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Tag Archives: parenting
Sleeper trains with a co-sleeping baby
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m expert at sleeper train travel with a 1 year old, but in the past 6 months we’ve taken 3 sleeper train journeys and 1 overnight ferry, so here’s the quick run-down … Continue reading
Wrapping babies
Thirteen months in, we’re still managing Leon-wrangling without a pushchair, which definitely makes public transport more straightforward. This week I wrote aboutĀ getting started with woven wraps forĀ A Little Bit of All Of It‘s babywearing series.
Posted in babywearing, leon, parenting
Tagged babywearing, guest posts, leon, links, parenting, photos, wrapping
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Adventures in Parenting: food from the garden
It’s taken a looong time this year (possibly because of June’s dreadful weather), but finally I am regularly harvesting food from the garden*. Carrots (my first ever really decent carrot crop!), courgettes, little cherry tomatoes, chard, and the last of … Continue reading
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Tagged baby-led weaning, food, growing food, growing things, leon, parenting
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Writing and time
Since I last wrote about writing and parenting, a few weeks ago, I’ve been experimenting with ways of writing fiction during my child-care days. I’ve written a few more bits and pieces on my phone (thumb-typing is slow) using Epistle, … Continue reading
Babies on Bikes!
I have a post today on putting your baby on your bike, over at green parenting blog Peas and Love. Head on over there to read about how old your small passenger needs to be to get started, the advantages … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, bikes, children, cycling, parenting, transport
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