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I Watch the Stars Instead

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021by Emma Gibb

A poem written during lockdown about getting outdoors.

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Starting School

Posted on August 6, 2020by Emma Gibb

He led the wayAnd wherever he goes, you follow.You joined the line behind him on his first day,(Indignant when we gently told you no, you couldn’t go.Don’t be in a rush, your time will come,and soon enough).And when I let go of his hand,I still had yours to hold,My littlest.You filled the house with noise […]

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The World Outside Your Window

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020by Emma Gibb

Spring had just begun When they pressed pause and the world stopped. No school, no clubs, no to-ing and fro-ing. Instead – Board games, bike rides, bare feet, Dandelion and daisy chains. Every thing slow ed down. Not knowing for how long this would go on. Rainbows on windows Friends and family on screens (oh, […]

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Now You Are 4

Posted on April 25, 2019June 10, 2019by Emma Gibb

Four. It doesn’t seem like four years since you arrived. I look back at your tiny crinkled baby feet photos and your one-year old smile, Your two-year old pigtails. I think back on this last year as we celebrated you at three, And look at you now.  The laughter and mischief twinkling in your eyes. […]

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Metamorphosis 

Posted on September 26, 2017September 27, 2017by Emma Gibb
a poem about becoming a mother

A poem about becoming a mother   In the moment you arrived and your cry echoed through my heart I became someone new. A different version of myself as if I’d stepped from a cocoon. Still the same but changed.   So deep deep in love, exhausted, transformed, in awe and terrified. A mother. Still […]

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Lucky 

Posted on September 11, 2017September 11, 2017by Emma Gibb

Parenthood poetry   I woke tired and grumpy today after a night with an unsettled little and a lie-in that was broken up by prodding fingers and shouts and shrieks. I went outside to the garden, cradling a cup of tea drank in some sunshine, picked the last of the sweetpeas, took a few moments […]

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A Big Step

Posted on August 17, 2017August 17, 2017by Emma Gibb

When they placed you on my chest and I smiled and said, “Oh, it’s you”, as if I already knew the corners of your face, this day felt so very far away. Baby days spent in a bubble with toddler days stretched out ahead – fort-building, slow toddler-paced walks outdoors, and afternoons curled up in […]

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The Path Ahead

Posted on May 31, 2017June 1, 2017by Emma Gibb

I can see her, round that corner Standing there, Waving as he walks away, Kissing her before she runs off, Feeling more than a little lost. The silence in the house is deafening. She is still getting used to having Time again Up till now it was in such short supply Oh, how she’d longed […]

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Now You’re Two

Posted on April 29, 2017June 12, 2017by Emma Gibb

You’re two. I look at you and wonder when you changed and how you grew so much before my eyes. I didn’t notice the small changes day by day – it took me by surprise. Suddenly – overnight, or so it seems – you are a little girl with a personality so big and a […]

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My Lap is Always Your Chair

Posted on March 13, 2017May 7, 2018by Emma Gibb

The walls will change And the rooms and the doors, Yes, things may look different But it will be as before. Walls are just walls. A house isn’t a home when you take it apart When it’s empty of everything It’s missing its heart. When we pack up the books, the hand prints and frames […]

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I’m Emma, a mum of two based in Aberdeenshire close to the Angus border. On my blog you’ll find posts about family-friendly things to do and see in our local area as well as suggestions for trips around Scotland, craft ideas and poems about motherhood.

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I think I need to buy a lottery ticket... after my I think I need to buy a lottery ticket... after my daughter found her four leaf clover last week we had a look today in the same patch and found another four leaf clover, and then a six leaf clover 😮
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How many barley field photos is too many?! 🌾 . How many barley field photos is too many?! 🌾
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We’ve just moved house and taking this as a good We’ve just moved house and taking this as a good sign🍀
(Apparently it’s a 1 in 10,000 chance of finding one!)
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💚 . . #naturelovers #freespiritedchildhood #mys 💚
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In the chaos and stress and worry and questions - In the chaos and stress and worry and questions - they are the beauty, the laughter, the focus, the answer.
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Much needed vitamin sea 🐚 . . . #vitaminsea #se Much needed vitamin sea 🐚
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Fields of barley 💚 . . . #explorerkids #runwil Fields of barley 💚
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Inspired by @myriadnaturaltoys to press flowers in Inspired by @myriadnaturaltoys to press flowers into air drying clay and then paint them with my 5 year old. I also recently saw the idea to make decorations with air drying clay and pressed flowers on @homeschool_daily_apple so that’s next on the list 🌿
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Let’s go fly a homemade kite made from a shoppin Let’s go fly a homemade kite made from a shopping bag, garden canes and tape that doesn’t actually fly very well! (Doesn’t have the same ring to it 🤔)
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A windy woodland squirrel spotting walk 🌿 . . . A windy woodland squirrel spotting walk 🌿
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A walk in the yellow field yesterday evening (swip A walk in the yellow field yesterday evening (swipe for one two years ago, they’ve grown so much!). The rapeseed field photos we take each year are some of my favourites 💛
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Today’s joy in simple things was coffee in the s Today’s joy in simple things was coffee in the sunshine, an evening walk to pick tulips from the nearby pick your own flower field and taking some photos in the rapeseed field.
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Art projects that were started at the end of April Art projects that were started at the end of April are now finished- a cardboard tube dragon and a milk bottle Trex. These are both from Darrell Wakelam’s #artjumpstart projects that he’s been sharing on Twitter. We helped my son to make them both (both quite fiddly to create) and then he had lots of fun painting them. Some new wall art for his room
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Same walk, different perspective . . . #rapeseedfi Same walk, different perspective
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Its been over a year since I lasted showed my face Its been over a year since I lasted showed my face on here (fun fact, I was wearing the same dungarees, I promise I don’t live in them!). So I thought I’d say hello and tell you a bit about me. 👋🏻
• I’m Emma, I write a blog called This Mother and use the blog and this account to share our adventures outdoors, nature activities, crafts and {when we’re not in lockdown} recommendations on places to visit.
• I have two children {the little hands and silhouettes on my feed}. I still can’t quite believe my youngest will be starting school after the summer.
• I’ve learnt that I’m no good at cutting men’s hair. I also miss my fringe (but not attempting to cut it myself!).
• I love to write, particularly poetry. It is a dream of mine to write a children’s book.
• I haven’t been in a shop or driven for eight weeks now. I think it might take me a while to get used to life out of lockdown...
• I love gardening 🌱
• I really enjoy crafting and find it very therapeutic creating things ✂️
• I love hats. Last night I ordered a straw hat with a chin tie that *may* look like something Mary Poppins would wear. {Do you want to see it when it arrives?!}.
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