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Am I the only person to find the current Muller yoghurt TV and radio ads quite disturbing? I’m fine about them all licking the lid of life, in fact I rather like the gusto, even though it might be a bit insanitary (we in swine flu afflicted Dulwich are very concerned with hygiene at the …

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Miss Popular

It’s very odd, but ever since I got my iPhone a month ago, I have suddenly realised what it is to be in step with the rest of the world. You see, as a rebellious second child, I have spent my whole life not-quite-conforming, sometimes on purpose, sometimes by accident. Take my school career. I …

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Normal life

It’s always a deep joy to discover that I don’t come from the most dysfunctional family on the planet. I’m truly indebted, again, to the lovely Laura from Are We Nearly There Yet Mummy? for introducing me to a website which has given me fresh hope for my gene pool. Come on, now, take my …

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Playing Tag

I’ve been tagged by the wondrous Jennifer Howze from Alphamummy at the Times. Here are the rules of the meme: Respond and rework. Answer questions on your own blog. Replace one question. Add one question. Tag other bloggers.Here goes: 1. What are your current obsessions? I’m trying to get obsessed with Twitter, but seriously failing …

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Oh my God!

My lovely friend Laura from http://arewenearlythereyetmummy.blogspot.com/ contacts me, breathless, with the latest on the epidemic ravaging Dulwich: ‘I phoned NHS Direct to ask about swine flu, but all I got was crackling.’ Dulwich Divorcee

Utter swine

I was looking forward to a full day’s slobbing out, er, feverishly writing up a travel article on my wonderful Disney jaunt , when the first text arrived yesterday. ‘Alleyn’s school closed – seven cases of swine flu!!!’ After countless others in the same vein, I gave in. I had half expected to encounter it …

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Happy Ever After

It all started so well. After a fantastic dinner at the Flying Fish restaurant, seven tired Mummy Bloggers tottered off to bed for our first night at the five star Disney Beach Club in Florida and, on my pillow, I found not only a flannel cunningly twisted into the shape of Mickey’s iconic silhouette but …

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The magical kingdom

I was wandering idly through my inbox the other day when a message caught my eye: ‘random question, but would you like to go to Disneyland Florida?’ What, as opposed to sitting here in Dulwich, watching smoochy couples wander hand-in-hand through the pink cherry-blossom in the park (so like confetti, sigh!) while Mr X has …

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