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Fill In the Blank Friday. On Saturday.
Yes, I know it is Saturday. Because I’m PERPETUALLY a day late and a dollar short. And because I have a whole passel (that IS a word) of blog posts, unfinished as it is, on my laptop, quite embarrassingly. So without further ado, let’s fill in some blanks, shall we? 1. My favorite flower is the tulip. They are so sunny and happy, and can look simple and elegant at the same time. I had parrot tulips in my wedding bouquets, which probably was my favorite flower arrangement, ever. 2. You should never talk about topics that you aren’t ready to discuss IN DEPTH with your kids in front of…
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Fill in the Blank Friday
It’s been quite a week, and since I’ve been a bit lost in my head (but that is for another post) I thought I should come out and play, and a good set of “fill in the blanks” always brings a smile to my face! This week, Lauren from the Little Things We Do has offered up a list of firsts. 1. My first memory is Walking home with Grandpa Fritz on his noon lunch break. My Gram watched me during the day while my Mom worked, and she lived only two or so blocks away from the glass factory, so we would meet Grandpa at the corner. I couldn’t…
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Fill the The Blank Friday
I was shocked to discover that the week has come and gone. My mind has been a total blank and the week’s posts (and lack thereof) reflects this, so it is appropriate, in a way, that I fill in a blank. (It’s Lauren’s from The Little Things We Do, to be specific.) Today’s prompt is: “If I could get away for the day I would go ________” To the Beach. In the South of France, preferably. (Although anywhere dry and sunny will do.) Since I just heard on the radio that we in the UK will be getting a MONTH’s worth of rain in the next 24 hours, after what…
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Fill in the Blank Friday
There is still a few minutes left in the day here in the UK so I can technically still say “Happy Friday!” It’s time to fill in a blank! This week’s prompt is: COLOR If you follow my blog at all, you will know that photography is one of my first loves, however amateur my status. So it would only follow that when I think of color, I think photographs. Red When I hear “Green“, I think “grass” Blue Is anything a Yellow as a Daffodil? The fruit would be too obvious, so I went for a vivid, floral Orange Pink is one of Pea’s favorite…
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Fill In the Blank Friday
Lauren at the Little Things We Do has ratcheted up the challenge factor of her “Fill In The Blanks” meme a notch or two. This week’s theme? Well, let’s just say that I am NOT “the hostess with the mostest”. I suck at playing hostess, to be honest. While my friend Valerie is the Diva of the Dinner Parties – she is everywhere at once, cooking, making sure you have a drink, taking coats, mingling (I can’t do this) – I am inevitably trapped in the kitchen, no matter how well I plan/concoct/prepare dishes in advance while the rest of the party is in the living room, chatting, eating the cheese…
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Fill in the Blank Friday
Happy Friday, everyone! It’s been a great week, and Lauren has picked some happy blanks to fill. So let’s get at it and fill those blanks! The best surprise ever would be a holiday trip to someplace warm and sandy that I didn’t have to plan or do much of anything once I got there. Peter Island or St John would be fab. Hint, hint. My wedding is my most favorite memory, followed by my honeymoon on Peter Island and seeing my kids smile for the first time. What, you thought I would have just one? The hardest, but most worthwhile thing I’ve ever done was breastfeeding my kidlings. I…
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Fill in the Blank Friday
Happy Friday everyone! It has been a long week with poorly kidlings in my house, but with Boo back to school and Pea considerably perked up, I think everything will be back to normal for the weekend. This cheers me up considerably! It’s a happy coincidence then that Lauren over at The Little Things We Do has chosen the theme of “cheerful” for this week’s blanks. My timing has been off for the past few weeks so I haven’t been able to play along, so I’m really happy to be linking up. I’m also now craving a trip to Dunkin’ Donuts for a double chocolate doughnut…if only the closest one…
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Fill in the Blank Friday: The Travel Edition
New mama Lauren of The Little Things We Do is busy lovin’ on her baby girl, so today’s blanks were created by Erin of A Symphony of Grace. She has a lovely blog, so take a peek and give her some love, too! This week’s blanks are all about travel – one of my big loves, and something that we are trying to make the most of while we’re living in the UK so to take advantage of the relatively short distance to all of Europe. (I love the fact that flying from London to Barcelona is slightly shorter than flying from Chicago to Orlando!) And now, let’s get to those blanks! 1.…
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Fill in the Blank Friday
December has arrived and we are in full holiday mode! (So much so that I’ve barely blogged this week. Oops.) Our little town turned on its Christmas lights this past weekend, with the kids singing carols with their school. The tree is up, Alfie (our Elf on the Shelf) has arrived for his annual duty of keeping an eye on the kids and reporting back to Santa. Likewise, etters to Santa have been written, lines for the Christmas play have been learned and costumes readied….and my shopping is nearly done. The calendar is looking full with activities, parties, and the like, but all I have to do today is Fill…
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Fill in the Blank Friday
If there ever was a week to say “TGIF”, this one is it. I’m ready for the weekend. Really. And since yesterday was Thanksgiving, of course Lauren has some fun Turkey Day and Black Friday related blanks to play with…. so let’s go fill in some blanks! 1. Waking up at the break of dawn to go shopping is my idea of hell on earth. Yes, it has been a holiday tradition for my mom (and sister, if she brought the family north for Thanksgiving) and I to go out, but the reality is that the last few years I did it garnered no good deals and left me at the end…
