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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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Legs akimbo in the Spanish outback

November 24, 2011 by bibsey mama 8 Comments

Every too often there comes a time in a woman’s life when she has to lie back and ‘juuust relax’. A couch is provided and children are discouraged. Sounds great doesn’t it? Pas vraiment. Yup, not really at all. I am talking of course about the least relaxing activity of them all: the pap smear test. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada, Arse posts, Body, Expat files Tagged: Hinge and Bracket, smear test, spain, speculum

Daily post fail

October 6, 2011 by bibsey mama 6 Comments

If you are still reading, some of you may have been wondering why I have been fouling the internet, and your inboxes (ha ha yes all 10 of you) with my stuff on a daily basis, rather than on the usual sporadic inconsistent basis. Well you can relax, it won’t be continuing. You can credit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blogging, Occasional confessional, Spain Tagged: beach, blogging fail, spain

Cool España – 7 reasons why I live in Andalucía

May 13, 2011 by bibsey mama 25 Comments

What a fab opportunity to crow about how lovely it is here in Southern Spain. Not just gratuitous boasting but invited and encouraged smuggery. Thanks as ever to Ella at Notes From Home for the Friday Club Carnival. The theme this week: Why do you live where you live?. We moved from London to Spain … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada, Expat files, Spain Tagged: baby, cava, Friday Club, spain, walking

These are my lucky years

April 10, 2011 by bibsey mama 7 Comments

And so. I am struggling with the blog/life balance and of course life is winning hands down. And quite rightly when life has been looking a little like this… It seems that the heat has arrived here in Southern Spain and along with it picnics, barbeques and lazy días en el campo. Today we headed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada, Baby, Motherhood, Spain Tagged: Bibsey, Parenthood, spain, Totally Smitten Daddy

Bibsey digs Spain: Walks in the springtime

March 31, 2011 by bibsey mama 4 Comments

It really is the most beautiful time of year here in Andalucía and we have been making hay while the sun shines (not too fiercely yet) this week by getting out and about on the hillside. There is no better way to reboot Bibsey. Beautiful colours Blossom on the hillside Finding new paths Giant agaves … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spain Tagged: Bibsey, spain, walking
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