Monthly Archives: December 2006

links for 2006-12-14

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Karen

Baby-Led Weaning Interesting article on the non-mush approach to introducing solids. At Casa Uborka, we are taking a middle road between the BLW and the mush schools. (tags: food parenting baby-led-weaning)

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Coffee Morning

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Karen

It’s my turn to host the weekly gathering of the girls from my NCT class, plus Alice, plus babies. Alice got herself added to the group early on [she was a childcare professional in her real life, so she was … Continue reading →

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A Week of Weaning

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Karen

I’m very proud of my son. After a disappointing start with the baby rice and the pear mush, on Wednesday I cooked a vast quantity of carrot and whizzed in the blender until I had enough iridescent orange puree to … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-12-10

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Karen

War On Want : Primark, Tesco and Asda in Bangladesh Sweatshop Workers in Bangladesh are regularly working 80 hours a week for just 5p an hour, in potential death trap factories, to produce cheap clothes for British consumers of Primark, … Continue reading →

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Sock Swap

Posted on December 9, 2006 by Karen

Today Bernard and Stan had to swap socks, because Bernard’s red socks matched Stan’s red top, and Stan’s stripey socks matched Bernard’s stripey sleeves. Minutae of motherhood.