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Our gorgeous family photos from Jo Belfield Photography
This is a rare emotional post for me. Putting my joy over our photos into words is quite difficult. I had exactly 4 photos with me and one child or another. That was it. I don’t think I had any of... Continue reading »
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Impending Awkward Family Photos
“There’s me. And there’s daddy. There’s grandma!” the 5 year old called out, flicking through the family photos. “And that is me! And this one. Here is me!” Joins in the 3... Continue reading »
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Sex Toys and Bad Customer Service
Did Naughty Nights UK believe they could get away with bad customer service because I’d be too embarrassed to kick up a fuss? Are we supposed to shrug it off and slink off shame-faced when... Continue reading »
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The curious incident of the slug in the night
It seems we have a stowaway. A non-rent-paying tenant. A squatter of the slimiest nature. Each morning for the last weeks I’ve found a trail of slug slime on the carpet around the patio doors.... Continue reading »
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The one where I tell you about moving to England
I am a great big liar. My pants are indeed on fire. And yes, my nose is longer than a telephone wire. Not only did I never live in Lapland (I lived about 20kms from the border but Note From Nearly... Continue reading »
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Northern Lights Pictures
This winter has seen some of the brightest and most incredible displays of northern lights in over 20 years. And typically, I missed it all when I was back in England. Not to worry, as last night... Continue reading »
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Life takes on an exciting new edge
I’ve told you about the utter ball ache that is getting firewood each day in order to heat our home and water before, I know. But these days it has taken on a whole new dimension of difficulty... Continue reading »
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That amazing feeling of being loved
I hurried back in to the house herding snowsuit-clad, stumbling children ahead of me, arms laden with plastic shopping bags it was too cold to face going back out to the car for a second time.... Continue reading »
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How To Talk Northern
It’s been amazing to spend the last 4 weeks in the UK where I can talk as fast as I like and everyone understands me. No need to properly enunciate every word, put pauses in my sentences so non... Continue reading »
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I’m cursed
I feel like Little Bo Peep. But whereas she was followed around by a cute lamb, I am plagued by snow. And everywhere that Heather went, that snow was sure to find her. We woke this morning to a good... Continue reading »
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The top 5 worst ‘sexy’ Valentines Day gifts
This is a sponsored post. It’s still fricking awesome though. Well, it’s nearly Easter. At least that’s what the supermarkets would have you believe with chocolate eggs already making an... Continue reading »
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Monochrome World
The clouds in Lapland have barely lifted in weeks. The world has turned black and white. Or rather, grey and white. Continue reading »
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My House Is Not Your House
When I was a kid, our house had dead locks, a chain, bolts, window locks and security lights set to come on the second a cat even thought about coming into our yard. And this wasn’t a rough... Continue reading »
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What Was Your Worst Christmas Present?
This is a sponsored post. That doesn’t mean it’s not fecking awesome, hilarious and all round brilliant, mind! Now that the smoke has cleared, the wreckage been mostly cleaned away and... Continue reading »
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So it snowed a bit lately
…and other understatements of the year. For the last four weeks it has done little but bloody snow. And yes it’s all very festive, and yes it looks very pretty. But to be quite honest, it... Continue reading »
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Laid Back My Arse
One of the things people often remark on when they visit Lapland is the slower pace of life. The way things are much more relaxed here, no rush and hurry. Clearly these are people that never seen... Continue reading »
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A Warm Lappish Winter
Did you know that when the weather gets to below -3C it’s too cold to make snowmen? The snow simply won’t stick together. Which is why, although we spend around six months of the year... Continue reading »
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Things that drive me fricking insane
You know those little foil tops under the lid on things like butter and face cream? Well it’s not them per se, I’m perfectly happy with their function in life. The people that peel them... Continue reading »
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Cushe IT Boot Cuff Review and the chance to win
For the chance to win a pair of Cushe boots every day in December until 24th, scroll down the bottom of the page for details When you wear something everyday for six months of the year, two things... Continue reading »
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Home Sweet Home-ish
After two months of running around the UK with two small children, visiting friends and family, two bouts of tonsillitis, a broken arm and a run in with a crazy National Express driver who dropped us... Continue reading »
