Tube wars

Being now 19 weeks into this pregnancy thing I find myself unable to stand up on the tube for very long without feeling dizzy.  The problem is, I don’t look very pregnant yet and being a fairly unassertive sort of person, and the tube being quite a ‘don’t look me in the eye, I might [...]

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Night time

It’s 5.07am, and I’m sitting, bleary-eyed at my desk, preparing to start another day at work.
Little Wilb is still sleeping, or so I gather from the current lack of activity in that general area.
Actually, tangible activity is a fairly recent development anyway, so it’s possible I’ve been imagining it, but it’s nice to think that [...]

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One-er!

Him Indoors and I went on a lovely autumnal walk last week-end in Ashurst wood and found a couple of conkers.  We resisted the urge to drill holes in them for a whole three hours, but eventually it was that or watch Strictly Come Dancing (such is the incredible range of available activities in our [...]

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City bump! – AKA Little Wilb

Incoming!  I am delighted to announce that a new addition to the citybumpkin family will be arriving in March.
He/she is currently the size of an avocado.
Wilb is so far blissfully unaware of her forthcoming demotion, but we have advised her to make the most of having a nice, quiet flat to herself for another six [...]

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Country wedding

I have been very behind on the blogging this year, but this is the reason!  On the 9th of May I got married to the lovely Him Indoors.  We had a beautiful day at a farm in Cambridge, which we pretended was ours for the day.  The yellow dress is made from a 1950s parachute, [...]

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