Tag Archives: Little Wisp

The nose clip Tuesday

Dear people in my computer, On the surface, my Tuesdays might look quite same-y.  I negotiate the M23 and M25, experience the joys of Tesco, every four weeks or so I add a trip to pick up a small pharmacy … Continue reading

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A (mostly) Little Wisp Tuesday

This Tuesday Percy and I were lucky enough to have Little Wisp with us on the last day of her summer holidays (Little Pea, who is now rather a Big Pea was busy starting secondary school…gulp!) Mum was not feeling … Continue reading

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The more chaotic than usual Tuesday

Why? Because I decided to help my sisters out with summer holiday child care I’d have Little Pea and Little Wisp along on my Tuesday with Mummy W. It was chaos…but good chaos mostly 🙂 (Although the lovely cashier in … Continue reading

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Hello again, Ithaca

If you scroll waaaay back on this blog you’ll find posts from holidays in Ithaca.  Mum and Dad have been going for 17 years.  Sometimes I tagged along, sometimes we all did. We are lucky in some ways that the … Continue reading

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Dreams and unicorns

I was woken this morning at 5am this morning by a bubble of excitement in my tummy.  I had a few of those lovely sleepy moments where I tried to remember what it was about. Were we going on holiday? … Continue reading

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Bank holiday adventuring

In my ‘committed spinster with a cat and (slightly out of control) crochet habit’ days my weekends consisted of…well, crochet; usually with the company of Norman cat, late night TV or Radio 4, lunch at Mum and Dad’s with my … Continue reading

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A Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover and the lessons of spicy toothpaste

It was a Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover the other week. With so few weekends to choose from, it ended up being one where Himself was away on an expedition that involved making fire and building camps (it’s probably … Continue reading

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Little Wisp and Auntie Pog day

Saturday was so exciting I practically went pop. Because, do you remember, almost a year ago, my gorgeous niece was born?  And do you recall she was teeny tiny (I realise that is a slightly stupid thing to say as … Continue reading

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A weekend of weirdness

What’s the weirdest birthday you’ve ever had?  I think mine was this one just gone – Friday in fact.  While I got to spend quite a bit of it with my family, that was because we were at my uncle’s … Continue reading

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A weekend of many boys

The weekend was due to be the weekend of many boys….but snow, freezing rain and multiple accidents on motorways meant I couldn’t get to Little Pea on Friday.  The weather wasn’t going to completely beat us though and I left … Continue reading

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