Wintry days
Slowly the glorious hues of Autumn give way to the grey gloom of Winter. The tree bare their branches standing lonely and eerie against a grim sky. If we are lucky enough...
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Autumn leaves begin to fall
The glorious hues of the leaves reflect every shade of red, gold, orange and yellow imaginable and happy children run straight through neatly organised piles of fallen leaves in parks as Autumn drapes her...
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When spring is in the air
When that cold nip has not quite left the air but the clear skies, daffodils, cherry blossoms and snow drops, lift their heads, when the calls of the birds returning from their long...
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What to do in an emergency
These helpful hints have been taken directly from the St John Ambulance booklet. Please note that I am not a medical nor healthcare professional. Please dial 999 in an emergency. As per...
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By Mums For Mums
There are a lot of mums out there who have, in recent times, taken to running their own businesses or working from home or even working part time. Many of these super...
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When the dog bites, when the bee stings…
These are a few tips that I have picked up over the years. I hope you find these useful. Please be aware that I am not a doctor nor a nurse nor...
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Surgeries around St John’s Wood
There are both excellent private and NHS GP surgeries around St John’s Wood. I have compiled a list of the ones I know of but if I have left anything out, please...
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Paediatric dentists
Losing teeth by falling and knocking them out, pushing teeth back into gums, losing part of their teeth, all comes with the territory for under 5’s. Yet, when it happens, it is...
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Summer Poems
Summer Sun (from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)) Great is the sun, and wide he goes Through empty heaven with repose; And in the blue and glowing...
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The practicalities of shopping for a new born
It is easy to get carried away when you are shopping for your first born and buy everything on the shelf on top of everything everyone tells you to buy, and everything you read...
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