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My First Ever Craft Post
I am not the craftiest of people. I love to write and take photos, but anything involving more skill or dexterity than that is usually beyond me. At school, I once managed to stitch the fabric pencil case that I was making to my own tights…
But DorkyDad set me a challenge, and I couldn’t resist. He bought me a bottle of champagne for Mother’s Day. After we had quaffed it, and I was tidying up the kitchen, he mentioned seeing something online once about making a chair out of a champagne cork.
“What?” I said, sounding a bit dubious.
“Really.” he said. “You should Google it. It was very cool.”
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Happy Mother’s Day
This is an old photo, but it’s one I love.
Mother’s Day is now twice as special as it used to be. I’m the daughter of one of these people, and the mother of the other. What a wonderful thing that is.
Wishing a Happy Mothering Sunday to those of you celebrating with family today, and sending much love to those of you who are missing a loved one.
Children’s Birthday Parties: Yay or Nae?
Where has my baby boy gone?
Every so often we seem to go through short spells where DorkySon makes lots of developmental leaps at once. You’d think we’d be used to it by now, but we’re not; DorkyDad and I are still left looking at each other in shock, and asking where our little boy has gone.
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