tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29333941670953031222024-02-20T08:58:34.473+00:00Hope and Angkorsome musings and inspirations from the odyssey of daily lifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-68996368341300850402010-04-27T09:53:00.006+00:002010-04-27T10:02:20.953+00:00New Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBCG5g3yeuiEA4fN-eWo-qxAtBniEQyuQrr-DKXA1uIn6_XxplLtvbtJdCmdQiieyNoB65fi2srEt9dEIQh8KxgRi8d0rXOFR7sUklSh3CUzFjWZF47NaKCorU36zHTAG7H2wmuvxO3YV/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBCG5g3yeuiEA4fN-eWo-qxAtBniEQyuQrr-DKXA1uIn6_XxplLtvbtJdCmdQiieyNoB65fi2srEt9dEIQh8KxgRi8d0rXOFR7sUklSh3CUzFjWZF47NaKCorU36zHTAG7H2wmuvxO3YV/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464755034614178034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br />I have a new website and blog home over at <a href="http://www.emmasoutherden.com/">www.emmasoutherden.com</a> so am defunking the old Hope and Angkor, would love to see you lot over on the new site though, follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/EmsyEms">Twitter</a> for regular updates.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-77779603651474568342010-03-09T17:30:00.004+00:002010-03-09T17:58:52.865+00:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h4qXn-V2BKgIpZDQXE_OKQ_eGfuopVIPK9oD2wNPc-xEO345TtfshB4kzViXVRsAYm_kQ_tBGUflaXyycIC68upWCcw6vISniHKuBVUgSMjffkiq1TPg-3frfktf2trmwLxrDP_Gx849/s1600-h/OZ+Holiday+188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h4qXn-V2BKgIpZDQXE_OKQ_eGfuopVIPK9oD2wNPc-xEO345TtfshB4kzViXVRsAYm_kQ_tBGUflaXyycIC68upWCcw6vISniHKuBVUgSMjffkiq1TPg-3frfktf2trmwLxrDP_Gx849/s400/OZ+Holiday+188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446694732875936370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anders just asked for 12 desert island books, with no more than 10 minutes to think about it. I suppose if I was stranded on a desert island I would want some books I could get my teeth into, but also, things that would make me feel good; you know, something life-affirming; books that I love and feel connected to. They are not necessarily going to be the most erudite but there would need to be something thought provoking in there, and maybe something practical. So here they are:<br /><br />Thomas Hardy - Far from the Madding Crowd<br />Jack Kerouac - On the Road<br />Nelson Mandela - The Long Walk to Freedom<br />Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient<br />Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assasin<br />Kira Salak - Four Corners<br />Simone de Beauvoir - The Second Sex<br />Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea<br />The Dalai Lama - Freedom in Exile<br />Sylvia Plath - Ariel<br />Ray Mears - Outdoor Survival Handbook<br />Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-69818065726306235302010-03-09T12:15:00.003+00:002010-03-09T12:47:22.710+00:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkY4TQ3gmlRc4DmcvKsqqn6Z5gBwfIXWbN6T2CTVf1c26uAi0m7QqFE5f24-29JDbQOAtUo1kZZBCTWYrAbU7tscTSv4HhmIpgRCRxHkmZ-eL_ceGjbYxoCqUB738o-8ftPx41p-dmB_m/s1600-h/044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkY4TQ3gmlRc4DmcvKsqqn6Z5gBwfIXWbN6T2CTVf1c26uAi0m7QqFE5f24-29JDbQOAtUo1kZZBCTWYrAbU7tscTSv4HhmIpgRCRxHkmZ-eL_ceGjbYxoCqUB738o-8ftPx41p-dmB_m/s400/044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446614570150398098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />my baby cousin (aged 28 and already mother to two treasured boys)is about to have her third baby, a girl this time! Thinking about the whole process has (once again) brought back the experience of giving birth and the deep connections that emerge and remain inextricable between individuals present at the birth of a new life.<br /><br />like me, my cousin has a partner who is, let's just say, a leeeetle bit squeemish. So, remembering the watertight support network surrounding me at the birth of my child (yes, my friends had worked out a roster of who could be with me and when should things start to heat up), I offered to be there for the arrival of the new baby should it be necessary. I couldn't have done it without my man there to get me through it, but having my close friend there too when Vi was born gave me so much strength, and has created a bond between all four of us that I am sure will never go away.<br /><br />Whatever the events of the next few days, we cannot wait for the new arrival, and to give her and her Mummy the love they deserve.