Looking for some summer clothes for the mini ones, now the weather has finally turned? I’m ever-so-slightly in love with the new DVF for BabyGap Explorer range. It’s the second time that Gap have teamed up with DVF, aka Diane Von Furstenburg, maker of the iconic wrap dress (did you know she used to be…
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My Lost Love Of Teenage Magazines
Read moreMy Lost Love Of Teenage Magazines – Snogging, Celeb Crushes And Problem Pages… Who else had a love of teenage magazines when they were younger? A snapshot of me, aged 14 and a half (as dutifully recorded in my Just 17 yearbook): What I like: dying my hair, boys with six packs What I don’t like:…
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Minding the generation gap – for Parkinson’s Awareness Week
Read morePhotos: My Dad in the 80’s with me and my brother (I’m the one who looks like Orphan Annie) and then me and Eliza taken yesterday. What’s it like to walk in Eliza’s shoes? It’s fresh, new, exciting. Everything in her path is something to investigate, from tiny toys to the big pieces of furniture…
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From cups to ducks…review round-up
Read moreWe’re lucky enough to have been sent a couple of baby things to review recently – the Maclaren Beginnings nappy change balm, JASON children’s shampoo and conditioner, and the Munchkin Click Lock cup. Here’s how we got on:
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Put yourself in someone else’s shoes – for Parkinson’s Awareness Week
Read moreWhat’s your favourite pairs of shoes and why? Here’s my top three: 1) My wedding shoes, lovely lovely Jimmy Choos. For all the obvious reasons. They are having a bit of a sabbatical at the moment as alas, I don’t get much cause to wear them to the park or playgroup 2) My newest pair,…
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Subtracting Ofsted from the early childhood learning equation
Read moreToday we have a very special guest post, from none other than Grannie G, my mother-in-law and the original Gill Crawshaw (yes, it can get confusing at Christmas). She’s been the manager of the lovely Slinn Street STARters Community Pre-school in Sheffield for 28 years and is passionate about the nurturing the happiness and well-being…
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The best dresses for breastfeeding
Read moreDid you struggle to find the best dresses for breastfeeding, or any clothes you liked that were suitable for breastfeeding? Thrilled post-birth at thought of being able to wear all my normal outfits again, I soon realised that most of my wardrobe was ruled out due to lack of easy boob access. Tops were mostly…