Archives: April, 2008

• MOTHERS ON THE VERGE…: How to Pass in The Land of (S)mothers
  My own mama warned me to avoid the PTA like an e-coli infested melon cup. But did I listen? After 5 years of experiencing (s)mothers, I’ve gleaned a few things that I feel compelled, much like a vaccine for yeast infections, to pass on to my fellow Mamas
  Tags: tips mums (s)mothers
• Of pregheads and jealousy
  Great piece by Mother at Large. “Underlying Marrin’s attack … lurks this assumption that childbearing can and should be scheduled for a lull in our diaries. Life, nature, our bodies, relationships; none of them work like that. “
  Tags: pregancy attitudes women

I usually try to steer clear of politics on this blog, but this seemed worthwhile. On 3rd April, the Government opened up its new strategy for play for public consultation

“We propose to make public space more child-friendly through a variety of actions including placing a stronger focus on spaces for play in the planning system; training for people who design and manage public space; supporting local community ownership of space suitable for play; and supporting more positive relationships between adults and children in public space. “

Great post here from Sarah:

the Moses basket has once again become a symbol. A symbol, this time, of how much better motherhood is second time around. A symbol of the fact that, this time, I’ve found my way to being the relaxed, laid-back getting-on-with-life mother that I meant to be when Jamie was a baby but somehow lost sight of in the anxious scrabble to Get Motherhood Right. A symbol of the fact that I’ve finally got it the only ‘right’ that counts - right for me and for us, not bothering too much about what The Books say but doing what works for this family.

This post from Xin Lu has some interesting ways to make drinking water a little more fun.

Citrus - My husband’s family members often freeze a small citrus fruit called kalamansi in ice cube trays and then put the ice cubes in water for flavor. The same can be done with other citrus fruits and the water produced would be infused with vitamin C.

Although I’m not sure number 6 is a goer for children, they might be fun ways to encourage some healthier drinks over the summer.

That said, over at NPR, there’s a surprising post about the benefits of drinking water

Is it me or does the walrus give up at the end?

Thanks Terry for this. I very much enjoyed John Stein’s “neuroscience” approach in his podcast. Even if a teeny part of me was thinking bah humbug, in my day we read things like this ;

Vicky and I were chatting a little about Little Legends over lunch yesterday and it looks like I can say the following about further developments.

There’ll be a bit more of a lull (while I upgrade some back end things), but then fingers crossed there’ll be a bit of a spurt of activity.

We’ll be aiming at making the Browse section much more friendly. Perhaps through city/town focused metros. There’ll be more maps. There’ll be more of a sense of what’s happening on the site. There’ll be Open ID (a good thing). And there may even be a mini Facebook app, just to show we’re really ahead of the curve [ahem]

This is worth a look.

Ladybird prints contains over 4000 images from the Ladybird Books, now available to browse and buy as prints and canvases.

If nothing else, it helped reassure me I do have a memory, and it’s full up of old Ladybird images …

I like this [from frostfire]. Makes me think that childhood isn’t dead, just changing

• Fawnt
  This is a good free resource for fonts. Might be useful for those of you wanting to make your own party invites, but frustrated at the fact that everyone else’s look the same ?
  Tags: party kids invite design fonts