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In the land of the Midnight Sons. Monday, January 28, 2013. The End of the World, or How Not to Do Petra with Kids. This was something I wrote for the Independent,. Friday, June 29, 2012. LEGO lessons - by Daddy J. Yet ironically, for me, our visit to LEGOLAND actually threw the limits of the Nordic model into sharper focus. Because what lies at the heart of LEGOLA.

Not Bare, Not Naked , Just all me! Monday, 17 November 2014. Meal Planning Monday - mid November edition.

Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page. What is it all about? Life Just Keeps Getting Weirder.

Navigating the slopes of life as a teacher, writer and mum. To Bean, who turned 4. and the importance of being right with you in. Play with me, you say.

Arnie has been unwell for a week or so but he went downhill quite rapidly over the last few days. Looks like we have a diabetic in our house.

Saturday, 15 November 2014.

April 9, 2015 by Gemma. Our membership began at a visit to the very lovely Quarry Bank Mill. So, how much is it for a family to join the National Trust.

Diary of allotment holder Ciara Carrott. Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The creepy crawlies are making me lose the plot. A line of spinach is fair game to slugs, snails and rabbits but it is very annoying when these pesky pests take more than their fair share; for example my cabbage has been ripped to bits by caterpillars and gooy greenflies are smothering the broadbeans. They eat all root crops and most leafy crops, making holes in leaves a.