How lovely is Florence’s F painting? It was a first birthday present, created by my really talented artist sister-in-law (here’s her Facebook page, and you can also see the A-Z she made for Eliza’s first birthday – behind the angry Angry Bird). Five other random F-themed things from the past few weeks:
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Mistakes I’m already – inevitably – making in 2016
All the way back in the swirly mists of history (2015) I wrote a post about mistakes I won’t be making in 2016. So, a couple of weeks in the new year, how are we getting on? Well, there’s a whole new list:
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First shoes, take two
Buying your child’s first pair of shoes is supposed to be an emotional experience, isn’t it? Well, we seem to be terrible at it. How can it be so hard, I hear you say? Surely you just go to the shop and buy a pair of shoes? Well.
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Mistakes I *definitely* won’t be making in 2016
‘Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it’ – said by many, many people, according to the Internet Wise words, right? So in the spirit of new years, fresh starts and all that, here’s some things I absolutely, definitely won’t be repeating next year*: