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Hazzer & Megs - Some Opinions
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Hazzer & Megs - Some Opinions

With some downtime during my wisdom tooth surgery recovery, I succumbed to watching the Harry & Meghan documentary. These are my personal thoughts on the series, them, the monarchy and a few things in between!

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Children’s Book Series: Ages 1-6
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Children’s Book Series: Ages 1-6

Finding great books for kids can be hard! Here’s a guide to our fave children’s book series (part 1 of 2) including authors from both sides of the pond for a bit of variety & interest.

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The Boot Room - Reveal
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The Boot Room - Reveal

Our English boot room reveal! A dramatic and inviting space filled with bespoke DIY woodwork, original features, magnificent textures and function galore. You won’t believe how much we packed in, so read on to see every last detail of our entryway room.

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The Year of Wonky Feet: George Turns One!
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The Year of Wonky Feet: George Turns One!

A recount of our son’s first year: from bilateral club foot diagnosis through the first 2 months of casting, minor surgery and how life unfolded as we transitioned to boots & braces. A helpful and informative account including emotional moments, tips & tricks, daily life of newborn clubfoot care and a few products that we found useful along the way.

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ORC: The Potting Shed
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ORC: The Potting Shed

Oops we did it again - entered the One Room Challenge, but outside this time. Read all about where we’ve got to and the year-long planning process that’s occurred to get us to this point!

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15 Newborn Essentials
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15 Newborn Essentials

As we prepare for arrival of baby #3, we thought we’d share a plethora of products and items we find essential for welcoming a new baby home, complete with a blurb about why and where to purchase. Baby products are a minefield to navigate for the newbie, and one can learn a lot after three kids and five years, so we hope you find this helpful! Nothing is sponsored and if you walk in our house right now, you’d find all of this in view…

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What’s Going On?
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What’s Going On?

A couple weeks ago, I posted a slightly enigmatic message to our Instagram stories, saying I needed time to process some information and would be taking a break. I didn’t do it to be attention seeking, but rather the opposite, to actually avoid lots of messages saying “where’d you go” …. I have always promised transparency in the good, bad and ugly of life on this blog, and there’s no way I can say any of this succinctly in a few Instagram stories. So here’s what’s going on….

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The Big Re-Wire
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The Big Re-Wire

Over the last year, we undertook one of our biggest projects - a full house re-wire. While we hired a contractor to do the big work because we’re a bit scared of sparky things, we still made a lot of very specific old house decisions to keep things looking, well, old. Read on for the full details and the answer to that always-asked-but-never-answered question… what.did.it.cost?

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