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I believe I am first this morning. slow roast merguez shoulder of lamb. Drool.

I forgot to mention that my lamb post contains an unnecessary but amusing (if you are aged between 5 and 9, or a man, or half cut) photo of a comedy potato.

I totally lost it this week, not a proud parenting moment.

You are all invited to my virtual book launch party

One Day For Me : Eight Award-Winning Stories
All the stories have won or been shortlisted in UK national writing competitions.

Hope to see you there!

Look at my star flakes

and after the comedy potato, check out my buns - I might hit 50,000 page views this evening, hence suggesting sauciness when in fact I'm talking breakfast...

Vintage crafty/sewing finds on todays blog!
deco delights
That lamb sounds gorgeous RecipeJunkie

I totally bought some stuff in charity shops and they are BRILLIANT.

Dinosaurs, Diggers and Dirt What more could you ask for in a first counting book?!

Good morning. I have ranted about payday loans and other poverty traps today: pint-sized-rants.blogspot.fr/2013/01/a-rant-about-payday-loans-and-other.html?m=1

Find out why we are in pyjamas in the garden on a Sunday morning.

out2playinthegarden.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/out-to-watch-birds.html

Morning all. I should be working, but instead I have written about The Disorderly Knights - the 3rd in Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles.

Will now check out the posts above.

Today my youngest girl turns 7

An event where you can ask the experts about Vitamin D on live video stream Want to know more about Vitamin D?

To celebrate 200 years of Pride and Prejudice - I wrote a blog about playing the 'snog, marry..' game with Austen's heros. I think she would have approved ... maybe? <a href="http://blunderbussme.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/romancing-austen/">Romancing Austen</a>

sorry hyperlink fail - trying again
<a href="http://blunderbussme.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/romancing-austen/">Romancing Austen</a>

shamefaced
blunderbussme.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/romancing-austen/

During a brief stint teaching, my shoes were captured and held to ransom by students. I don’t remember the detail of their demands, just that I was handed menaces, printed across a photo of my missing footwear, by a good-natured 17-year-old called Simon.

forthegirlblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/mama-said.html

I wrote about the toy fair and the awards they gave out for best toys for girls and boys

I discovered a quick and simple storage tip so obvious that I'm amazed I've not seen it in all family homes:
cornerbycorner.co.uk/2013/01/26/half-height-hooks/

I'm in a quandary about what to do with myself...

when I grow up I want to be?

Sigh, no buns related posts for me It's my last day at work tomorrow, I can't find another job that pays enough to cover my childcare but I still think the new childcare ratios are a bad idea

CraftsonSea your post is brilliant and totally nails why the childcare ratios shouldn't be increased. Well done for making the Mumsentbloggers front page, too. So sorry that you haven't found anything else yet :-( - I wouldn't be wondering so much about wehre your post was in breach of the lbel laws, more whether making all the part timers redundant didn't in fact breach equal opportunities legislation...

I'm struggling with depression and writer's block right now so here's a really silly and pointless post about my love of make up.

Sorry to hear that Mme. This time of year is hard work

Usual frivolous sewing based wittering, this time about surviving January. Very original...