Calling all Hillingdon cake lovers, or those who otherwise don't eat cake BUT would find an excuse to eat it if it was in aid of a good cause!   Are you listening Anymore Cake.....

Every year the "cake lady", as my son calls her, has a cake sale in Burleigh Road, Hillingdon (off Windsor Ave).

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I was at baby group at the clinic this week and the visiting speaker was from Healthy Hillingdon.  She was asking Mums what they wanted to make them healthy and happy.  Some of the suggestions were spending more time with your partner, going shopping, having an uninterrupted long hot soak in the bath & finding things to do that don't cost money!  

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As I've recently become an Auntie I thought it would be nice to send my nephew an email. My baby daughter seemed to have the same idea too.  She started typing away (oh alright then banging!) and composed a wonderful page of literature, which to the trained eye would be considered a masterpiece .......I'm sure my nephew will understand it anyway!

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Where has the last 6 months gone?

Was it really 6 months ago that I gave birth to my gorgeous baby daughter, who is now babbling away to everyone at church! She even took communion with me today, she snatched the bread from my hand, and made it soggy while I was waiting for the wine.
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I was searching through the bookstall at Perivale Wood and found several interesting books, including - How to re-oganise your bathroom 1970 style, a cat photograph album and a French nursery rhyme book. Also in amongst them was a book called the Vicar's Diary
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We took a lovely walk round Denham Country Park yesterday. Needed to get out and about with the family and do something more interesting than the usual Saturday shop at Tesco! We walked along the canal path up to Denham Lock where my son was fascinated to see how locks worked and watched the boats going in and out.
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Had a lovely time at the cinema yesterday, munching popcorn, eating toffees and reminiscing about my wedding day! - thanks CB & JW) Hopefully off to the Odeon again on Tues for my birthday treat with my 5 month old daughter - she's buying me a ticket for the "Newbies" showing of Son of Rambow!  

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Those of you who are parents will be well aware that during school holidays, children have the habit of getting up even earlier than they do for school days!  What they don't realise, is that Mum actually wants a lie in!  So I send my son downstairs to watch TV for a while and hope my baby daughter allows me an extra few minutes before wanting her 6am bottle!

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This is the only time my son is allowed to eat chocolate spread with ham sandwiches!  Shared lunch is a lovely social affair at church, which happens between 12.30-1pm on Sunday.
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Just spent a lovely day with my brother & family in Bristol - taking in the sites of the harbour on a glass topped pleasure boat. Glorious sunshine while we were there. The journey down was very strange though, sun, wind, rain and hail - and some quite large stones!
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