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The random musings of a vegan, breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping, kinda-hippie, stay-at-home mammy with her feet in Ireland and her head in the clouds.
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It’s Nestlé-Free Week, join in!
It’s the start of Nestlé-Free week (see I told you October was a busy month), and today marks the 20th anniversary of the most recent incarnation of the Nestlé boycott. So, what is Nestlé-Fr...
TheBreastWay launches today!
Oct 1st marks the start of National Breastfeeding Week 2008 here in Ireland. It is also the launch date for a brand new mum-run breastfeeding support site called TheBreastWay.ie. This site has been se...
Bureaucratic breast ultrasound
Remember my breast cyst? Well, I had to go for another breast ultrasound yesterday, don’t worry, it was nothing new or bad. It was a purely bureaucratic breast ultrasound. You see the public sys...
Hmmm… ferrets!
I was out strolling with LP and a ferret/stoat/otter/long wiggly ferretty-creature ran across the road in front of us, then back onto the path, then back onto the road then finally scarpered into some...
First crypto, now lead in Galway’s water!
So, last year Galway spent 158 days without clean drinking water due to Cryptosporidium parasites and this year we have…. lead! It’s to do with lead piping in old houses and they have no i...
FSAI’s response to my Cow & Gate complaint
I got a reply from the FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) today to my recent Cow & Gate complaint. And just in case I felt even a little bit special and listened-to, I soon discovered that ma...
AIMS Ireland - Family fun in Galway!
A quick reminder to anyone who will be wandering around Galway on Saturday with their little’uns. AIMS Ireland is hosting their First Annual Family Day in the Galway Museum from 1-4pm on Saturda...
Nestle & Childline - some ponderings
I was wandering around Rollercoaster today, you remember them, the Irish forum that had their mums2be area sponsored by SMA and that frequently hosts dubious formula ads, like the Cow & Gate ones ...
Sometimes the simplest meals taste the best!
A million cookbooks, a gazillion recipes, but this recipe-free dinner is one of my favourite meals. It’s a no-brainer really. Lots of fresh stuff stir-fried in garlic & served with basmati r...
They’re at it again
I’m sure most of you folks in the UK & Ireland have seen Cow & Gate’s latest tv advertisement with the laughing babies. It’s on YouTube if you haven’t (is everything in...
Here a meme, there a meme…
Cristy from two peas, no pod has just tagged me, ouch! So here are my answers… 1. What I was doing 10 years ago: Hmmm, let me see 10 years ago I was living in Dublin with my boyfriend of 3 years...
Labor Day labour meme
So, it’s Labor Day in the US and Rocks in my Dryer is hosting a labour meme (yes I’m spelling it the American way for their holiday but my way for all the rest of the mentions!). I thought...
Hellishly good news for Irish & Canadian pizza lovers!
Oooh…. look what I just read on Stuff.co.nz (it’s from last month but I just saw it today), Hell Pizza is coming to Ireland!!!!!! The company is to finalise a master franchise agreement fo...
Cycling Adventures
Littlepixie went on her first cycling trip today and had a great time. We got a WeeRide Kangaroo front mounted bike seat for her last week and have been waiting for a spot of good weather to try it ou...
Whew! Back to normal again…
That weird Sun-thing is gone again, the sky is back to its regular grey hues and the rain is back. We had invisible rain for most of the day, you know the type, you look out the window, strain to defo...
Wonderous ball of light
Woke up this morning to the usual rain, but at some stage the clouds disappeared and something strange appeared in the sky, do any of you know what it might be? At great risk to myself I went outside ...
World Breastfeeding Week 2008
It’s World Breastfeeding Week from the 1st-7th August, and the theme this year is “Mother Support: Going for the Gold“. From the WBW site: Breastfeeding results from a reproductive h...
Happy Lughnasadh, it’s Autumn!
I’m a day late, but Happy Lughnasadh everyone, it’s the start of Autumn here and we have good old Autumn weather, boiling hot days with torrential rain! Did you know it’s still Summe...
‘copters,’copters everywhere
Littlepixie’s favourite thing is now helicopters or “copters” as she shouts whenever she hears one. “Odd”, I hear you say, “how often would a toddler actually see a...
Wordless Wednesday - Picnic at the castle
To celebrate the return of our broadband, here’s a pic of one of our local castles, we had a lovely picnic there at the weekend You can see more Wordless Wednesdays at WW HQ and 5 Minutes for ...
Put your old bras to good use!
Cancer Care West & the Mayo Cancer Support Association are asking us all to send a bra and a donation to them to help in their November attempt to break the Guinness record for the longest unbroke...
Busy, busy, busy like a bee
We’re moving house. hopefully very soon! Mr. HPP’s job moved to a village just outside the city, resulting in a very long bike commute for him. It’s not too bad now with all the gene...
Any Changes?
Today I’ve been inspired by Danielle at New Mommy Rant to continue my virtual housekeeping. I checked for and repaired deadlinks 2 weeks ago so they should be grand, I still have to divide my bl...
Brigit’s Garden
We visited Brigit’s Garden today courtesy of Littlepixie’s grandparents and their car. LP enjoyed her first trip in her new carseat. It’s a shame the gardens are so far out of Galway...
Calling all Irish breastfeeding mums!
The human milk bank in Fermanagh urgently needs more donors, especially from the Republic of Ireland. You may recall that my first post was about our milk bank. Well, yesterday Tanya Cassidy left a co...
Happy Beltane!
It’s the first of summer, the sky is blue and littlepixie’s pink parasol has returned! She has a teeny sprinkling of freckles on her nose already, oops! I must research sun creams, I don&#...
Homebirth Association of Ireland Conference
The Homebirth Association of Ireland’s 25th Annual Conference is on in Dublin tomorrow. Here are the details from their website www.homebirth.ie Saturday 5th April 2008 - 9:30am to 5:15pm Taney...
So relieved…
Three weeks ago I found what I thought was a plugged milk duct, it felt like a little pea but it wasn’t sore like they (plugged ducts, not peas) usually are. So I set about a routine of massage,...
Birthday Planning
It’s my birthday on Tuesday so I have to choose a cake for Mr. Halfpintpixie to bake for me. Such hardship Last year we scoffed Ginger Macadamia Coconut Carrot Cake from VWAV. It was, needless...
Two tits and a vote - get involved
There’s a new(ish) website, the aptly named Two Tits & a Vote which aims to highlight the increasing ineptitude of the Irish Health Services when it comes to basic women’s healthcare. ...