of our own fruit and vegetables with Monkey.  Our little garden is constantly changing as the various projects grow – tomato plants, courgettes, … Continue reading →

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#MagicMoments It’s amazing Mummy!

Posted on July 1, 2013 by

Monkey is not the most confident little chap, he takes a while to suss out new environments and is normally to be found attached to my leg!  He likes the swings, but has very little interest in the slide, and … Continue reading →

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#MagicMoments

Posted on June 24, 2013 by

I was walking back from pre-school one day last week with Monkey.  The sun was actually out, we were holding hands and having a lovely little conversation about our shadows. I suddenly realised just how tall my little man has … Continue reading →

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#MagicMoments A special Monday

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

I have three Magic Moments for today – is that cheating?  They are all related to the date today. Today is Mum and Dad’s 46th wedding anniversary, so a special day for them. This photo was taken on their Silver … Continue reading →

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Messing around in the Garden

Posted on May 27, 2013 by

I had intended on writing a post for Magic Moments about when Monkey was very little, but today has changed my mind. Monkey’s Daddy works very long hours and we only normally get to see him properly on Sunday’s.  A … Continue reading →

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Do you have a childhood collection?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Do you have a collection of something that you started as a child?  This is a little post about mine. In August 1980 my best friend went to Ireland for her summer holiday with her family, and she sent me … Continue reading →

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#Magic Moments – when Bump became Monkey

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

As I’m always early for everything it never occurred to me that Monkey would not arrive by his due date at the very latest.  As soon as my due date came and went I should have known that he was … Continue reading →

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#MagicMoments our first shoots!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

We recently planted some red pepper and tomato seeds with Monkey – see previous post Today our first two shoots are showing 🙂 We’re joining up with The Oliver’s Madhouse for #MagicMoments this week 🙂

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Magic Moments – meeting Monkey’s buddies and watching them grow up

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Like lots of expectant parents we joined NCT ante-natal classes.  I joined more to meet local soon to be Mum’s really, I worked away from where we lived and had no friends here at the time. After the classes we … Continue reading →

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