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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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Valerie

April 25, 2013 by bibsey mama 8 Comments

V is for Valerie. There’s going to be no mucking about today. I have actually been booked to do some paid work tomorrow, so I need to focus on that. Quite thrilling really, but I am a little nervous, as I always am with a new client, so I just need to quietly get prepared. … [Read more…]

Posted in: A-Z Challenge 2013, Apropos of nada Tagged: #AtoZChallenge, Clerkenwell, Hoxton, Music, Ronson, Valerie, Winehouse

Mummy Mugshot ~ Spin Spin Bibsey

March 9, 2013 by bibsey mama 9 Comments

Happy Saturday to you all. We have been in a little bit of a spin this week here at Bibsey Towers. Busy, busy, busy getting back to work – finally after pregnancy, childbirth and broken bones – so blogging and general online arsefoolery has been somewhat on the back burner. However, according to my pledge … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family Tagged: dancing, Mummy Mugshot, Music

#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: Summer ~ Sounds of summer

September 12, 2012 by bibsey mama 2 Comments

… and now for a musical interlude. This week I am joining Older Mum in a Muddle and waxing nostalgic for the summer that is nearly over. Here in Andalucía with summer come the sounds that take me back to childhood holidays: the gentle wind in the trees, cicadas screeching through the heat of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada Tagged: #oneweek, Music, summer, The Shaman

What’s on your pod man?

February 6, 2012 by bibsey mama 9 Comments

So, I was tagged for the What’s on your MP3 player? meme by the lovely Helloitsgemma and Five Go Blogging (click the links to check out what their iPods have thrown up). Thanks for thinking of me dudes. Actually, when I saw this meme I thought great, no thought involved, just shuffle, post and publish. And … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada Tagged: Music, Prodigy, Red Leader

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