Author Archives: Hilary

First Day!!

Sam has started school and as predicted he followed his class teacher into school with a big smile on his face and he looked delighted to be part of ‘Big’ school.  He turned and waved and then he was gone,Read the Rest »

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Holding tight – Letting Go!!

Monday is a big day for all of us.  Sam starts ‘Big’ school tomorrow and we are all very excited!  Well,  Sam is excited and so are Jamie and Ollie because he will be joining them in school and IRead the Rest »

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Summer Holiday Photo Dump!

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We love the summer holidays and we always make big plans to meet up with friends, go on big holidays and little holidays, explore our local area and visit family and friends.  But we also always have big plans to getRead the Rest »

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Fathers Day!

I have always known that my husband would make a wonderful Daddy.  Even before I fell in love with him, before we jumped excitedly around the room staring in wonder at positive pregnancy tests, before our eyes filled with tearsRead the Rest »

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Birthday Boy!

Hurrah! It is Harry’s birthday today and we are all very excited!  We are all probably a little bit more excited than Harry because he is only 2 and not really sure about this whole birthday thing but he isRead the Rest »

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Christening Time and Harry Boo Birthday Time!

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With five children and a strong part of me that can’t let an occasion pass by without some sort of celebration we always seem to be in the process of planning a party, having a party and clearing up fromRead the Rest »

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Six Days of Art – Teign Artists

Teign Artists is a co-operative group that aims to run art events localised around the Teign Valley in Devon.  Visual artists and makers from the region have joined in an effort to give the public friendly and enriching experiences throughoutRead the Rest »

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Hipstamatic!

I love this camera app for the iPhone.  I know very very little about apps but I am having so much fun with this one – it feels like you are playing with a new camera!  When you launch into Hipstamatic mode,Read the Rest »

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Ollie’s Birthday Week!

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Last month I wrote a post titled Party Planning and the last paragraph read: ‘Will it be worth all the effort? Oh yes, it will always be worth it because there is nothing better than celebrating the day one ofRead the Rest »

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82 Park Road – friends

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I have heard people describe their friends as  ‘The Net’.  Basically ‘The Net’ is the group of friends who celebrate the happy times with you but are also there to catch you when you fall, when you are sad and whenRead the Rest »

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Welcome to Holland

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When Archie was born and we were told that he came with a little extra something – a 47th chromosome – one of the first pieces of information I frantically started to read was a booklet published by the Down SyndromeRead the Rest »

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Party Planning

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There is a birthday happening in our house very soon…. Parties are my thing – not big wild drunk booze filled, crazy dancing and loud music styleee parties (although if the planets aligned and by some crazy way someone couldRead the Rest »

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