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-4770527429236007712010-03-04T17:27:00.015+00:002010-03-04T18:19:21.308+00:00<span style="font-family:courier new;">next month i turn 31. Owww, how'd that happen? I thought I would be all glamorous and stuff by now but I still bum around in scruffy jeans and t-shirts that haven't fitted since before I got pregnant. Most days I do not have time to brush my hair. So what is suitable attire for a woman in her 30s looking after her little baby on a daily basis but sometimes wanting to put on a pretty dress and some nice shoes? Hmmm, if anyone is wondering about birthday presents, see below (;-)):<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMT40es107eQsW0DUrtbU55O2VDSFNZ1ErzgHNgADCDD347eMXRTySGo033QA6Rf5_ww9Vf59kX6AOd7r84iIKf6UTsf3jzo3okcbDkGdAUS7Ew9-4cIUZ8wjbiXFGrFPNKck7Cz_LX1B/s1600-h/63476_ou_dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMT40es107eQsW0DUrtbU55O2VDSFNZ1ErzgHNgADCDD347eMXRTySGo033QA6Rf5_ww9Vf59kX6AOd7r84iIKf6UTsf3jzo3okcbDkGdAUS7Ew9-4cIUZ8wjbiXFGrFPNKck7Cz_LX1B/s400/63476_ou_dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444842300458895394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggPvDJqXfonHi73h1GAY8not2BCsiQ4NF-cU02XI8DjR0THCM0AEudnBNi_g8GHgGPJy8MtNY8zQVoUBMVZHOQ0K3JTFL5y0qBaWeSqbFMhaAkIGMxFDYhBnnW2rm0NYre-R8pDBoFBuE/s1600-h/043270_067_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCPQa1akx6wBuQLcffZhlt9Tj6NglpLvN06UIx1HII8N3tO9Pi5KFsNGS4dfDNBgtyQaBqZxx0PAVLqJIMMDBAtiXqDyUFKlaxdhmN2eZJDWepqW4AdjxnylT3UY-vCAv3llfeSqzITJd/s400/FFAE3_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444840714008287186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />dress from Alexander McQueen; earrings from Anthropologie; bag from Mulberry; stripey dress from Alice Temperley; shoes from Toast.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-90645402486795798212010-03-03T09:24:00.004+00:002010-03-03T10:41:17.027+00:00ch ch ch ch changes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z_V4bnXRkUP4qaeybFDDM54nymr1tBZTQHmJpDbSDvwrKAfsYJxWz9JoRxDt1KapqRG24zxwEaBrZ3nO-_jXNMonhRdcYnfUhyl8FLDPpKXA8raSfkNtTUV69h-rEa26MGDUEvBte-wo/s1600-h/DSC_0167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z_V4bnXRkUP4qaeybFDDM54nymr1tBZTQHmJpDbSDvwrKAfsYJxWz9JoRxDt1KapqRG24zxwEaBrZ3nO-_jXNMonhRdcYnfUhyl8FLDPpKXA8raSfkNtTUV69h-rEa26MGDUEvBte-wo/s400/DSC_0167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444340591622491794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPTmuCQA6e2gCkbfXcykofe7HmPia9eDGW-4ipM8kKHrSxaiZYPDNYghnDXCy6R7_QMMXKTq88g3QI5K0SAoUI3vtnJf8pzR0b18P1FNx008wYIsoL5fwhDW2gTL5vpJFt1uZmjkfMqpE/s1600-h/violet+3months.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPTmuCQA6e2gCkbfXcykofe7HmPia9eDGW-4ipM8kKHrSxaiZYPDNYghnDXCy6R7_QMMXKTq88g3QI5K0SAoUI3vtnJf8pzR0b18P1FNx008wYIsoL5fwhDW2gTL5vpJFt1uZmjkfMqpE/s400/violet+3months.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444339692422257202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">hard to believe Violet is already three and a half months. Life has become more intense, exhausting and joyful in so many ways. Our feet barely touch the ground these days. Our heads very rarely touch the pillow. And it looks as though, with a bit of good luck, we will be leaving our happy little flat in Greenwich this summer and moving to a new house in the countryside, complete with garden and maybe even an allotment. I can't wait to get my wellies on and my paintbrush out, though not necessarily at the same time. I will miss so much about our life here by the river. We met here over a decade ago (was it the Traf or the Cricketers?) and became best friends here, we caroused at the Cricketers pub (dec.), we drank tea at number 21 (as was), we scoured the market (now defunked) for threads, we had picnics in the park, we fell in love and drank tequilla and danced to Billie Holiday, we had our baby, we have our brilliant and beautiful friends without whom we will be lost. Thanks for the memories Greenwich, and for all we will be taking with us.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-84613587150403742202010-02-24T17:43:00.006+00:002010-02-24T17:47:24.511+00:00howies booty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYR8fhe3aTDMnk4EwL-k_F6_Tp9u6G_FQw6_VGPzqOpvzWG-wF_l4k7gBuJ-kmb2_IMBNRivbBRn-R7-M8UOYSJ_vmvYps-glFdVfb-SgGjprVUzH0pOfQ8KHQWj2_XUSt6txR9KJNSCY/s1600-h/W-marybuttonthroughdress-truered-10MV3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYR8fhe3aTDMnk4EwL-k_F6_Tp9u6G_FQw6_VGPzqOpvzWG-wF_l4k7gBuJ-kmb2_IMBNRivbBRn-R7-M8UOYSJ_vmvYps-glFdVfb-SgGjprVUzH0pOfQ8KHQWj2_XUSt6txR9KJNSCY/s400/W-marybuttonthroughdress-truered-10MV3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441867740634151954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;"><a href="http://www.howies.co.uk/">howies</a>: good clobber</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68nJggcSBGxmfGsIFNsotEeTc6E2tY5RVnLJP-rkzr8CRSVHotn_ftKA-Bl1TuyuNOiKk2tVvCVdZsrQXGB3qWyPgdTKbdGDYr5EMGSVs7Of3980rdtdFRsknLye0GqfD5OaPJo61I0q1/s1600-h/W-marybuttonthroughdress-bluewash-10MV.