The Picklebums

What’s Your Vice?

February 1, 2012

vice 1 (vs) n. a. An evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit. b. A serious moral failing. c. Wicked or evil conduct or habits; corruption. I like to sleep in. I like to eat cheap, crappy, Turkish Delight in secret, so I don’t have to share. I would like nothing better than an entire [...]

Real Life Wednesday

January 25, 2012

Some days are all sunshine and roses… and other days are all tantrums and dirty looks. Have your kids ever lost the plot in a public place? Play Wordless Wednesday with My Little Drummer Boys :) Related Posts:Trouble, He’s A’comin!Wordless Wednesday – Noey’s AdventureWordless Wednesday – Sleeping with the Lions

He Snuck Past Me…

January 24, 2012

“Hasn’t he grown!” a random relative said to me over the Christmas period. While I knew that remark was coloured by the fact they hadn’t seen him in almost a year, it suddenly dawned on me that he had, in fact, grown, and not just in height. Last year was busy. Insanely busy in the [...]

Commnuity Blogging Event – Stand up and Do Something!

December 15, 2011

Have you ever come across something in your life and thought ‘that’s crazy/sad/wrong I should do something about that’, but then you never actually end up doing anything? That’s been me, a lot. I could say I was busy, or that I was tired, or that my kids take priority right now, and all those [...]

The Littlest Birds…

November 30, 2011

You know how it is when you hear a song for the first time, at a moment in your life, when it just totally makes sense… That was how it was for me with this song – The Littlest Birds by The Be Good Tanyas Do you have a song like that? It’s Wordless Wednesday [...]

Bloggers, Brunches and Brands.

November 25, 2011

I went to a blogging event last week, a ‘Bloggers Brunch’ to be more precise. I have been to a couple of similar events this year, where both bloggers and PR or brand reps attend and they always make me go home and think about the whole blogging, ads, brands and money deal. Lots of [...]

Eight

November 13, 2011

Eight.
EIGHT!
How on earth did they get to be eight!?!
Eight and still as crazy wonderful as ever!

Things You Should Know About Our Twins

November 11, 2011

Our girls are about to turn eight, and after 8 years of parenting twins I’ve been asked many an odd question about twins and have learnt a lot about these strange creatures. Here are some answers to some of the common questions we are asked… No, twins do not run in our family. Identical twins [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Print and Fold Gift Boxes.
December 12, 2011

I think I am done with my Christmas shopping…. hopefully… maybe. We still have a few hand made gifts to finish off but I don’t think I need to go near another shopping centre (well except for food) till after Christmas. So now that the gift are all organised I need to wrap them. This [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.
December 5, 2011

Lots of rain + some sunshine = bucket loads of strawberries! Over the past few weeks we have had strawberries coming out of our ears. We have made muffins, and smoothies and cupcakes, and pie and we’ve eaten so many fresh strawberries I am actually kinda over them (I never thought that would happen), but [...]

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