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Things I have been cooking lately #178: Halloumi and lentil salad
I used to do loads of cooking but since we had Little O most of the food preparation in our household falls to Mr O as I tend to be trying to wrangle the little fella into bed at prime dinner making...
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13 month update
Age: 13 months I like: Dancing, wiping things like the sofa and mummy’s face, boobs, shrieking Another month has flown by and Little O is officially 13 months old. Let’s see what the little monkey has...
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Universal Yums July box: Mexico
These days it seems there is a subscription box for almost everything. It all started with beauty samples (and I will admit I briefly got in on that) and then expanded out further and further to...
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Mischief
Age: 13 1/3 months I like: Playing granddad’s drums, Cheerios, wotsits and just anything that looks like it might be a crisp, pegs, pointing, unpacking bags, boobs As Little O gets older, his ability...
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BOOK REVIEW: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
I first found out about In Cold Blood when watching Capote, which starred the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in the title role. It’s a great film and focuses on author, Truman Capote’s, obsession with the...
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The great move… again
Age: 13 ½ months I like: Digging, boobs, peanut butter toast, Wotsits, my new house, my dog on a stick I have some advice for you. Never move house. Of course this isn’t wildly practical advice since...
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Luggagegate… the sequel
Age: 13 3/4 months I like: Clapping, singing along to The Furchester Hotel theme song, being cuddled by my family members, boobs The O family has now been safely in Cape Town, South Africa for almost a...
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The littlest (and loudest) groomsman
Age: 14 months I like: Curry, sticking my tongue out, clapping, dogs, stealing biscuits, boobs The O family has officially returned home after our epic trip to South Africa, the highlight of which was...
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14 month update
Age: 14 1/3 months I like: Ice-cream, my push along wooden dog, pretending everything is a phone, shouting “hi!” at the top of my lungs, boobs Little O is officially 14 months old, so here is a little...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
I became interested in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle because of his most well known character, Sherlock Holmes. I was a big fan of the Guy Richie film and decided to read some of the stories to see how close...
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Universal Yums July box: South Korea
I received our latest Universal Yums box before we went on holiday but with all the moving we didn’t have a chance to taste anything in it. This time we were treated to snacks from South Korea and the...
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Summer holiday adventures
Age: 14 1/3 months I like: Rice cakes, peaches, ice cream, stealing biscuits, pointing at the door and shouting, “go”, boobs, putting random stuff in the washing machine. It’s been a bit quiet over...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
With all the recently holidaying going on around here, I decided I wanted a light read that wouldn’t require too much of my very limited brain power. I saw a load of adverts for The Gentleman’s Guide...
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Universal Yums August Box: Colombia
This month Mr O and I tasted snacks from Colombia in our Universal Yums box. Neither of us were particularly keen on the South Korea box so the Colombia box was a really welcome surprise. There wasn’t...
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15 month update
Age: 15 months I like: The Wiggles, dancing, demanding to go in the garden when it’s raining, being upside down, boobs Little O is now one and a quarter years old. He has had a tough week or so with...
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BOOK REVIEW: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
I have something like 130 books to read on my Goodreads list. I remember where some of them came from… but not all. Usually when I finish a book I go to the list and see if there’s something on the...
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MOVIE REVIEW: John Wick (2014)
I have decided it’s time for movie reviews to return to this blog. Film Friday is not coming back any time soon because the likelihood of me watching four films in one week these days is somewhere...
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The sibling question
Age: 15 1/3 months I like: Porridge, bread sticks, mega bloks, pushing my walker, cats, boobs, not walking There was a time I was fairly sure I would want two children – probably in quick succession...
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TV REVIEW: 13 Reasons Why
New thing… TV reviews. I am going to do whole seasons/mini-series I have watched. As always short and honest. I am starting with 13 Reasons Why.13 Reasons Why tells the story of Hannah Baker (Katherine...
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Pox
Age: 15 1/2 months I like: Biscuits, the neighbours’ cats, boobs, the toilet, combing mummy’s hair (aggressively), gumbo A couple of weeks ago we received a text message from Little O’s nursery to say...
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