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68nJggcSBGxmfGsIFNsotEeTc6E2tY5RVnLJP-rkzr8CRSVHotn_ftKA-Bl1TuyuNOiKk2tVvCVdZsrQXGB3qWyPgdTKbdGDYr5EMGSVs7Of3980rdtdFRsknLye0GqfD5OaPJo61I0q1/s400/W-marybuttonthroughdress-bluewash-10MV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441867473891314978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XsqgPBhuoApcmG3Hi4j-pwLHpCLJW6nJ0NIJ3KMsd7dYElpEzlqwZMT-2lCfvnO6SwR6mX4kUHtQ0AFqAp9THI36qRHI3RoXcGNpgaMXi6XUVX6U3AXnNjJTHSRGmLKhM-IAI8C0szME/s1600-h/ue_jutebag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XsqgPBhuoApcmG3Hi4j-pwLHpCLJW6nJ0NIJ3KMsd7dYElpEzlqwZMT-2lCfvnO6SwR6mX4kUHtQ0AFqAp9THI36qRHI3RoXcGNpgaMXi6XUVX6U3AXnNjJTHSRGmLKhM-IAI8C0szME/s400/ue_jutebag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441867401399073074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hDrjHkQPVjcPOlB-YJcunKuXBZoPHiASVMP8dpcFBXZBEqGBdZYbIhPPQIwgxP1LAILPePP-kTakfsMLrMEPRRBzr59nTX6-iFUdZOOOPZznKVjmrSslVBdNjgy0ovwI_dLk6l1O9boq/s1600-h/mvl-Secondskin-Submarine-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hDrjHkQPVjcPOlB-YJcunKuXBZoPHiASVMP8dpcFBXZBEqGBdZYbIhPPQIwgxP1LAILPePP-kTakfsMLrMEPRRBzr59nTX6-iFUdZOOOPZznKVjmrSslVBdNjgy0ovwI_dLk6l1O9boq/s400/mvl-Secondskin-Submarine-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441867324001994226" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-34012247042898848992010-02-17T16:48:00.003+00:002010-02-17T16:52:47.892+00:00hubba hubba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMac_xaKRHYtQMe6xFUMkHKcRZLLOQ8g1QSWxeBW5E6yGlshz3sC1MIxjOatsFQzckDjH0kDBrABgvePFFoWstVOdEE2IizkmccyIkazMcv6DNoJcweMYGYTiYZmoZp6Tf9Lb5lt1eNA0P/s1600-h/n506407546_2022681_7574346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMac_xaKRHYtQMe6xFUMkHKcRZLLOQ8g1QSWxeBW5E6yGlshz3sC1MIxjOatsFQzckDjH0kDBrABgvePFFoWstVOdEE2IizkmccyIkazMcv6DNoJcweMYGYTiYZmoZp6Tf9Lb5lt1eNA0P/s400/n506407546_2022681_7574346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439255459376906466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">my gorgeous man, my best friend, my soul mate. I am so excited about spending the rest of our lives together, raising our family and having some fun whilst we do it. You make me smile whenever I think of you.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-82797144604197037142010-02-12T14:44:00.002+00:002010-02-12T14:47:17.453+00:00Sun Sun Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXr54lu7GKeduFGOYNDWy2KWkA4nOjDrIYCJcA40If0-8KR7gZGgJ3Sa3srrgJQBB8ykXaDHQj0XR6YQBTC7-FHKTiDtFjBQSeYvlIlJWGH-TbnmH3Bp2NLFz86JbFB1fXPwXqmBrNNR_/s1600-h/Innominate_Tarn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXr54lu7GKeduFGOYNDWy2KWkA4nOjDrIYCJcA40If0-8KR7gZGgJ3Sa3srrgJQBB8ykXaDHQj0XR6YQBTC7-FHKTiDtFjBQSeYvlIlJWGH-TbnmH3Bp2NLFz86JbFB1fXPwXqmBrNNR_/s400/Innominate_Tarn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437368368375265426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg5biyuUb0_93LugMUqLuaFL1Fi0GhIVE15cJ_RqVaaZjlfgyLw1dnbjkAP-4_tUltkLcKhqmQ16-AWzGfC48MsZDZ7zkahVhDNGt21rBMHcHw6j8jRb1-CI2AYB7pBuBkuzafP504PA1/s1600-h/Eastern_Fells_cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg5biyuUb0_93LugMUqLuaFL1Fi0GhIVE15cJ_RqVaaZjlfgyLw1dnbjkAP-4_tUltkLcKhqmQ16-AWzGfC48MsZDZ7zkahVhDNGt21rBMHcHw6j8jRb1-CI2AYB7pBuBkuzafP504PA1/s400/Eastern_Fells_cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437368288960072354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">hoping it shows it's pale face soon so we can go a rambling</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-51882455861387084652010-02-11T16:32:00.000+00:002010-02-11T16:33:02.855+00:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUAjHuRTZWB6j2NMuE_iauWv4yl-PGK4jgL3cH1XLiSuZ810jkuOUncOLGPpYs8BGRALpTGs0VJ1HRGdGVuqyGAn-L81Ti8AC5XmFfLKU1cxSCnN1LXcdtOyqHVeM2xmfqTCiOk-HbS9X/s1600-h/mcqueen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUAjHuRTZWB6j2NMuE_iauWv4yl-PGK4jgL3cH1XLiSuZ810jkuOUncOLGPpYs8BGRALpTGs0VJ1HRGdGVuqyGAn-L81Ti8AC5XmFfLKU1cxSCnN1LXcdtOyqHVeM2xmfqTCiOk-HbS9X/s400/mcqueen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437024738947672674" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-86972123077616269222010-02-03T17:41:00.003+00:002010-02-03T17:43:41.336+00:00our violet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVTtpzg62RWB7X0b7qrbnRiR_nk7Kvcfk-lvQ6azDFGLk31kspzasSU3ZtFhs3S21D5iFL64R7Pc-8RjjJ0hfWAN9d5Qp5rq8aK7m1EXPoRgg-t-kwLSPoXDYvXjdUZX5AchrnPbqM9tc/s1600-h/4318430078_9a36674c93_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVTtpzg62RWB7X0b7qrbnRiR_nk7Kvcfk-lvQ6azDFGLk31kspzasSU3ZtFhs3S21D5iFL64R7Pc-8RjjJ0hfWAN9d5Qp5rq8aK7m1EXPoRgg-t-kwLSPoXDYvXjdUZX5AchrnPbqM9tc/s400/4318430078_9a36674c93_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434073829519208754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">pictured here posing as Frank Bruno and Bon Scott, a pretty right on combo</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-11844439068584758702010-02-03T17:34:00.004+00:002010-02-03T17:36:35.439+00:00my big fat wallet wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gfJlhx7sekdMvZ0H6lFxqgsliwaxHlTVAr36I-uIb22sfmM1i62z0ewM812pbBgsK-53rUQLxP9ESOuGWyeNIFPIHDfczWKbaM-3VQ82tcCVxvQmKR8Whyphenhyphen0yYo1Hud2HGMw5BIIw463z/s1600-h/800px-Stoke_Park_Pavilions_2008_08_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gfJlhx7sekdMvZ0H6lFxqgsliwaxHlTVAr36I-uIb22sfmM1i62z0ewM812pbBgsK-53rUQLxP9ESOuGWyeNIFPIHDfczWKbaM-3VQ82tcCVxvQmKR8Whyphenhyphen0yYo1Hud2HGMw5BIIw463z/s400/800px-Stoke_Park_Pavilions_2008_08_16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434072185383026034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">our dream wedding venue</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5gFw9D5-oAFEDjBOnjMDAZ7_KKSDDFinqbGFCLxYNMb5aQGDSuCI7IZpgtzozIt7sdvl_QYcajs0JQbOvpRPWXRFa8-aA9m86o_GiVWQal5rfeUwj56Cw-9DayTxfVLE-eJE-whqBafY/s1600-h/635px-Stoke_Bruerne_VB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5gFw9D5-oAFEDjBOnjMDAZ7_KKSDDFinqbGFCLxYNMb5aQGDSuCI7IZpgtzozIt7sdvl_QYcajs0JQbOvpRPWXRFa8-aA9m86o_GiVWQal5rfeUwj56Cw-9DayTxfVLE-eJE-whqBafY/s400/635px-Stoke_Bruerne_VB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434072105628466642" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-1727196944081967642010-02-03T17:02:00.007+00:002010-02-03T17:15:30.993+00:00on a Wing and a prayer: still clinging to the dream<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzuaSurRdMP8maOx-cqfQRMLdqjyQNqrBaN35iYG_bUAOrep57LOrhXUihifMiV0FLhqA4GIBZa74ED0eecLBZ6uCwTAMhN_WkzC2CPTeGKu88JCIfeHSdU-2NDEeoxC8l08aJum_ASr7/s1600-h/280378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5gtud8h6_JSH5eR5UqLw11TI3vrjq8-qjoy-hjE629-eOJblwbgrJVZ4UBZP_Lp28kwKgMYOt_w7Sh11InHL3n1Xil2Rjlal-E98c_WA6eZT4shgx0E1NZ_rei1JZM17LTiyQYf6BR16/s400/birdiehouse" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433669582012785074" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-67601835798676492642009-12-11T16:40:00.006+00:002009-12-16T16:07:41.606+00:00I'm dreaming of a white Christmas....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWd4esBxAPMKMpLKMe6QD-FyJkErhP42DF91jVdvTCZ-PTzOLA1zbYZl8YWm9c7_I0k18mUL_12HcacFwVIU4SQMu1g0Z2rZrCdqwfLKpWW55E5DRLqhtM_ZqVr3EHxGMtlUWa5zFaEEb/s1600-h/smowgirl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWd4esBxAPMKMpLKMe6QD-FyJkErhP42DF91jVdvTCZ-PTzOLA1zbYZl8YWm9c7_I0k18mUL_12HcacFwVIU4SQMu1g0Z2rZrCdqwfLKpWW55E5DRLqhtM_ZqVr3EHxGMtlUWa5zFaEEb/s400/smowgirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415864877942824210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7r2EinuzLwYq_RmYREeCbDfEJN6wxkjcJttQJmPwhXYdb8DKNiNODMgjyAosDKmSiM1pSupP-La-4Q6r80xWGTMsHqviQ6A-oHjy03bG88km366TQlVFIOFg4UTLkgJFT0fO3cA3k-3Y/s1600-h/snowducks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7r2EinuzLwYq_RmYREeCbDfEJN6wxkjcJttQJmPwhXYdb8DKNiNODMgjyAosDKmSiM1pSupP-La-4Q6r80xWGTMsHqviQ6A-oHjy03bG88km366TQlVFIOFg4UTLkgJFT0fO3cA3k-3Y/s400/snowducks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415864649326959362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">What an occasion: Violet's first snowfall. London is perishing today and my dear boy is riding his bike home from work. Thankfully me and V are cuddled up and cosy at home</span>. <span style="font-family: courier new;">Christmas is coming....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-78056623239273046522009-12-10T18:09:00.002+00:002009-12-10T18:28:25.488+00:003 weeks later....<span style="font-family: courier new;">Violet finally arrived 9 days overdue after what I think must be a rather drawn out sort of labour. Contractions began on the Wednesday and she was finally born on Saturday morning. In the end she was born in hospital, not at home as we had planned. These things rarely do go to plan though and, further to my previous post about antenatal care, I am now shamefaced and chowing down on humble pie after Violet and I both had the most wonderful care from the midwives who were with us for the 8 hours of labour for which we were in hospital. Jane, Amy and Keely were our guardian angels. I cannot believe how committed, calm and professional they all were, not to mention loving. I am positive that their hard work was above and beyond the call of duty. Jane, Amy, Keely, Lan and Daddy: thank you from me and Violet for being at our side through everything. We love you. Whenever we get the chance we'll post some cutsiepie photos of baby V.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-83425266180187383632009-11-26T20:52:00.000+00:002009-11-26T21:09:55.349+00:00Violet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUGtI0i-oCjY5tCLtwTLDpZEUPEDAtEXNtt6mziiWFuH6rFsMEldcw-zmY4N4aY71jweRZCs-QeQWsFhSOe4DPLGaqAXN_os9dC0QRAO35R-WoIGgOIXhl0VoLqPnWvhORA7LuyGdgcm9/s1600/Violet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUGtI0i-oCjY5tCLtwTLDpZEUPEDAtEXNtt6mziiWFuH6rFsMEldcw-zmY4N4aY71jweRZCs-QeQWsFhSOe4DPLGaqAXN_os9dC0QRAO35R-WoIGgOIXhl0VoLqPnWvhORA7LuyGdgcm9/s400/Violet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408522453576148978" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-52321884498352001962009-11-18T19:27:00.014+00:002009-11-18T19:38:21.350+00:00bridesmaids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgJiMrPmlhRRwQ5BdYpxgHUBPMGj2XGWbcEpXlrpeQJ-yeFo_uCsSTDR7dSx4N71Djyg3pjZM39qtDBTYhyphenhyphen4xyo_HdjZB7arG5CvKf_bB_i8KHW151FEt4eXXNtdctkJcwWcZh93QetuA/s1600/4052153704_c1113f881f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgJiMrPmlhRRwQ5BdYpxgHUBPMGj2XGWbcEpXlrpeQJ-yeFo_uCsSTDR7dSx4N71Djyg3pjZM39qtDBTYhyphenhyphen4xyo_HdjZB7arG5CvKf_bB_i8KHW151FEt4eXXNtdctkJcwWcZh93QetuA/s400/4052153704_c1113f881f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405528323870550706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">I have asked two of my adorable friends to be bridesmaids, but probably not properly. I do hope they do want to do it. I will do the decent thing and ask them nicely....</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-79067252188285860852009-11-18T19:15:00.017+00:002009-11-18T19:26:21.060+00:00not angry....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeWOYQWyvY5pTmBsCZAYfiqJ35uUk2P_aoZw4_lBFA3IuYX9NHUHJEDUpwOva6tIloggRmydBefH-bnLIRK6iiT7Z-6v4B_erTKpWCR3WvS5N9JkAcfxpDVErqRxfTxVwOH8agdudF48q/s1600/3989488834_6e534d8353_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeWOYQWyvY5pTmBsCZAYfiqJ35uUk2P_aoZw4_lBFA3IuYX9NHUHJEDUpwOva6tIloggRmydBefH-bnLIRK6iiT7Z-6v4B_erTKpWCR3WvS5N9JkAcfxpDVErqRxfTxVwOH8agdudF48q/s400/3989488834_6e534d8353_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405525925718521666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DOQ-NTDH9zVh35Sdq3hQyfv7t3VCnOgCEr2DzTOcTJQHEQI9ttwbePI0cH4u3rdmFvggtNkVkEeclXgx-TtXCLULxYzk1Ntgmzr6hO2J4izbawZ_mz9NAFRvXFdEJyh0yKg6ccq7LeRF/s1600/laterns.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHqs4KPTts4yjz99FvMCoSn5MivKydkOrLv6uKGqBW9jPT_Ke8WRtjp0yBIA5BqtU0tXpknKwfKW4pkC2BoRzN6fbhvzRRRrj5pWmjVGAYIu3sc1Km-iUnxnReHXhGWPObXNjl2kZSFTy/s400/barn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405525195963732050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQm723dguvr59uQZ1whkkkVksF41FQdCd-TBGiaFAu8NDlYYMnSo_WV6N8qQ7rKFKr8NkREmApzoZTEBcEM9ObfltXtgiaK1u_cygk7ZzarYwnoow3O0T8aIcJ8JWJhH_AmtqEhinIHfCY/s1600/tights.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQm723dguvr59uQZ1whkkkVksF41FQdCd-TBGiaFAu8NDlYYMnSo_WV6N8qQ7rKFKr8NkREmApzoZTEBcEM9ObfltXtgiaK1u_cygk7ZzarYwnoow3O0T8aIcJ8JWJhH_AmtqEhinIHfCY/s400/tights.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405525092172104306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I thought I had better provide some light relief in the form of loveliness after a veritable avalanche of calls from friends and family wanting to check my blood pressure....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-701019984974829302009-11-18T10:22:00.004+00:002009-11-18T18:34:49.667+00:00oh, baby<span style="font-family:courier new;">I am bringing a new angle to the blog today</span>, <span style="font-family:courier new;">so apologies if I am lowering the tone somewhat but I have something I wish to say. I am currently 40 weeks and 6 days pregnant and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first little baby. I'm excited and dreamy. I can't wait meet this little fairy and kiss her all over. I want this time in mine and my lovely fiance's lives to be sweet and happy. But instead I really feel frustrated and let down by the level of antenatal midwifery care provided by the NHS, so much so that at times I have seriously considered paying for private care. Don't get me wrong, I know the NHS is an essential service. Thank goodness that we all have access to healthcare without the worry of massive bills and insurance premiums. The trouble is that, along with other pregnant women and new Mums I know, I feel that I have been massively let down by the NHS in terms of the care provided in the build-up to having my baby, and I dread to think what lies in store for me when I actually go into labour.