These little pasties were so delicious I had to write the recipe down. Continue reading
Recipe: Daddy’s excellent veggie pasty
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Category Archives: kids
Free Ben & jerrys day
It was in my diary for a couple of weeks: ben & jerrys free cone day on April 27th.
Here’s Alex enjoying one in the rare sunshine in Abbey Creek courtyard!
8 Things to know before taking child to RUH’s Day Surgery unit
So after taking D into the Royal United Hospital, Bath for a very routine operation in the Day Surgery unit, I’ve come out with a few tips that might help other parents prepare for it. Its a long day for a child, particularly as they are not allowed to eat for 6 hours before the operation, which is an eternity in their eyes. Plus the operating lists are done in order of age. So if your child is a youngster they should be seen first – but older children face a long wait on the ward before they are seen. The staff are wonderful, friendly & professional and the ward is clean and warm, so I have no issues with them at all. But here are my top tips for getting through the day as seamlessly as possible: Continue reading
My First iPhone – why i begrudgingly love it
So I’ve got an iPhone now
I resisted for so long – that and the fact I didn’t want to go to O2, so had to wait till Orange got the iPhone.
Even then I wasn’t going to get one – I certainly didn’t want to be like some people incessantly peering into their Blackberries when they should be helping me feed the kids at tea time (ahem!)
But the nice lady on the Orange upgrade line was so chatty and friendly that before I knew it I was parting with my hard earned cash (now and for the next 2 years!) and my shiny white iPhone turned up 3 days later (would have been 2 but as per usual there was some delivery man shenanigans -how the hell re you supposed to stay in ALL day to wait for a delivery man??!) Continue reading