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FROZEN DELIGHT // homemade ice cream
We were sent some Angel Food goodies to make our own homemade ice cream
- July 18, 2012
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SAFE AND SOUND (children’s window guards)
Protecting your children’s safety with window guards.
- July 2, 2012
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KEDGEREE-DO! // simple & delicious family fish recipe
I’m feeling a teensy bit pleased with myself today because… LOOK WHAT I MADE LAST NIGHT! What the heck is that I hear you cry..? It’s kedgeree!…
- March 21, 2012
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COLEY-MOLEY // fresh family fish recipes
Intimidated by fish? Try this deliciously simple fish dish – Coley with Leeks and Broccoli Potato Cakes
- March 13, 2012
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WATCH YOUR BACK, HALLMARK (handmade mother’s day cards)
Mother’s Day is always a bit of a funny one for me, as my Mum is back in New Zealand, and they celebrate on a…
- March 8, 2012
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ME. RIGHT NOW (the gallery, feb 1)
This is ‘Me. Right now’. Well, technically, it’s ‘Me. Yesterday afternoon’. That’s when I took this pic for the Sticky Fingers Gallery, I just didn’t have…
- February 2, 2012
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HOLIDAY HEAVEN (our family friendly farm break)
You know when you go on holiday and you have such a great time that they practically have to peel your fingertips off the door…
- January 27, 2012
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TODZILLA STRIKES AGAIN
I’m thinking about starting a section on my blog titled: ‘Shit My Kids Destroy’.It deserves its own special place simply because it happens so bloody…
- January 22, 2012
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KIDS ARE GROSS
What’s that you’re eating, Lil Sis? Oh. Merry Christmas from Mummy’s Little Monkey! (hope your Chrissy lunch tastes better than this…)
- December 24, 2011
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MAGICAL XMAS MOVIES // fab family dvds
Man, I love blogging, and not just because of all the fab goodies. Right – now that I’ve made that perfectly clear, I’d like to…
- December 21, 2011
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THE MONKEYS BEHIND THE MUMMY (my bloggers’ calendar bio)
See these little scallywags – cheeky monkeys, aren’t they? In case you haven’t already guessed by the fairly self-explanatory title, they’re also the inspiration for…
- December 19, 2011
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MY AWESOME PHOTO (the gallery)
My camera packed up early this year. I was still on maternity leave and we had a half-finished, semi-furnished house, so forking out for a…
- December 7, 2011
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THE GOLDEN CHILD (do you have a favourite?)
There’s been a bit of talk recently about whether parents secretly have a favourite child. Some people say it’s the eldest, while a recent survey*…
- December 6, 2011
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About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.