<br /><br />When I first discovered I was expecting a baby I coudn't even get to see a midwife at all for several weeks. An experience I have since discovered is pretty much universal amongst pregnant women in Greenwich Borough. Finally, at 16 weeks gestation, I was allocated a midwifery 'team' who I have had 10 appointments with throughout my pregnancy to date (ie. one appointment every two and a half weeks), never seeing the same midwife twice and thus rendering the idea of continuity of care a non-entity. At my first appointment I was asked if I would mind having a student midwife 'caseload' my pregnancy, attend my appointments and, supervised by a qualified midwife, deliver my baby. Thank God for Amy, my saving grace, I am so pleased that I agreed to this as it has been the only way I feel I have been able to have access to decent advice and support. Without Amy I wouldn't have even been able to phone a midwife. Instead, you have to leave a voicemail message on the team answer machine and wait for someone to respond, usually with 72 hours, although often not at all.<br /><br />Last week, at what was in theory to be my last ante-natal appointment before the birth, we discussed how events would progress should the baby not arrive on her due date. I was advised to do everything possible to bring on labour: curry, pineapple, raspberry leaf tea, and lots and lots of lovin'. No problem. I would be given a cervical sweep at 41 weeks gestation, then if nothing came of it, I would be given a second sweep the following day, as research shows this increases the chances of labour starting naturally, therefore giving me more chance of having my planned water birth at home. A chemical induction at 42 weeks will be performed in hospital and means a much greater chance of medical interventions such as Pethidine, epidural, forceps, ventouse and caesarian, simply because of the unbearable ferocity with with contractions come on.<br /><br />I went along yesterday to my antenatal appointment, fully expecting to be offered a cervical sweep there and then to try and get things progressing, as I had been advised last week. I was perfectly happy for this to be the case. I'm pretty keen to meet this baby afterall. I was shocked when the midwife, another midwife who I had never met before, booked me straight in for a chemical induction for next Wednesday (41 week and 6 days). So I asked when I would be given the first sweep. That afternoon? No, came the reply, they might offer me one the day of the induction. I questioned this as it contradicted what I had previously been told, and the midwide responded that someone else might be happy to offer me a sweep, but that she was personally not comfortable to perform it, as last time she had done a sweep the woman's waters had broken and she didn't really like it! I have to say that I was pretty shocked to get this kind of offhand and unprofessional treatment from a fully qualified midwife with two children of her own. I mean, what exactly is being a midwife meant to entail? Yes love, bodily fluids are part of your job. Get used to it! Other concerns I expressed to this woman were brushed aside. I was told that I didn't really know what I was talking about so I shouldn't think about it.<br /><br />My grumbles are perhaps twofold: firstly, I am outraged that antenatal care is so dreadfully underfunded (I have had other issues with the care provided during my pregnancy to do with underfunding)that women are unable to see a midwife more than 10 times out of 42 weeks, and even then it is never with the same midwife, thus offering zero continuity of care, and no relationship between the pregnant woman and her midwife. However, for the mostpart, the actual midwives have been outstanding and supportive whevever they have been able, despite the obstacles. But secondly, the issues I encountered yesterday with one particular midwife left me wondering whether her appalling and uncaring attitude would be allowed to prevail if better guidelines and set procedures for the care of pregnant women were in place? Why can't every expectant mother have a midwife allocated to her who she can see every week throughout her pregnancy? How can this be too much to ask?<br /><br />Luckily, immediately after my appointment yesterday, Amy was able to book me in for a sweep tomorrow at the fetal assesment unit. If Amy had not been there to support me I would either have had to accept the inevitable chemical induction next Wednesday (assuming the little blossom doesn't arrive of her own accord), or attempt to contact the midwife team via their voicemail in order to ask for a second opinion, not knowing whether I would ever hear back. Most women don't get an Amy though, and it simply isn't good enough that I should have to rely on an unpaid (make that fee-paying) student, however capable she may be, in order to provide sufficient care for my unborn child. I may require a chemical induction afterall, but I would like the opportunity to explore every avenue before that becomes an inevitability and am outraged that I should have to battle for the privilege to do so.