Had a really busy week. It's been fun though. Peter is trying to remind me to take my pills - he's worried the depression will come back if I stop. I don't mean to not take them but sometimes I just seem to forget!
The Christmas puddings are now done and waiting in a cool place for Xmas day. I love Christmas pudding. And Christmas Cake. And mince pies. Waitrose mincemeat is particularly good - especially if you add a bit of extra brandy!
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| All ready - including a little one for Isobel! |
I went to Mothercare - why? Why did I do it? I hate Mothercare. I am apparently not alone. There is a whole mumsnet listing about it. I won't list all the reasons but needless to say I found that equipment is more expensive than other places (even John Lewis), service is quite dire and everything seems to be pink or blue! I was particularly vexed by the bibs (in pink...or blue) which said 'King in Training' and 'Princess in Training' - so why is the blue one for a boy promoting higher 'goals' than that for a girl? Surely it should be Prince in Training or Queen in Training. It makes me so cross. It made me think of the Pink Stinks campaign - more info can be found on their website but basically all about the messaging that clothing, the media etc can send to young girls and boys.
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| Lovely autumn colours at Wisley - good for the soul |
I took Isobel and Arthur to Wisley (twice!) and boy what fun we had. There was a lot of splashing in muddy puddles - I didn't manage to capture quite how dirty and wet she was! And we were all saying - the person who invented Peppa Pig - talk about a money machine!!! Practically every toddler there had Peppa Pig wellies on, and then there were books, furry toys and so on! Obviously in Mothercare you can buy a Peppa Pig princess costume - complete with Peppa Pig furry head thing! Mmmh.
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