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Back to work

We're back in the rain! Hurray. After the humidity of Spain, I was kind of hoping everyone would sleep. In fact, I was hoping they would start sleeping on the…

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Related tags: Family | Holidays

Sharing clothes

The wonder of having three girls (and a boy) is that you can always find some kind of wardrobe solution in any crisis. This week is a case in point.…

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Staycation? No thanks.

Every so often a journalist comes up with a word or phrase that somehow sticks in the nation's conscience. 'Staycation' is one such word. The first summer after the recession…

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Related tags: Holidays | Staycation

On holiday

We're finally off on holiday. As we sat watching the terrible footage of the London riots on Monday night, we were interrupted by a constant stream of over-excited children. Daughter…

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Related tags: Holidays | Wedding

Chocolate face masks

The first day of the summer holidays everyone was slightly comatose. The baby had been up half the night with teething pain. Everyone else had been up late partying with…

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Related tags: Holidays | Sleepovers