sisters
FICKLE FRIENDS
Me, to Lil Sis earlier tonight: ‘Right! Time for bed; say goodnight to your sister.’Big Sis, wailing loudly: ‘No, Mummy, don’t take Bubba! I love…
- August 14, 2013
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TOGETHER (the gallery)
They fight. They yell at each other. They complain that the other one is picking on them/pushing them/pinching peas off their plate. They scream at one other to:…
- April 3, 2013
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SISTERS (sibling rivalry)
They fight over the same book – even though there are dozens to choose from And snatch food of each other’s plates And give each…
- June 26, 2012
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LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP (sisters)
They yell at each other, and laugh with each other. They chase each other in circles, and dance like loons around the lounge. They won’t eat dinner unless…
- February 29, 2012
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THE BUBBA CUPBOARD
Big Sis came running in earlier today: ‘Bubba gone!’ she giggled. I looked around all their usual playing spots – out in the conservatory, in…
- November 25, 2011
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HAPPY MEMORIES – the gallery
For 38-ish weeks we worried about how the arrival of another baby would impact on Big Sis. Like all new parents we’d doted on her…
- September 14, 2011
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AWWWWW MOMENT… (a little sisterly love)
Big Sis reading a book to Lil Sis earlier. It’s worth mentioning that Big Sis can’t read.
- July 16, 2011
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CREATING TIMELESS ARTWORK FROM A FAVOURITE FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH
This, of course, is a picture of my two munchkins (you might recognise it from when mini-Monkey was born, last Autumn, but I just couldn’t…
- January 26, 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.