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-38628966153208080042009-11-17T09:36:00.009+00:002009-11-17T12:52:06.150+00:00the simple things<span style="font-family:courier new;">Inspired by my friend Anders yesterday on Facebook, and Christina at <a href="http://soulaperture.blogspot.com/2009/11/simple-things.html">Soul Aperture</a>, the simple things in life that warm my cockles:<br /></span><img src="file:///C:/Users/Emma/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">waking under canvas</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the smell of cheap shower gel</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">sashimi</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">bath time</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">floating on a calm ocean</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzd79eFgkRpS_GeTE5Oc0JWPF0HbJfyfAG7Z0LOWzzTr2r_M0kz9l10f6QFVkWZWShGsKxyZIOeZ6QPHkpLiTllVt6qTuNiQS23R1esoWmxb9f3zyzqOILDPPxkIME-UZKh3oc4h5o5DM/s1600/12febByronBay+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzd79eFgkRpS_GeTE5Oc0JWPF0HbJfyfAG7Z0LOWzzTr2r_M0kz9l10f6QFVkWZWShGsKxyZIOeZ6QPHkpLiTllVt6qTuNiQS23R1esoWmxb9f3zyzqOILDPPxkIME-UZKh3oc4h5o5DM/s400/12febByronBay+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405037205967165810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br />*<br />*<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">my clever little nephew</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">letters from my Mum</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Dad arriving with flowers</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the full moon</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">driftwood</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">playing in the snow</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">a nice glass of red wine (or two)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">sun-tanned skin (mine)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">gingerbread</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Anthony's lashes</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">thinking the baby is coming...any time now please</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">green grass after a storm</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBLrf0xTlCcnK3caGzJUOVJueykHlG32Gu8N0lMtOhSLHju6X92f5To0D_6HixS1K3mpccn_3z3jMXcyOQfWG_EeGblp4zc_sJ_aNq5wQwf6eqKSRSvOaVkzLMfQN_FdYmD52KoWN4S0O/s1600/Ems+145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBLrf0xTlCcnK3caGzJUOVJueykHlG32Gu8N0lMtOhSLHju6X92f5To0D_6HixS1K3mpccn_3z3jMXcyOQfWG_EeGblp4zc_sJ_aNq5wQwf6eqKSRSvOaVkzLMfQN_FdYmD52KoWN4S0O/s400/Ems+145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405037772630941906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br />*<br />*<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">road trips</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf63bfk_yvNQu2xcpyAics_i76ge4tShJd3128YonxIPHadYml46yblHXHf7fxwN3QVLF5SMl9zhqiHm02nkUN1EcxllSGzvc8P0n7h_rYDUMyoVBIVfbBAAJlrqFv6LrMvqd99Bxx-3d0/s1600/yeababy+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf63bfk_yvNQu2xcpyAics_i76ge4tShJd3128YonxIPHadYml46yblHXHf7fxwN3QVLF5SMl9zhqiHm02nkUN1EcxllSGzvc8P0n7h_rYDUMyoVBIVfbBAAJlrqFv6LrMvqd99Bxx-3d0/s400/yeababy+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405040631178531154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br />*<br />*<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">gin and tonic</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the outback</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5Q9QOEjQ2HVCy8tgxPZoh81QBbwnXgHQSDe1aNEWUcTWwUMLtNzMEZAf2DwpLkmKqWSaO9aDdSXT0R6e7AGbEEssZlBV1hcn9p5EsW_sVybOEk_S8hqfGEQDw3zCl1NXXycvebpSpNIU/s1600/IMG_1368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5Q9QOEjQ2HVCy8tgxPZoh81QBbwnXgHQSDe1aNEWUcTWwUMLtNzMEZAf2DwpLkmKqWSaO9aDdSXT0R6e7AGbEEssZlBV1hcn9p5EsW_sVybOEk_S8hqfGEQDw3zCl1NXXycvebpSpNIU/s400/IMG_1368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405040043212023922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br />*<br />*<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the top of the mountain</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">fancy dress</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ09MCQhsih2Y18dQG0btAN-m-1a5eQgZQfVnXxr4LfNnOW1QJlDYf0_EBR8gXUrV8wDjIqgKsyzkS0yfN_IHzFuiImt2fvljT-qKxvFc9dPB8Clc3-O7ut3BZ1OACiOL_h6Mc4XSR-eFC/s1600/n544656208_162236_179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ09MCQhsih2Y18dQG0btAN-m-1a5eQgZQfVnXxr4LfNnOW1QJlDYf0_EBR8gXUrV8wDjIqgKsyzkS0yfN_IHzFuiImt2fvljT-qKxvFc9dPB8Clc3-O7ut3BZ1OACiOL_h6Mc4XSR-eFC/s400/n544656208_162236_179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405036404487979394" border="0" /></a>*<br />*<br />*<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">photos: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Pass, Byron Bay, NSW; view towards Mount Cook, New Zealand (as ever concealed by cloud); the last in the Combi Convoy, Main Beach, Byron Bay; billabong, somewhere in the Australian outback; Solid Gold, the Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay.