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Archive for February, 2010


Banana and Mango Margarita

Thursday, Feb 25th, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
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Time for another cookery post. As there’s not much cooking going on these days (yes, I am still in the Caribbean, and yes, this vacation seems to go on and on and on), I am going to spoil my lovely readers with Leroy’s Banana and Mango Margarita. Try this at home:
Banana and Mango Margarita

Where the Iguana lives

Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2010 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Gardening, London, Travelling | Tags: , , , ,

Long before the French and the English fought over Saint Lucia (‘ownership’ of the island changed 14 times in between them), this beautiful place was called “Where the Iguana lives”. And if the lizards don’t stop drowning themselves in our pool, they might need to rename it to “Where the Iguana dies”.
Where the Iguana lives

What’s in your bag?

Friday, Feb 19th, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
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Have you ever wondered how often the girls working at the airports’ security scanners really need to check the contents of your bag? And how often they are just curious to know what’s inside? If I were one of them, I’d know how to shamelessly exploit my position of power.
Emily O over at Babyrambles challenged [...]

It’s a tough life

Monday, Feb 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 30 Comments
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Lots of empathy has been poured into the comment box below my last post. Identification. Compassion. I am not quite so sure this one will create emotions along the same lines.
Although the journey to Saint Lucia was a little tough with half a day delay spent at Gatwick airport thanks to a volcano eruption on [...]

One of those days

Wednesday, Feb 10th, 2010 by Met Mum | 34 Comments
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It’s been one of those days. Your friend cancels the longingly anticipated lunch date at the last minute, and as nobody else is available on short notice (and because you don’t really have that many friends anymore), you grab the baby and venture out on your own. After all, this was the day you were [...]

Malnourished Monday #12

Monday, Feb 8th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
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Can you smell spring in the air? No? Maybe I am so tired of boots and cardigans, I am hallucinating tulips and hyacinths pushing their way out of the ground and popping up on my way to the supermarket. Anyway, spring IS around the corner (believing is knowing!), and it’s time to have a look [...]

The one where I am turning into the Blobb

Friday, Feb 5th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
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I have been feeling a little sluggish of late. Ok, whom am I kidding? I am feeling A LOT sluggish. Blobbish. I am the Blobb. Poke me in the stomach and see the wobbles reaching a 6 on the Richter scale.
This is not about losing weight, or about a late New Year’s resolution. I just [...]

The love is in the shoes

Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: Fashion, London, Shoes, Style | Tags: , , , ,

When it comes to handing down hang-ups and obsessions, my love for beautiful but slightly impractical shoes is the one I worry the least about. A girl’s got to love her shoes, no?
The love is in the shoes

Malnourished Monday #11

Monday, Feb 1st, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
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Don’t you just love this spot?
Malnourished Monday #11