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Out of Town
A couple of weeks ago, we packed up our London flat and headed up the M11 to Cambridge. It was only mildly traumatic, but did require about twice as much van space as we’d originally envisaged...
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Lambing
Today we visited Wimpole Estate and it was filled with lambs and calves and piglets. There were also several enormous pigs that looked like they were going to explode. 6 days from due date, I’m feeling...
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Freddie
Ten days ago, on 8 April 2014, I gave birth to a beautiful little boy, known to the world as ‘Freddie’.We are completely and utterly smitten, although he can make a hell of a noise for someone so...
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Discovering Cambridge
Tom’s gone back to work today. Boooo. I’m feeling pretty proud of myself though as I’ve managed to have a shower, wash my hair, put make up on AND leave the house all on my own, without Freddie...
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2 Weeks Old
I know I’m a couple of weeks behind, but over Easter we headed to Tom’s parents so that Freddie could meet some of his great grandparents, and enjoy lots of grandparent cuddles. I don’t think he got...
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The Hepworth Dress
This is a little bit later than planned, but last week the latest Sinbad & Sailor pattern was released, and it’s a beauty.Hannah asked me to pattern test the wonderful Hepworth dress which is a...
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Coat of Arms
We’ve been inundated with gifts and cards from family and friends since Freddie’s arrival (he’s extremely spoilt!!), and so to try and express some of our gratitude, Tom got to designing a letterhead...
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New Blog
After the last four years of running ‘Me and My Polar Bear’ (albeit sporadically at times!), we’ve decided to move over to www.iceandearth.com. There are a few reasons behind it, one being that it...
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Shane and Catherine's Wedding
Shane and Catherine got married in the beautiful city of Oxford back in June. Bizarrely, I’d never made it to Oxford before, so it was a total delight to have the excuse to go!The ceremony itself was...
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Oxford - Part I
As I’d never actually been to Oxford before and Shane and Catherine’s wedding was a couple of days before my birthday, we decided to spend Saturday looking around the beautiful city and then drive to...
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Handmade Double
We’ve had a few weddings to attend this year and, as normal, I’ve had the ‘what to wear’ conundrum every time. Although most of my clothes are back to fitting, very few of them are feeding friendly. I...
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Oxford - Part II
Once we’d finished our carrot cake in the Museum of Natural History, we walked through a door at the end of the hall, straight into the Pitt Rivers Museum, and were wowed all over again. You arrive at...
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Baby Essentials.
A couple of months ago, I said something about putting together a list of our essential baby items, so finally, here it is! Stokke Fold Up BathWe only have a smallish flat, with very little storage...
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Blenheim Palace
We visited Blenheim Palace on my birthday, and I’m mildly ashamed to say I remember very little about it, except it was a gorgeous day, we saw Liz Hurley filming The Royals, and the gardens were...
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
When we were visiting my parents in Yorkshire back in July, we headed out towards Skipton for a walk and some lunch.Unfortunately there was a bit of a footwear failure, combined with some rather large...
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Hidcote Gardens
One of the most beautiful places we visited (which is saying something!) when we were in the Cotswolds this summer was Hidcote Manor Gardens. It’s an Arts and Crafts garden arranged like a series of...
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An Origami Alder
We’ve tried a couple of times to take photos of this dress, and for some reason I keep looking really miserable. For that I apologise, because I’m actually really pleased with it!Also, I do own (and...
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Hannah and Michael's Wedding
Hannah and Michael’s beautiful wedding, held at Burgh House in Hampstead, was Freddie’s third of the year! It was also the first one we actually managed to arrive on time to, despite a rather...
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Kim Dress
Just in case I haven’t raved about them enough over the past couple of years, it’s another BHL fangirl post! Don’t worry, once you’ve read this one, there’s another waiting in the wings…We’re in the...
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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
As we’re currently between houses, we won’t be having a Christmas tree of our own this year (sad face), and so we tagged along with Tom’s parents to their local Christmas Tree Farm, in a bid to get in...
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