Zoë Bowyer

monkey cake, originally uploaded by NellyMoser. 2 today!

Happiness is a Sandy Dog, originally uploaded by ZMB. 42 today! The eldest member of the household.

My Girl & Me in a Moment of Calm, originally uploaded by ZMB. After a hard day. Work for me. Playground for Martha & Daddy. Then walking the dogs together. A run in the grass. Wrestling Martha’s favourite coat off her on our return. A tantrum caused by coat removal. Exhausted.

… Blog that is! Have you read more than 6 of these books? Supposedly, the BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here. Instructions: Copy this. Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety, italicise the ones you started but didn’t finish or read an excerpt. Via Nelly [...]

Bunny, originally uploaded by ZMB. Bunny on Ravelry A little toy for Martha to throw out of the buggy. We have already lost a bunny, a duckie and a wooden spoon.

Explorer, originally uploaded by ZMB. A little change of scene here, I was getting bored of looking at the post below. Martha is 10 months old today and has just returned from her first holiday to the Dingle Peninsula. She went for houndie walks, explored and stood without support. A good holiday. I busied myself [...]

Ok, so I’m a few days late with the Happy Half-Year Birthday greeting (which was on Friday) and a day early in taking the photograph, but the important thing is that we remembered on the day.

Martha and the Rabbit Tail from Zoe Bowyer on Vimeo.

The Lip, originally uploaded by ZMB. My little one is upstairs in bed babbling away. I am just catching a moment before her contented babbles turn into cries. I know that when I go up to her she will give me a giant smile. This makes me happy.

Happy Birthday Gracie, originally uploaded by ZMB. 4 today.

I read in the paper this week about pregnancy causing absent-mindedness. There were many theories as to why, such as the brain shrinking, hormones and tiredness. Of course, I thought, none of this will happen to me – I will remain on the ball and alert. So why then did I pour milk over my [...]

Before talking about what a great day I had yesterday, I need to mention that something dreadful happened to someone else. At about 10:30 am yesterday morning I was driving along the Glenravel Road on my way to walk the dogs at Glenariff Forest. The sun was shining, the birds were probably singing, but I [...]

Furry Babies, originally uploaded by ZMB. My furry babies are going to be getting a non-furry sibling at the end of September. I’m sure they will grow to love the addition to the family!