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Behind the Squares

Posted on May 18, 2018May 21, 2018by Emma Gibb

It’s a funny thing, social media.  I work in social media and I love Instagram in particular – I love the community of mums and the inspiration I get on a daily basis (everything from clothes and books to mindfulness prompts to places to visit).  I also love playing around with photography and words, and […]

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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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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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