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Things I don’t have time for

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5th Feb 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 52 Comments

What with all this home learning and working and the recent spate of regular running, I've found that its really hard to fit in all the things. Add to this all the lovely kind people who are sharing extra bits and bobs that might "help" keep us occupied and I'm finding that I'm ignoring lots … Continue reading Things I don’t have time for

Interviewing my kids

chalk rainbow on brick driveway
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

Reflecting on 2020

beautiful sunlit trees at Delamere Forest
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

Silver Linings

Silverstone campsite at sunset
1st Jan 20211st Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 35 Comments

Tens of millions infected. More than a million dead. Businesses crippled. Nearly everyone’s lives upended in ways great and small. All because of COVID-19, which made 2020 a terrible year even for those of us lucky enough to have not been personally touched by the virus. But as we enter 2021 — with all the … Continue reading Silver Linings

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

Remembering

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11th Nov 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 19 Comments

11 November 2020 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them. Today I'm remembering the fallen, the sacrifices, the efforts of those involved in and affected by war. I'm remembering … Continue reading Remembering

Keep Up!

Lake, shoreline, rocks, boys, sunshine reflection
8th Nov 20208th Nov 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 35 Comments

How to go for an autumnal walk with the kids in, well, a whole bunch of easy catch phrases. Right, wellies on! Do your coats up, don't want to freeze. Don't run across the car park. How can you need a wee? You went before we left. Keep up with Dad please. Watch where you're … Continue reading Keep Up!

Beautiful imperfections

Vibrant but imperfect sunflower
16th Oct 202018th Nov 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 38 Comments

A sunflower whose petals aren't formed quite right The dewy spiders web with a strand missing The husband who can't stack tupperware The colouring that goes outside the lines A storyteller who can't find the right words A stunning landscape on a cloudy day The friend too absorbed in their own troubles The faded design … Continue reading Beautiful imperfections

Guilt in the time of COVID

Silverstone campsite at sunset
8th Oct 202011th Oct 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 50 Comments

This is one of those random musings posts that I started writing my blog for. Letting the thoughts out of my head. We're all used to mummy guilt, or parenting guilt. We feel like we aren't doing enough, or we aren't doing it well enough, we're missing things or our kids are missing out or … Continue reading Guilt in the time of COVID

One of those days

Stormy skies at Delamere Forest
28th Sep 202028th Sep 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 54 Comments

One of those days where every little thing seems hard or stressful or goes wrong. One of those days where no one else is getting things right either. One of those days when the boys share a sofa and end up kicking and twisting each other's feet. One of those days when you take three … Continue reading One of those days

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