In a bun dance

If I'm going to get something, I usually get it in spades - luck (both kinds), children, clutter, dirty laundry, bright ideas, daft ideas...

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159/365 Boy Three’s birthday gala

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Once again I’m faced with the annual mystery: Why does silly string only ever appear on gala day?   But it wasn’t any old gala, it was Boy Three’s birthday gala. His fourth birthday – yes, four. Can you believe it? His actual birthday fell on gala day, thereby solving our party/no party dilemma.   […]

Kate Winslet’s husband and I

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Once upon a time I spent the goodly lump of a winter on a yacht with Ned Rocknroll – current Mr Winslet and dad-to-be. Only then he didn’t have such a memorable name.Me and Ned, sailing off into the sunrise… along with a dozen or so other people. Let me explain.In the mid 1990s I spent […]

156/365 Blogging – you know it makes sense (even when it doesn’t)

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The image of the day is the Panther of News‘ blog. He’s dusted off the Rantparrot and put up another post. I’m featuring him here because, aside from him being very funny, when he’s directing his, erm, enthusiasms to his blog, then I don’t have to listen to his rants quite so much. Meanwhile, with a view […]