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Fanny Adams - a little find by Blagdon Lake
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Today we had a busy but wonderfully relaxing day. I had a family photography session this morning for a truly sweet family in Portbury. They soon realised I love having feet in my photos and I got some great photos of them as the children performed brilliantly. (I took a packet of super sour fruit pastilles which helped!)

When I got home the house was a bomb site and both boys had bumps on them (small boy head and big boy knee) but they had survived!

Off we trouped, wagon in tow, to Blagdon Lake. We are so lucky to have lots of lovely places near us and this is one of them.

The boys loved being in the wagon together (who needs a fancy double buggy?!) and despite a few drops of rain we had an adventure!

I got stung on the bottom by stinging nettles when bending down to take a photo and big boy had his first wee in the woods! No photo evidence of either to post thank goodness.

Queue lots of photos.....

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Rain eventually stopped play but that was absolute fate.

We hurried to the car and drove up the windy, stone walled streets and stumbled upon Fanny Adams.

An undeniably cute vintage shop and tea room, nestled in the heart of Blagdon Village.

It sells vintage clothes, accessories, jewellery and has a charming husband and wife team serving hot drinks and homemade cakes.

Big boy had a wine glass of milk!

I found the very thing I needed. A vintage, silk headband which is perfect for my brother's wedding in June! What a find!

If you get a chance to stop in for a tea and a slice of their carrot cake you will be one jammie dodger!

Queue lots more photos!

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Push Presents - did you get one?!
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I've been reading up about push presents lately, Mariah Carey got a $12,000 necklace apparently on the birth of her twins and I wondered what Beyonce might have been given, was it this chunky blue ring in honour of Blue Ivy?! Seems it is the done thing in America but not yet standard practise for new daddy's in the UK! Although I know quite a few friends who had presents, including sparkly ones from their partners.

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I found this article of the top 10 most extravagant check it out here

I have to admit my husband did buy me a present when both my boys were born so I am a very lucky lady!

When our big boy was born he went to my favourite jewellers in Clifton Village, John Titcombe (where we got my engagement and our wedding rings) and had a beautiful diamond ring designed! It featured 3 stones one for each of us!

I wanted to share my most precious jewellery with you to show my husband how much I love them. Sometimes life is so busy I don't get enough time to thank him for all the lovely things he does for me and our little family!

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I had small boy just before my 30th birthday so he bought me the most exquisite antique diamond ring from the 1920's and I love that it has a whole history I know nothing about! Also as it was second hand it was much cheaper than you might think!

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Don't worry I found a link for ideas for Daddies too!

After reading this article on Ask Men UK listing the reasons a push present is ridiculous as:

  • Money should be saved for the kid
  • There is nothing less romantic than an expected gift
  • Because life itself should be the gift
  • Men endure as much pain during childbirth

I decided that the first three are quite valid and made me feel terribly spoilt for accepting such extravagant gifts but the last made me laugh and boil with rage at the same time so I won't be giving mine back anytime soon!

Did you get anything from your husband? Flowers? A card? Something sparkly?!