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Now she is Five
… nearly six actually. Now that she is five she is at school from 9am until 4pm everyday. She has had her first solo playdate in the pueblo with a boy from school. She tells me that they fight “but not hitting”. OK, great. They mostly play Barbies.
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Glamp Lamp
Looks gorgeous, right? Butter wouldn’t melt? Wrong. She has just handed me the biggest bogie ever to have graced this house, wearing exactly this expression. Stay alert, people. And beware 5 year olds bearing gifts.
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Bella Vista
The view from Bibsey Towers
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On motherhood
All my glorious triumphs in motherhood and some minor hiccups...
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Life, the universe etc

in which I ponder and worry about life’s big questions… unabashed navel-gazing

#oneweek: Winter ~ Deep dark wood

March 1, 2013 by bibsey mama 9 Comments

And so it is Friday and also March 1st. At last February is behind us, we are nearly out of the deep, dark wood and we really can start anticipating spring. But before we do here is my last contribution to Older Mum in a Muddle’s seasonal linky celebrating winter. I went off trawling the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, the universe etc Tagged: #oneweek, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Remedios Varo, winter

#oneweek: Winter ~ Andalucía Soul

February 26, 2013 by bibsey mama 23 Comments

Good morning! Or whatever time of day it is with you as you are reading this. This is day two of #OneWeek the seasonal meme over at lovely Older Mum in a Muddle. A blaggle of bloggers (is that the correct collective noun?) is blogging on the theme of winter and there have been some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, the universe etc, Spain Tagged: #oneweek, California Soul, Music, sun, winter

#oneweek: Winter ~ Bibsey goes forth

February 25, 2013 by bibsey mama 22 Comments

This is a week of seasonal round-ups over at Older Mummy in a Muddle. The season is winter which surely to goodness is nearly behind us now. Driving up the hill this morning, after dropping Bibsey off at guardaría, I was considering what I might write about winter and then had to stop to think … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, the universe etc Tagged: #oneweek, ballet shoes, Clippy Cloppy shoes, Peppa Pig, Tinkerbell, windy days, winter

Gallery ~ Girls

February 13, 2013 by bibsey mama 10 Comments

This week’s Gallery theme over on Sticky Fingers is ‘Girls’. I had to join in but, oh my goodness, it was hard to pick a picture. Look at this one of Bibsey, who will be three in April, taken last week and wonder: Could you scream GIRL any louder with a megaphone? Here she is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child, Family, Life, the universe etc Tagged: Bibsey, Girls, Hong Kong, The Gallery

Home Alone II

February 12, 2013 by bibsey mama 8 Comments

As I sit here, writing to you, I am home alone and streaming with cold. I would look well at the Ugly Bug Ball. My lips are dry (last night I managed to smother them in crushed chili via the medium of Nivea) and my right eye (the real streamer of the pair) is red … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada, Domestic Wannabe, Life, the universe etc, Motherhood Tagged: cava, home alone, sick
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