Where the ponies run free

Every morning I'd look out my window, to the ponies playing in the field. For lovers of My Little Pony etc this was the ideal setting... "wild" ponies frolicking amongst the yellow flowers...

Ponies love to play in fields with soft yellow flowers...

The ponies - planning on which corner to stand in next

Hmmm - how about here?

More view of the ponies play-pen. Also in the image (although very small) was my window - its on the left hand side of the picture, there are three trees sticking out of the houses, look towards the second tree from the left. If you look really close (you might think you're imagining it - you're not), there is a window with blue paint on the edges. This was my window!

Also in this picture, the hill in the back ground - 315 stairs to the top of that one, but I'll tell you all about that later...

If I was walking to the Common via West Street, and I turned around to look from where I came, this is what I'd see!

To explain how the open pieces of land are divided is a bit confusing. But basically, this piece of land can be used by any of the villagers, they can keep their ponies here for free. A long time ago the land was 'given' to the people, so if you live here, you too can have a frolicking pony!

From the Middle Halves you can get to the Common - I'll show you that later!

Lucky

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Marking milestones

When Bug was born, well a month or so after, I bought some cards to mark her milestones. Who knew that I should have bought them when I was preggo? So we missed a few photos… But now I find myself attempting to dressing her up for her milestones, only for her to accessorise them with accoutrements such as vomit! Then I jump around, cajoling her into smiling, while hopefully the camera is in focus and I actually press the snap button. Those photos are all well and good. But I want some real-life photos and babies aren’t renown for their on-cue performances! So how do you actually get that photo of her first tooth?!? That’s one of the current milestones we’re trying to mark. And she’s not particularly given to opening her mouth wide, unless it’s to cry loudly! I may not be parent of the year, but I’m not about to start taking photos of her mouth while she cries! So, it’ll just have to wait until she smiles for a prolonged period, while I conveniently have the camera to hand! Case in po

One good thing about social distancing…

Is that nobody comes too close and I can get away with only half brushing my teeth (no toothpaste, had Bug in my arms and wouldn’t have been able to rinse). And not wearing deodorant (again, the baby!) Also, still wearing some of my pyjamas, semi-disguised as day clothes… But nobody can really tell cause they can’t get too close! Win! On top of that we had a very successful walk. The dog mostly listened and was easily distracted by treats. Bug slept the whole time and was seemingly nose-blind. And my back pocket doubled up as my coffee cup holder! Hands-free, here we come! Oh, and because we were out walking for so long - two hours, until it was time for the next feed - the dog is exhausted! He hasn’t been this tired since his play date with best friend Amber! Lucky x

4 month sleep regression

I write to you from Hell… just kidding, I’m on the foot stool next to Bug’s bed. Not talking, not touching, just sitting while she lies with her head facing the other way. And every few minutes gives an attempt at a cry. But at least she’s in her bed! She’s completely refused all naps in her bed so far this week. So this is a major win! I’m talking champagne, the I proper stuff… or at least a really large glass of whatever is open in the fridge. Now bedtime is the stuff nightmares are made from! Bedtime used to be a pleasant routine, now it’s a panic-inducing labour. I’m pretty sure my blood pressure is through the roof, climbing from approximately 18:00, in anticipation of the dreaded sleep attempts! Last night was an early 22:00ish before she was down. The night before, midnight. And over the weekend, one night her refusals were so adamant that I got a sum total of zero hours sleep. By midnight it was clear the only way she’d sleep was in my arms. So Bug and I got the big bed. She

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