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A hobby horse for a special girl

A few months back I was hunting the whole of Cape Town down in order to find a hobby horse. Katie desperately wanted one for her birthday. I found nothing. Not one. Naddah! I determined to make one. Braced myself more like it. I’ve not been in the sewing mood all year. But then my [...]

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Giggly Girls and their sewing party

We had such fun making build-a-bear shoes the other day that we decided to invite some of Kiera’s friends along for some more sewing and creating.  This time, they would get to use the Sewing Machine and the Iron – two no-no’s in most households for 8 year old little girls! When three little giggly [...]

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build-a-bear shoes

Our girls have a huge love for Build-a-Bears.  Kiera insists that we speak of her bear, Emmar (and that’s not a spelling mistake), as if she is a real person.  She gets very upset if we tease her about her furry daughter.  Emmar speaks to us in a particularly annoying squeaky baby voice.  She lisps [...]

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They’re finally finished!

For the past week and a half I’ve ignored my family, neglected the house and sacrificed too many hours of sleep… all in the name of over-ambition mixed with just a pinch (well, maybe more) of procrastination and some faffing.  What am I on about?  Well… I have been meaning to redo the family Christmas [...]

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Hazy Days