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Pickle

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  1. So she did, just found it online. Accent not quite so posh, but she's worked hard on the sexy image and lowered her voice to match! And yes, the plastic surgery is unreal, Tulisa is unrecognisable.
  2. Chloe Jasmine is the posh one, she's hilarious, I'm convinced that accent is an act. I like the two blokes in the overs section, the white van man from Croydon in particular, but also the ex-navy guy who seems like a genuinely nice guy.
  3. Yes, I get my white gold rings replated from time to time - my jeweller (in NZ, so no use to you whatsoever!) uses rhodium. I would try the jeweller on Upland Road, as mentioned by another poster. They are lovely, and if they can't do it there they will facilitate it being done in Hatton Garden.
  4. Sounds similar to Hello Fresh, which I've used in the past when I had a week at home alone. All ingredients and recipe cards included, ingredients were fresh and meals easy to put together. Not expensive for what it is, and I had a voucher code which cut the price by 50%.
  5. 99% if the time there will be something in your house attracting them. I had some last week and couldn't work it out, then found a banana with a split in the skin in the fruit bowl. I've also had them hanging around an onion, so they're indiscriminate in terms of food source!
  6. It was real. In the past the downstairs section was "Oranges and Lemons" (sold expensive new baby clothes, toys and quite cool modern cuckoo clocks), and upstairs was Pretty Pregnant, which sold maternity clothing, very expensive.
  7. Following from Help-Ma-Boab's lovely photo (you haven't changed much!), here I am, circa 1975. I'm not as fat now.
  8. Took the words right outta my mouth Salsaboy :)
  9. A quiet word in the councils ear usually results in a few days of camera cars. Sorry to any parents I know that have been ticketed, but it gives me a lot of pleasure to see those parked on zigzags and lowered crossings being fined! It never ceases to amaze me that people who drive to the school seem intent on parking right outside. A couple of blocks down the road and there are heaps of parking spaces.
  10. Do they have a parent meetings at the end of the 1st term? I don't think teachers would communicate info on pupil progression earlier than that, realistically, as it's too early in the year to give much information. I've generally found the first meeting of the year is about how they're settling in to the new year group, and then towards the end of the year it's more about what level they're sitting at educationally. Hopefully you'll get feedback from other Heber parents.
  11. My children are not at Heber, but speaking from a general perspective - at this early stage in reception I wouldn't expect a huge amount in terms of visible educational progress. For the first term it's really about settling the class in, getting them used to the way a school day operates, teachers and children learning about each other etc. I don't remember getting proper "homework" at that point, just little books for sharing at home, which is really all they should be doing given some children will only just be 4. We get a weekly school newsletter, which I think is pretty standard across all schools, and parent/teacher meetings twice a year where progress is discussed. Hope that helps, P x
  12. Yes, it's on, it's a lovely playgroup x
  13. Those of you who have used a sleep trainer for babies (say, under 1 year), I'm intrigued at the approach they use. I'm assuming daytime routine is looked at before doing anything with nights? Sorry, not adding anything useful, I know, but it seems like such a lot of money! I put strict(ish) daytime routines in place with all 3 of my (breastfed) babies from around 2/3 months and found the nights sort of slotted into place based on that. I hope you have some success Strawbs, sounds like you're having a terrible time x
  14. I have seen gymnastics classes happening at Crstal Palace (National Sports Centre) on Sundays when we take our kids to their swimming lessons. I don't know anything about them, unfortunately, but might be worth investigating?
  15. I used some in a beef stew last week, from the new Holly Bell (ex Great British Bakeoff) cookbook. Was called Baghdad beef stew. I didn't held out much hope as a very odd combination of ingredients (beef, cinnamon, onion, carrot, raisins, figs and almonds), but it was lovely.
  16. Poor form, HMB, poor form indeed.
  17. I'm the other person who has had a run in with him. Was waiting to cross the road to Goodrich school when this car drove very quickly along Goodrich Rd, across the intersection with Upland, and then swerved and pulled in right in front of me, blocking the dropped curb and meaning I had to walk out into the mini roundabout to cross with my little girl in a buggy. His windows were down, I (politely) pointed out he was blocking the crossing, and got a lot of abuse in return, which continued after I had crossed and was walking up to the school entrance on Upland Rd. I wish I had taken a photo of the car now, but at the time was quite scared by the reaction I got, he was very very angry. At the time, as he drove across the junction, I remember thinking it was a crazy way to be driving near a school. It's obviously standard practise for him. I hope I do see him again, will definitely be taking his number plate details.
  18. I always get offers of help at Peckham Rye when I'm there with a buggy, it leaves me with the warm fuzzies. I do find it a bit awkward though, when someone helps you up/down the first lot of stairs, and then ends up obliged to help with the second set. I offer help to others when I'm without kids, and Mr Pickle assures me he does the same.
  19. Revisiting this after a week of homework - our school structure it, so there's (basically) two days of maths, one of literacy, and one of spelling. There's a (fair, in my opinion) assumption that you read regularly with your children. I don't let my kids go over 10/15 minutes a day doing it, and sometimes we completely gloss over something if they/I aren't in the mood or we have other things to do. Last week (first week of formal homework for the year) they both loved it. No pressure to do it from me, and it was all really reinforcing what they had done at school. Neither of my kids enjoys maths, yet they both attacked the maths questions with enthusiasm, and were really keen to show me that they could do it. I guess it does depend on the children, and the home situation, but I do think it benefits my kids... most of the time. That said, I often wonder how kids who have two parents working manage it, it's a lot if you're not at home with them before/after school. Our approach, to do it after breakfast, means that they come home from school and get to relax and play. I think I'd feel differently if we were stressing out every day after school.
  20. My 2.5 year old sat through it with no problem, it's very good. Plenty of muscle man action, worth the ticket price alone :)
  21. My nearly 8 year old has been every year - first time he went he was 16 weeks old :)
  22. We are booked to go tomorrow, have also been going every year for the last 8 or 9, can't wait!
  23. My middle daughter started at 19 months, and I think sometimes there are slightly younger children. It depends a bit on the child - my youngest couldn't even walk at 15 months so there's no way she could have gone earlier (she was 2 when she started), but my middle daughter was very capable and could easily have gone younger. Have a chat to them, they will let you know what they think x
  24. Just 5 children at the Friday session today (with 3 adults). As much as I love the fact that my little one gets such great attention, I'm sure they would be happy to see some new faces - as a stay at home Mum it's a nice way to end the week having 2 hours to myself on a Friday morning. The sessions are very gently structured - circle time (with a biscuit) where they take the register, talk about days of the week, shapes, seasons etc. They do a little craft activity (some kind of sea creature today, my daughters gluing tends to be a bit haphazard), and at the end they get fruit and juice while stories are read. There are lots of cars, dolls & buggies, cooking equipment, books, play dough etc.
  25. We had a great week there a number of years ago now, at the time we had a 1 and 2.5 year old. Our days consisted mainly of swimming, riding on the bikes and outdoor playgrounds. I planned a few easy meals ahead of time and took basic stuff with me, but as others say, the supermarket there is well stocked. From memory the only paid activitie we did were a messy play session and teddy bears picnic. It's worth booking a babysitter one evening so you can go "out". Enjoy. I'd like to go again, but now that we are limited to school holidays I don't think it would be as nice - when you can go off peak it's much quieter and great not having hoards of older children around!
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