by admin | Mar 12, 2017 | Baby, Down's Syndrome
I hate labels. I think they’re limiting and potentially misleading at best and downright insulting and dehumanising at worst. They often lessen or exaggerate because they deal with a generic stereotype rather than a specific individual. It’s one of the...
by admin | Mar 5, 2017 | Books, Fashion
I love books. I always have. I learned to read before I went to school thanks to my mum, my degree is in literature, I’ve both attended and organised literary events and I wrote a books column in our local newspaper for the best part of eight years. So the joy...
by admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Baby, Photography
Faith had a newborn professional photo shoot recently and this is the gorgeous first preview shot of the session that we’ve been sent. Due to her early arrival, little stay in the hospital post birth and us adjusting to life with three following her homecoming,...
by admin | Feb 22, 2017 | Days Out, Theatre, Uncategorized
It’s always nice to hear other people back up your own opinions isn’t it? The Lincoln Drill Hall has long since been a favourite venue of the Malpis both before and after the arrival of the mini ones and also before and after Daddy Malpi and I worked...
by admin | Feb 18, 2017 | Birthdays, Days Out, Photography, Uncategorized
Like Luke, many of his friends having been turning 4 in recent months so he’s been a bit of a social butterfly taking in all their birthday celebrations. Soft play centres, open farms and family homes have all provided the back drops for stampeding hoards of...
by admin | Feb 10, 2017 | Baby, Uncategorized
Did you know it is the seventh annual Feeding Tube Awareness Week this week (February 6th to 10th, 2017)? Created by the Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation to increase awareness of feeding tubes and enteral feeding, we’re certainly more aware of the need for such...
by admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Baby, Birthdays, Uncategorized
Welcome to the world Faith Serenity Malpass. She put in a bit of an early appearance and had a brief stay in Lincoln’s neonatal ward but is now home, already two weeks old and gives fabulous cuddles. And she’s a big hit with her big brother and sister...
by admin | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Days Out, Uncategorized
Remembering the fun of last weekend is helping soothe the disappointment of a cancelled operation for my son today. As well as not one, not two, but three Christmas parties at various children’s groups the mini ones attend, they also accompanied us for an annual...
by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Birthdays, Christmas, Days Out, Uncategorized
Christmas was put on hold at the start of last weekend in favour of all things second birthday related. I can’t believe Willow is already 2! She’s fairly sure she’s already 14 and certainly approves of presents and cake so is sure to be looking...
by admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Books, Christmas, Uncategorized
Trying to decide what the “something to read” item of your children’s want, need, wear and read Christmas list should be this year? Gill Hart from Lincoln independent book shop Lindum Books suggests a few of her favourites… A Boy Called...
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