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Formerly 'Rambling with a cantankerous old mule"

Caption this: Bubble birthday

This Sunday I spent the afternoon at my eight-year-old niece’s birthday party. As with last year, her mom hired an inflatable water slide, which seemed to be even more popular … Continue reading

January 29, 2013 · 8 Comments

You’re six today? I thought you were at least eleven!

Over the last few years I’ve tried to do a post for each of the Midgley boys in Madagascar on their birthday. I had already posted today when his mother … Continue reading

August 2, 2012 · 5 Comments

The one about the environmentally-conscious eight-year-old and the Barbie birthday girl

This whole week I’ve been blogging about my seven-year-old niece’s birthday party. Today is no different. On arriving at their house, the first thing I heard was screeching and shrieking … Continue reading

February 2, 2012 · 4 Comments

Practically Wordless Wednesday: Waterslide fun

I spent a couple of hours at my seven-year-old niece’s birthday party on Saturday afternoon. On Monday I challenged my readers to caption a hilarious little image from the afternoon; … Continue reading

January 31, 2012 · 29 Comments

What’s in a name (and other inane repartee)

Okay, so after my little experiment with my post titles it looks as if they have no influence on whether people read my blog or not – I have a … Continue reading

November 27, 2011 · 7 Comments

Happy birthday, Rooster

Happy Birthday to Midgley #4 – the coolest just-turned-seven-year-old in Madagascar … I miss you! (This is a series of photos of the birthday boy that I took while I … Continue reading

June 18, 2011 · 3 Comments

You may know me in the blogosphere as "madderinmada", "Rambling with a Cantankerous old mule" or "Vicissitudes of a Cantankerous old mule". But that's all changed and here I am living life from behind my camera lens.

Welcome. I hope you enjoy the visit.

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