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Archive for November, 2006

Mastitis

November 30, 2006 at 9:12 am · Filed under Bilby, Motherhood, Puggle

Second dose since Bilby was born!

This is rather sucky:-(

At least with both of these, I recognised that’s what was happening, so I haven’t got it as badly as the first time with Puggle.

I don’t think I’ll be heading out to lunch though:-(

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Wine Blogging Wednesday

November 29, 2006 at 2:35 pm · Filed under Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday

I have been reading Wine Blogging Wednesday posts on and off since about the third one. I have kept meaning to join in, but various things have occured so that I haven’t (usually I forget to drink the appropriate wine in a timely fashion).

But not this time!

I am determined!

The carnival is being hosted by Culinary Fool and the theme is Sparklings. We have some (always a good start), even a couple that we have been intending to drink soon. So I am going to make sure to plan a meal the weekend before the 13th that will encourage the use of one of them. Then I’ll (hopefully) manage the followup part of blogging about it… But I figure drinking the wine is always a good start:-)

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Do you blog?

November 28, 2006 at 10:21 pm · Filed under Uncategorised

Someone is doing a Blogging survey to see how and why people are blogging.

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Trials of Mothering…

November 28, 2006 at 2:00 pm · Filed under Family, Motherhood, Puggle

Do you know how hard it is to say “Take the gherkin out of your ears!” while not giving into laughter?!

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Things I would never have expected…

November 21, 2006 at 2:19 pm · Filed under Family, Puggle

Puggle has been ordering fish and chips. Using a salada biscuit as a telephone. He’s very particular to ask for some fish (pause), and some chips (longer pause, with a nod), and a crab stick (his father always orders one).

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Handmade Gifts

November 16, 2006 at 12:25 am · Filed under Craft, Domestic Life, For the Future, Puggle

The Loveliness of Homemade Gifts Fair is up, and this idea really took my fancy:-) I think it’s probably a little soon for Puggle, but maybe next year it might be something to consider.

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Baby things!

November 7, 2006 at 1:27 am · Filed under Family, For the Future

If only they weren’t out of stock of this—I know a number of folks who would appreciate this:-)

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Green Gables

November 7, 2006 at 1:03 am · Filed under Books, For Children

I’m a big Anne fan. Here’s a site where you can explore the virtual Green Gables! Very cool:-)

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This Week

November 5, 2006 at 9:20 pm · Filed under Home Education, Plans, Puggle, This Week

We will be listening to

Folksong: Little Brown Jug
Carol: Away in a Manger
Composer: Johann Strauss Jr (Romantic)
Work: The Gypsy Baron: Overturen
Poetry: A Good Play by Robert Louis Stevenson

And looking at
Artist: John William Waterhouse (English)
Work: Penelope and Her Suitors (’Man giving flowers’ according to Puggle.)

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Bilby has a name!

November 4, 2006 at 9:59 pm · Filed under Bilby, Family, Puggle

Finally (it’s only been 12 days!) we have chosen a name for our girl. We had it down to a short list of eight (name combinations) after about a week, but it took the rest of the time to finally make a choice.

Of course, given that Puggle has been using ‘Bilby’ for so many months, I suspect that she may still be called that for some time to come:-)

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Little Brown Jug

November 1, 2006 at 1:13 pm · Filed under Family, Home Education, Music, Singing

Listen to a midi version here.

My wife and I lived all alone,
In a little log hut we called our own;
She loved gin and I loved rum,
I tell you we had lots of fun.