They look mildly interested when the postie comes in case it’s something for them to try. They learn to open things without tearing the packaging “in case they have to go back”. If something goes wrong their first suggestion isn’t the emergency services or trading standards, they say “blog about it mum”. They measure your pride or otherwise […]
He says – she says on the subject of saving money
Mountain Warehouse Big Splash Competition
My friends at Mountain Warehouse have asked me to tell you about a competition they’re running. It’s a chance to win a pair of wellies every day it rains this month by simply posting (on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest or the fridge door) a picture of splashing. Here’s one I took earlier of Boy One. If […]
282/365 Shadows and difficult questions
“We are so tall. Look mummy,” said Boy Three, who then insisted on me taking a picture. I’d have taken a picture of just about anything at that point because he’d been asking difficult questions. “Is there a baby in your tummy?”“No.”“Why not?”“There just isn’t. And there isn’t going to be. You’re my baby.”“When I was […]
