My Very Own Customised Barbie

Yesterday at the ye Olde Coalface my lovely colleagues threw me a kind a baby shower/morning tea. It was excellent in every way- there were superior cakes and snacks and the baby was literally Showered with Gifts. Talk about Spoilt.
I channeled an enormous oversized lettuce wore this Castle Starr green silk arrangement from bluefly.com with my new Chloe sling backs.
and because I would never ever Knowingly Under Accessorise (remember in Steel magnolias how Olympia Dukakis's character says that our ability to accessorise is what separates us from the animals? Well I 100% subscribe to that view) I shoved these accouterments on too: who doesn't love beading?

OK. You'd better all Prepare Yourselves Emotionally because something really really wonderful happened at this morning tea.

My fantastic secretary H (known as "H Super Secretary" because she is so efficient and hardworking) created a Pregnant Barbie Doll in MY IMAGE.

Behold the Magnificence of Pregnant Me, as a Barbie:

I love it 1 million/10.

H tired to source a pregnant Barbie from ebay but they were really expensive so she got her mitts on a normal Barbie, made a pregnant belly out of paper mache, sewed, yes SEWED a sort of Malene Birger frock arrangement and sewed with her own bare paws black leggings!!!

She even sourced a clutch, pink heels and crafted a Red Phoenix style long beaded necklace for the Barbie!Can you believe the attention to detail outfit -wise? Me either. She's on a stand with my name printed along the bottom.

I will treasure this Maternity style Barbie ALWAYS!!

Meanwhile last night I went out to dinner and channeled a pregnant Barbie and wore this Target smock arrangement and my standard maternity black opaque tights that I'd cut the feet off.

I carried a clutch and threw on a red Phoenix necklace too.I forgot my camera but you'll have to take my word that I went to Il Posto and ate pasta.

And because today is Saturday I went to Brunch with the girls at Anouk.

I wore a white smocktastic beaded thingamy that I got from the outnet when they were doing the free postage deal. It's got a kind of Easton Pearson vibe but it's by that nice Malene Birger.

My friend S gave me this super cute bear for the baby. Isn't it sweet?

Today has been chock full of hardcore domestic industry.

I know. It's non stop glamour round here.

I've cleaned the floors, done loads of washing, removed mould and moss from my courtyard, pruned the garden, washed the car, dusted, scrubbed bathrooms and decluttered the laundry cupboard and the cupboard under the sink. Say what you will about me, I am not idle.

Someone asked if my baby moved a lot. This baby is far from idle too. It wriggles, kicks, punches and twists 24/7. I hope this doesn't mean it will never sleep.....

Remember I thought that these beehive gingers were a bit sinister and channeling Rommel? Well I was mistaken.

They are actually channeling Monty (You know. The vicar's son who was the Field Marshal) and amassing an army to Fight the Good Garden Fight. Look how friendly they look these days:

This grows over my fence from the neighbours. I don't know what it is, but I like it.

When I first started gardening in about 1994 I didn't like succulents. What the Hell was I thinking? I love them so much now. I love how hardy they are and how they grow so easily from cuttings.

Better action some dinner.

xxxxx