Well hello there. I don’t really know how to begin a post after
so long! It's quite difficult to summarise 6 months.......
Here are some snapshots of what we have been up to - lots of
sunny days filled with laughing but I wanted to address a couple of comments I
have received of late accusing me of airbrushing my life. It is true all my
pictures are edited in that I choose the best shots and try to paint a positive
picture because essentially I am an optimist and choose to look at the good
rather than the bad. That said my life is just like everyone else - filled with
the daily struggle to find the elixir of 'balance', constantly worrying
that my kids are not getting enough attention as I juggle too many balls and
are we allowed to mention the 'unmentionable' black cloud of money (or lack
there of?) Life with 3 kids, a job and a household to run with no extra help
leaves me so damn time poor. I know I shouldn’t complain because let's face it
I am beyond lucky - a great husband, lovely home and 3 beautiful, creative,
independent children. Yet truth be told our daily life aint easy. I am just
trying my best to mix the cocktail right and praying to god I am not
screwing up our kids in the process! What was it Philip Larkin said? They fuck
you up your mum and dad.......
So yes, I guess the snapshots do paint a very rosy picture but
isn't life way more fun that way?
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| Space. SO much of it. |
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| beauty |
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| culmstock beacon |
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| honey sandwiches for our Bear Hunt |
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| bear hunting |
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| kids theatre |
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| meow |
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| beauty |
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| 2 year old - how on earth did that happen?! |
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| Hope |
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| Hide and Seek |
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| bowling stance |
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| bros just chewing the fat |
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| Christmas Day - looking like Shirley Temple! |
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| greatest dad alive. fact. |
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| daddy's girl |
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| feeding the deer |
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| magic. |
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| giggler |
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| STOP taking picture of me. Growl. |
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| ATTENTION! |
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| free range |
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| wind swept |
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| Longleat Festival of Light. |
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| brrrrrrrrr |
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| amazing light |
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| Spring. At LAST |
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| jump! |
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| rock climber |
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| spider web |
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| I said NO MORE PHOTOS!! |
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| me and 3 of my favourite things - my cashmere hat Ems gave me for my 30th, my old school duffle coat and a Sunday pint of Thatchers. Happy. |
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| these 2. Melt. |
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| I know it sounds like I work for Longleat (I don't) but really if you haven't taken your kids there, do. It is magical. monkey roam over you car, lions saunter past you and tigers roar 10 metres away...... a kids HEAVEN. |
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| hideout |
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| nutkin |
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| beautiful |
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| look at the colours. West Country at it's best. |
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| soldier, soldier |
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| Somerset, you have my heart. |
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| spikey |
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| Spring!!! |
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| love a rope swing |
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| cubs |
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| roar |
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| when you come across wild horses on your walk |
