Skip to content
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas

Smelly Socks and Garden Peas

@AndSmelly

  • Home
  • Contact
  • All Posts
  • Collaborations
  • Awards
  • Lessons in Loss
  • About

Month: Dec 2020

Here comes 2021

Silverstone campsite at sunset
30th Dec 202030th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 38 Comments

A year ago I wrote my first looking forward post to 2020. After the awful, disastrous year we had in 2019 I didn't ask for much. I'm not making resolutions - I just want 2020 to be less painful than 2019 please. Please. And, well, 2020 was certainly a rollercoaster but it wasn't as painful … Continue reading Here comes 2021

Finding Weakness

Vibrant but imperfect sunflower
27th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 48 Comments

Or "I'm not as strong as you think I am" We all see post and self-help articles, memes and books, every day that tell us we are strong, that we are stronger than we believe, that we can find our inner strength in adversity. Well, here I'm talking about the opposite. Sometimes we do find … Continue reading Finding Weakness

My Favourite Christmas Posts 2020

Christmas Posts
23rd Dec 202024th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 21 Comments

I haven't taken part in Blogmas this year, the organizational mountain required is just too intimidating. It looks so much fun though, so maybe next year you'll find me planning Christmas advice in August... or maybe not. Anyway, I would love to share some of the lovely Christmas posts I've read by other bloggers over … Continue reading My Favourite Christmas Posts 2020

An ode to my pyjamas

Silverstone campsite at sunset
17th Dec 202017th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 35 Comments

In the days before, when things weren't strange Pyjamas were bedtime attire, Useful and needed for warmth in the dark Keeping us cosy in the cold of the night. . But hiding indoors away from all people In isolation, quiet and calmness or chaos Grasping for connection and missing old faces, We'll take any comfort. … Continue reading An ode to my pyjamas

Some Christmas Tags

Christmas Tag
14th Dec 202024th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 21 Comments

The Christmas Tag The wonderful Undaunted Adventure has created a lovely new Christmas Tag to share some love between us bloggers. I'm totally thrilled to be nominated in the kick off post. Then a little while later the fabulous Chehak at ChehakChirps and the lovely Gemma at This Brit's Life tagged me too. The Christmas … Continue reading Some Christmas Tags

Christmas Treat Recipes

12 mince pies in a tray with star lids, glazed with egg wash, made with homemade mincemeat
11th Dec 202011th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 55 Comments

I'm trying really hard to get into the spirit of Christmas. It just feels too early still. My brother's birthday is early December, so I grew up with Christmas not being thought of until after he'd had a celebration. Now large boy's birthday is around the same time and we do the same thing. The … Continue reading Christmas Treat Recipes

And now he’s nine

three pancakes with chocolate spread, one with a 9
8th Dec 20208th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 40 Comments

This time of year always brings a nostalgia trip for me, as I write this its the 9th anniversary of my waters breaking and being still four days away from meeting large boy. Remembering that first labour, the total lack of respect for my plan shown by our bodies. The complete naivety about birth, sleep, … Continue reading And now he’s nine

Lessons in Loss 3: A Poem

Caption "Lessons in Loss" above clouds low in the sky at sunset
5th Dec 20205th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 9 Comments

This poem comes from Ingrid at Experiments in Fiction, it was first published on her site in October 2020 and she's kindly allowed me to share it again here. I love Ingrid's poetry for its honesty and clarity; her wonderful blog combines her artistic use of words, cuisine and windows into her life. 30 Years … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 3: A Poem

November 2020 Reading

Kindle and mug of tea sitting in the sun
2nd Dec 20204th Dec 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 12 Comments

I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket He's watched the whole TV series on Netflix and the first couple of books, he … Continue reading November 2020 Reading

Translate

Follow Smelly Socks and Garden Peas on WordPress.com

Enter your e-mail address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by e-mail.

Join 2,546 other followers

Category Cloud

Cars Children Crafts Family Fitness Food Friends Games Health Home & Garden Language Learning Lessons in Loss Making stuff Miscarriage Politics & Equality Reading Review Science STEM Travel Uncategorized Work Writing

Archives

  • Feb 2021 (8)
  • Jan 2021 (11)
  • Dec 2020 (9)
  • Nov 2020 (9)
  • Oct 2020 (11)
  • Sep 2020 (11)
  • Aug 2020 (14)
  • Jul 2020 (13)
  • Jun 2020 (15)
  • May 2020 (15)
  • Apr 2020 (17)
  • Mar 2020 (14)
  • Feb 2020 (9)
  • Jan 2020 (10)
  • Dec 2019 (12)
  • Nov 2019 (9)
  • Oct 2019 (12)
  • Sep 2019 (19)
  • Aug 2019 (23)
  • Jul 2019 (14)
  • Jun 2019 (11)

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Categories

  • Cars
  • Children
  • Crafts
  • Family
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • Friends
  • Games
  • Health
  • Home & Garden
  • Language
  • Learning
  • Lessons in Loss
  • Making stuff
  • Miscarriage
  • Politics & Equality
  • Reading
  • Review
  • Science
  • STEM
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Work
  • Writing

Tags

about acids advent amazing women amazon anniversary award baby balance banana bread bases BBQ beach bedtime be prepared Bergerac Berlin bikes birthday blogging Blois board games body shape books brave Brexit brothers burgers busy c25k cake camping campsite car boot cardiology cards Cars Chambord chaos cheese chess chores Christmas chutney clothes cocktails cough Crafts crafty rocks c section date night dedication desperados differences diversity dominoes Dordogne drama Drink duck emotions equality etiquette Eyrat Family favourites fears Fitness Food football four francais France french Friends Games Garden gender gin giving birth graduation grief guilt happy day Health heart holiday Home home working honesty how to ice cream immigration inclusion inspirational its ok jam jigsaw Kids kindness kite Language late miscarriage lava lamps LeanIn Lessons in Loss lie in Loire loss love maize maze Making stuff marley meetings mincemeat mini-golf Miscarriage monopoly mum music my body not fair nursery organizing painted rocks painting paper making parenting parents manifesto Paris parties party patience perfect pH photos picnic pocket money poem poetry Politics posh food preconceptions preschool PTA race rain Random thoughts rant Reading reception recycle remembrance respect restaurant road trip rocks rugby Running Sarlat scalextric school Science scones scouting sewing sharing sick silly Silverstone sisters skinny smear snapperwack sore throat sorry sport STEM stereotypes stickers story story time stowaway summer sunset swimming taboo teacher teachers tears tents thank you too many things Travel truck unconscious bias unfair uniform upcycle valentines waffles WEC weight wfh women Work work life Writing

Smelly Socks and Garden Peas on Facebook

Smelly Socks and Garden Peas on Facebook

TOTS100

TOTS100 - UK Parent Blogs
TOTS100
  • Home
  • Contact
  • All Posts
  • Collaborations
  • Awards
  • Lessons in Loss
  • About
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×