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Boy3’s Second Anniversary

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31st Jan 202131st Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 14 Comments

Today is the second anniversary of baby boy3 being born. I'm finding things harder this year. With all the busy-ness and stress of working and home learning and me doing RED January, I've barely had a moment to pause and take stock. I'm not in a place where I have much that I can put … Continue reading Boy3’s Second Anniversary

RED January in Pictures

28th Jan 20211st Feb 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 22 Comments

If you follow me over on Instagram, you probably won't have managed to avoid noticing that I've been taking part in RED January. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKj47belHUK/ Its been a very interesting month to venture out every day, we've had some wet weather, some snowy weather, some very cold weather, some dreadful weather, and some really hard runs … Continue reading RED January in Pictures

Interviewing my kids

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25th Jan 202125th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 32 Comments

I saw a post by Damion at The Northern Dad where he interviewed his kids. I've always liked those Facebook Q&A posts to see what funny things our kids say, so I asked and Damion kindly allowed me to steal his idea. The Interview Process We were sitting around the kitchen table, the boys eating … Continue reading Interviewing my kids

Review: Our Kids’ Best Christmas Gifts

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22nd Jan 202122nd Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 19 Comments

As usual the boys got plenty of interesting gifts for Christmas and large boy's birthday. Rather than telling anyone what we thought of them straight away, I decided to wait until we'd played with them for a while and then do some reviews. Blokus Small boy got Blokus for Christmas from himself's sister (purchased from … Continue reading Review: Our Kids’ Best Christmas Gifts

Lessons in Loss 6: Losing My Hair

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19th Jan 202119th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 32 Comments

Today's post comes from the wonderful Michelle at Boomer Eco Crusader. Her blog is a beautiful combination of sage advice, contemplations on health and wellbeing, and touching lessons learned from personal experience. Losing my hair First, a big thank you to Smelly Socks and Garden Peas for asking me to be part of this series. … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 6: Losing My Hair

Scooby Memories

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16th Jan 202116th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 18 Comments

We recently said goodbye to our second Subaru Impreza. Himself has had a long history of affection for scoobies, so he's going to help write this post. He's a self-confessed petrolhead, long since a member of various web forums, lover of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, huge consumer of motor racing autobiographies, and if … Continue reading Scooby Memories

Small Joys Tag

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13th Jan 202113th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 27 Comments

Even with all the challenges of 2020, Christmas is a time to be joyful. A big thank you to Michelle from Boomer Eco Crusader for tagging me in the Small Joys Tag. This is a fun tag where I get to share 15 things, and 5 bloggers, that make me happy and bring joy to my … Continue reading Small Joys Tag

Home Learning Round Two

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10th Jan 202110th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 26 Comments

Ding ding ding, seconds out! We're on our own again, well sort of. As everyone suspected would be the case, English schools closed for the spring term. No, not at the end of the winter term, during the holidays, or just before reopening. No, they closed after one day of the children being back - … Continue reading Home Learning Round Two

Lessons in Loss 5: Musical Interlude

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7th Jan 20217th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 22 Comments

This post is short and simple, inspired by Liz Kershaw on BBC Radio 6 Music discussing Bruce Springsteen's new album: A Letter to You. I was listening to this show while running not long after I decided to start a series on Lessons in Loss and it really connected with me. A Letter to You … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 5: Musical Interlude

Reflecting on 2020

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4th Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 28 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 Reflecting on 2020

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