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Bumble along

Hi dear readers, Once again I have to apologize for the prolonged silence on this blog, but this time I have a really good excuse – her name is Alisa and she is six months old already! It wouldn’t be...

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I spoke too soon

Photo credit: masetv.com One thing I realised pretty soon after having a baby was that the moment you think you have it all figured out and under control – be it feeding, napping, sleeping at night or...

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I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it

Photo credit: http://www.tourismontheedge.com I stopped teaching when I had Alisa, but 7 months on I have a new student learning Russian and I’m really enjoying our lessons. On Saturday he asked me...

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To wrap someone in cotton wool

Photo credit: uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com I know my posts are becoming more and more spaced out, but I’m not giving up on this blog! So here’s a quick post on a new phrase that I heard on the radio. I teach...

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To tide you over

Photo credit: tidetimes.co.uk (Gosh, I really struggled to find an appropriate image for this one!) When I need some baby items that I want to buy second-hand (or, more often, when I have an episode of...

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That’s a different kettle of fish

Photo credit: rosekentishkitchen.blogspot.com Monday was a bank holiday in the UK and we benefited from some more time to spend together as a family. This also meant that we didn’t have to cram all the...

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To plonk yourself

Photo credit: micro-scooters.co.uk Today I ventured out to a BuggyFit class with Alisa in tow for the third time. I really like that she gets some fresh air, while mummy gets some exercise. It is a bit...

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I’ll leave you to it / I’ll let you get on with it

Photo credit: © H. Armstrong Roberts/CORBIS We have a very friendly lady who lives in the same building and, considering I go out for a walk with Alisa at least twice a day, we bump into her quite...

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Country bumpkin

Photo credit: tumblr.com A few weeks ago while driving I tuned in to BBC Radio 4 and there was a great programme on (no, not ‘The Archers’), called ‘A Journey through English’. It follows the ‘longest...

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To scarper

Photo credit: online-english-lessons.eu The gaps between the posts are getting lengthier, I know, but I’m hoping that a few posts are better than no posts, so I’m going to keep writing as and when I...

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