</span></span><br /></div></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" ></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-9033526137956980912009-11-16T15:43:00.005+00:002009-11-16T15:44:53.499+00:00oh to be a teenage folk singer...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-_lJlgI53GD51o3KrkAUmSTNNZJX9_YMOumC1RQEjZBVULlGzf6ZpMUweplZTibd_8X_c0CAElodduysW8-RDCRAlq0RzcMiZKfms0Md6I4WEuFpLAePm8qv9D9EdOhBExpU4C6QXvod/s1600/lauramarling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXcNJ8c4tr0cSD4GdE-Fgx2AUThVqmasSLlgh2F3hZo0HfcAD7Pl58BbD-P-0fdUwnvjo-MIKOCkMAox1sU2ZkOtlH9NTjMoap4ZWIy-jMYMn6E72CeySsXi8O5CcWLNnCFT3FUKPJoLE/s400/5CG-WUIP-066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404718929613030274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />My darling Mum is making my dress for me. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tVEebhetsBmSz9a1efiiNV_-0h7CZs_6omi_YK8UCqQYfmoBmSoNqM2AGCHEX3MpMB6wmVu5xvRmVe9jat_Bj0Kr40-CgD8a41DWCXNcXE7ZS4jh6XLqDfsL2dvCsuZkQ9tkJbRbRQ1r/s1600/Oscar+de+la+Renta+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tVEebhetsBmSz9a1efiiNV_-0h7CZs_6omi_YK8UCqQYfmoBmSoNqM2AGCHEX3MpMB6wmVu5xvRmVe9jat_Bj0Kr40-CgD8a41DWCXNcXE7ZS4jh6XLqDfsL2dvCsuZkQ9tkJbRbRQ1r/s400/Oscar+de+la+Renta+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404719697144845826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933394167095303122.post-23263335124185596462009-11-16T14:20:00.010+00:002009-11-16T15:05:19.090+00:00flower power<span style="font-family:courier new;">After the initial thrill of our engagement, the magazine bulk-buying and the daydreaming about lacy dresses, my focus shifted from all things wedding to more pressing issues, namely the (as yet still to come) arrival of our little baby. But now that the pixie is 4 days overdue and I can barely manage to waddle outside the front door I am trying to come up with new ways to distract myself from the constant wonderings about when? When? When? I've made cakes. I've knitted. I've cleaned everything in the flat several times over. I've bounced around for hours on my Swiss ball.... so now I'm going to do what I said I wouldn't do until well into 2010: wedding planning. My beautiful future sister-in-law also got engaged last weekend so everybody seems to be wedding crazy at the moment. I'm wishing for a summer wedding in the countryside, a lovely sunny contrast to these grey autumn days, and I want our day to be filled with bright sunny colour and big wide smiles.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2OcTvmnwRde7RotXgt7enyziwOVhE4MZ4VX5dHszRmD-ChqjfawIP02um69YEacUM51jwv5-siybGX-tCifzqglwHuhQvTxxqn47gnHa2zibCvtne-rr3JeMrH_vsC8pHC1GWxuhlejD/s1600/lavenderjar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2OcTvmnwRde7RotXgt7enyziwOVhE4MZ4VX5dHszRmD-ChqjfawIP02um69YEacUM51jwv5-siybGX-tCifzqglwHuhQvTxxqn47gnHa2zibCvtne-rr3JeMrH_vsC8pHC1GWxuhlejD/s400/lavenderjar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404714134646712626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCmKRHoPc1dSn2fXRSpbN7iQN_zrx934AVZhyphenhyphens3rP9G25woHVBMZgTgbnQnUcOJlZcSPBLhVRIRN1hcSBBpS5hrug_QAHr3lHDTofhEqo_T6L8mKol3CsTuEjJIqa2BnsjuAbZzbG3eRe/s1600/flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6brXuzkpdLi6DsU2shujQN3yX1GzbG-kfj3KmA3Gf456SKL9DhS_NfEN1SgjuB8LQvInRBHR_fzz3a6Hc_BqU5kyQ426W7qMA98WVe0CBsOMAkBuX5JikRPsbNYkAvppMtv45S5YxelNt/s400/Old+Market+Siem+Reap.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402421574377111234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Two days to go, or thereabouts, I'm told it's not an exact science, and what a thrilling and unexpected place to be. As well as the requisite nesting and napping and focusing on the excitement just over the horizon, I have also been thinking loads about the journey we've been on to get here and it has probably been anything other than conventional. </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">Life has changed somewhat for us since we found out we were going to be parents. These images were all taken last June during my time in Cambodia, a time of learning and awakenings.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0