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Kid’s TV from a Parental Perspective

Posted on 6th June 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply
Kid's TV

He’s fantastic, he’s amazing… All for one and one for all…Build it up! Dinotrux…Can we fix it?… We are parents, hear us whimper into the sofa cushions when we are Continue Reading →

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A quickie

Posted on 5th June 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply

Laid entwined like spoons On golden afternoons He’d turned her head They fell into bed Grinning together like loons

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Being an Ex-pat Mum – The Challenges and Trials

Posted on 2nd June 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply
Ex-pat mum on the beach

Living abroad, no family close by, a small (practically tiny) social circle, it’s hard being an ex-pat mum. In the past, and even now, most first-time mum’s are near their Continue Reading →

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Life unfettered

Posted on 1st June 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply

Living life without a care Flitting hither, thither, there Fluttering wings Beautiful things A butterfly soul of a pair

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He’s two…No, I’m not kidding

Posted on 30th May 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply
he's two

As a first time mum, immigrant (expat), socially awkward, and petrified of judgement, there is no one quite so acutely aware of how other people perceive me. How they judge Continue Reading →

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A Big Bang – not a clue

Posted on 28th May 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply

The blinding flash of life’s creation Matter flying beyond imagination Particle accretion, spinning circles Soul birthed in atomic form. Soul born in blinding illumination Seared in form by creation’s fire Continue Reading →

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An Ode to Tea

Posted on 28th May 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply

Steeped in hot water for a minute or two,Creating the perfection of a wonderful brew.I’ll drink you from dawn, through noon and beyond.With you, I have an unbreakable bond. A Continue Reading →

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Twinkle Twinkle – Silliness

Posted on 28th May 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply

Twinkle twinkle little halibutI know now that you’re a smelly-buttLeft you in the sun too longAnd boy you then began to pongStank the house up so highI left you in Continue Reading →

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Accepting Help is Hard – Finding grace in acceptance

Posted on 25th May 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply
Accepting help

When you are at a point of breaking, sometimes it is harder accepting help than it is to keep pushing through. Even when the breaking point has passed, and you’ve Continue Reading →

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Home Alone/Without You

Posted on 24th May 2019 by Mamie — Leave a reply

What’s that sound?Oh,It’s just the breeze Is something crawling up my leg?No,They just need shaving. Why does this pillow feel so soft?oh,It’s not your shoulder. It’s someone breaking in?No,It’s the Continue Reading →

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Also, my thoughts and opinions have been known to change from time to time, I believe this to be a necessary result of maintaining an open mind. This blog is intended to provide a snapshot in time of the musings and other things which run around the brain of the author, and as such the thoughts and opinions expressed in older posts may differ slightly, or completely, from those I hold today.

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