About this blog
The why's and what's of this blog
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Our first blogiversary: Tea with Mum turns one!
Today, is our first blogiversary, or our first blogging anniversary. A year ago today, I started Tea with Mum. I really like the fact that I am blogging about losing a really strong and special woman on International Women’s Day. I didn’t plan it that way, honest! To celebrate, I thought I would tell you a little more about my reasons for blogging and what we’ve learnt during our first year. We’ll share some statistics and my and your favourite posts. Who knows, even if you are a loyal reader, you might find a post that you haven’t seen before. Why I waited to start A few years ago, a…
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6 reasons why Amsterdam is a great place to visit with kids of all ages
Amsterdam is a fantastic city to visit with kids of all ages. We've put together a list of 6 reasons why it is so great, as well as a number of tips on things to do while in Amsterdam. And there's a bonus 7th reason too!
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I am a Liebster Award nominee!
I am a Liebster Award Nominee! This an award for bloggers awarded by bloggers and is named after the German word for favourite. I was nominated by Marianne at European Slice of Life. Here is my response to my nomination and my own five nominees for the award. Good luck!
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We’re in Summer holiday mode
We're in Summer holiday mode, soaking up the sun rather than sitting inside, blogging. Accordingly, our posts will be rather erratic over the next six weeks. We apologise in advance!
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Tea with Mum finally has a teapot!
Tea with Mum finally has a new teapot! And to go with it, a new recipe for easy cinnamon snails and a new look for our website!
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What, no teapot? The search for a teapot for Tea with Mum is on
If you can believe it, I do not own a teapot. I know! Shock! Horror! Right? How can I drink tea with my Mum and write a blog about it if I don’t own a teapot? That’s just not right! So now the search for a teapot is on! Mum’s teapots My Mum owned several teapots, all lovingly used and shared. Specific teapots were used for specific guests. Some teapots had themes, some went with particular tea sets. Other teapots were merely for show, though these were few and far between. When Mum passed and we were deciding what to do with some of her things, I was offered my…
