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Hello World - Baby Wearn is here =D

Look what we made!! Britton Chester Wearn was born - 9:30pm, 15th Dec - 3.5kg (or 7lb 11oz in old money) With the imminent arrival of our first born we just thought having people donate to guess when he would arrive would be nice, and a fun way to raise a little bit of money for an excellent cause, Birmingham's Children's Hospital.  ( Guess were made via  Just giving page ) And the winner is: Dannielle (of Uber Angel Cupcakes ) - who gets a cake by me for a change, and a copy of Pistol Pete Wearn's new EP - which is out in Jan We raised an impressive £65, way above our target of £50 - and I've been informed that Wesleyan Assurance will match it as BCH is their charity of the year =D Thank you to everyone who donated / guessed, and all of the hundreds of well wishes and congratulations sent our way, here's to an excellent Christmas and a very exciting 2015!!

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2014 Christmas Decorations

Yeah for Christmas! Every year we add more souvenirs and decorations, I love the stories and memories that come with unpacking them ever year. New inclusions this year include gold T-Rex Skeleton from the Field museum shop in Chicago O'Hare Airport - the product of a 4 hour wait in Terminal 5. Catalan Pooping Logs, Tiny Matchbox Nativity and German cheer leading Angel & Santa Pretty Christmas Pyramid The 'tasteful' Christmas tree The Less Tasteful Christmas Tree

Day 1 of Maternity Leave = Baking

So my maternity leave starts properly today - and I'm not really good at not having things to do (or waiting for that matter - I've already likened it to waiting for an Amazon parcel) Anyway, December is a lovely time to have so extra time off if you enjoy baking, which I do, so that's good. Today's plan is very Nigella-centric - Easy Chocolate Fruit Cake from Christmas and coffee themed Cupcakes from Domestic Goddess for Pete's work as a thank you for all of the shift's they've swapped so Pete can make scans etc over the last few months. I've also got a veggie shepherds pie planned for dinner - but that has more to do with using up vegetables and have balanced diets in the time of work Christmas dinners...

How to Cook Fried Shrimp in 3 Seconds

Original Video here (In Japanese)