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Why Littlest squealed and rushed to show the kittens what she received in the post

Earlier this year, I blogged about Sue Mongredien’s new Kitten Club series and how it is a MUST read for ALL 6-8 year old little girls. Littlest went on to read ‘Ginger’s New Home (Kitten Club)’ and was eagerly awaiting ‘Ziggy’s Big Adventure (Kitten Club)’. You can imagine her ABSOLUTE delight and shock (I mean […]

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Weekend Reading: ‘Smokey’s Great Escape’ (Kitten Club) - Sue Mongredien

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“Mia adores her new kitten, but her parents are worried that she’s so busy with after school clubs she won’t have time to take care of him. Mia promises to be organized, but even with her best intentions she forgets to feed Smokey one morning, and when she gets home from school her lovable kitten […]

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The Actual Book: Like Bees to Honey

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I had another arrival, just before the kittens came to live in our house. The postman delivered a single copy of Like Bees to Honey. I sat stoking it, flicking pages, shaking. I remember ages ago, just after all the rubbish stuff with (the old) The Friday Project had happened, my blog friend Paul left […]

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New additions to the family

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So, most of you will remember how Matilda the cat went away and never came back and for that reason (as well as the fact that my life is already ridiculous) I was reluctant to let any other cats come and live in our house. But, Littlest really really felt that we needed another cat […]

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Pets, pets, pets

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Over the years we seem to have collected children and animals, to the point where I can’t ever remember it just being me and G. 3 children, 2 cats, one dog, 1 fish (although if Littlest asks there are still 2, ok?) and until recently we were bumbling along happily … Some of you will […]

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