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Busy

Well that was a very busy week. After last week’s lack of internet I had to spend a bit of time focusing on work and catching up. Then the weekend hit and was packed with doing things in the real world, like going shopping, sleeping and yesterday a party for our nephew so all and [...]

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Weekend Break

Back from a really lovely weekend away. We went to stay in a kind of minimalist holiday camp type thing with all my partner’s immediate family, various hangers on and small children. The park thing was in the Netherlands so I can now add another country to my imaginary list of “Countries I Have Slept [...]

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What Luck!

Well that was a moderately busy week. I read once that a lucky person is someone who remembers the things they consider lucky with more clarity and regularity than the things they consider unlucky (and vice versa). Basically you are lucky if you think you are. I like this. Partly I like it because I [...]

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Child

I spent all day yesterday helping to look after my one week old nephew. Spending hours holding him, creating a bubble of peace and safety around him. Just enjoying the wonder of being present with a brand new person. He smiled in his half sleep for me, twice, and made my heart melt.
Just amazing.

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I’m an Aunt!

My sister in law has given birth to her child at last. I’m an Aunt! I can’t wait to get to see them both tomorrow, They have such a horde of people descending on them to meet the new little person and wish them well that I offered to wait just one more day, give [...]

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