Slow Blogging and togetherness
April 5, 2013 By 37 Comments
When I heard the theme on The Gallery this week was ‘Together’ I knew just what I wanted to photograph to join in. Above you can see togetherness, forever. Love that lasted over decades in some cases despite only one person being left alive. I don’t find graves morbid, rather a celebration of a life lived, or in this case, lived together.
This afternoon I took Kitty and Ozzy along to this cemetery for a walk, we talked about death and what happens when we die, a topic that Kitty has been quizzical about since the passing of their Great Grandma. I must admit that taking a step back from blogging and being online so much has been really refreshing. And I know I have posted 5 times in the past 7 days, but now I have combined all my blogs into this one I have actually written around 12 blog posts less than I normally would this week and feel so much better for it … I feel like a different person, one I like a lot more. I’m spending more quality time with the kids, time when blogging doesn’t swim round in my mind – honestly, I feel that I am being a better mother.
And who would have thought it, taking a step back and chilling ones blogging pace happens to actually be a movement. Who knew right? [Read more...]
Cheers for a smashing 2012 and the lowdown on some bloggers…
December 19, 2012 By 63 Comments
Ah the end of another year *sits back and pats tummy happily* and what a year it’s been. It seems like an appropriate time to reflect , in my case somewhat whimsically, at the people that made 2012 such an epic year for me. Because it has been. Epic. I have made some cracking new friends, yes all from blogging, but real people who I have met, occasionally honked (I’m looking at you Liz) and generally had fun with. I’ve never been a popular sort and other than blogging friends I only have one ‘normal’ friend who lives within a 100 mile radius of me – and that’s my next door neighbour, Alex, she reads this blog sometimes so a big hello to her (heh heh that’ll freak her out!) Anyway what I am clumsily trying to say is that well thank you lovely people, thank you muchos.
Cheers to Papasaurus – it’s been an up and down year but it’s up now and long may the up stay up *fnarr fnarr*. Being the husband of a blogging hound is not an easy life, you often get neglected, get tapped for funding tickets to places and have to sit in the bath with me in the evenings as I witter on about ‘the latest gossip’ in blogland, like you are actually interested. But you do get to lie at the comfy end and I have the taps in my back so technically we’re even…
I did have a huge post in my mind talking about everyone I have met and why I think they are epic but honestly it was looking like a 3000 word essay so I am going to say a collective ‘thank you’ and share some random facts I have found out about people this year. Be afraid. Be very afraid… [Read more...]
The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton
July 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton.
The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton is the charming story of a young creature in search of his family, in a ‘where’s my mummy’ scenario. On his travels he asks some dinosaurs if they are his mummy. Eventually he comes to a big mountain with a cave atop, flames come from the cave but little creature is brave because he really want’s to find his family and home. I won’t spoil the ending but it is rather lovely!
The beautifully illustrated images engaged 3 year old Ozzy instantly and he loved the rhyming text of The Somethingosaur, it currently resides by his bedside. Queen Scamp,4, is anti-dinosaur but she too loves the book, especially when he finds his mummy, she says “that is so cute!”
The Somethingosaur is currently available to buy from Amazon for £6.99 for a paperback copy or £8.35 for a hardback copy (please note prices correct at time that this post was published by may vary). RRP: £10.99 for a hardback copy.
ISBN-13: 978-0007441266, Book dimensions: 26.6 x 26.4 x 1cm, Pages: 32
Scamp and Ozzy were sent a hardback copy of ‘The Somethingosaur’ by Harper Collins to read and review. We received no payment for this post and the thoughts are our own.
I'm Annie and I live in the depths of the New Forest. Mother to many, wife to one, blogger, creative type, lover of real books and a bit of a lush.
