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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19/365 Dilated to meet you

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Boy Three made his first trip to the optician today. He’s only three and a half but the staff at nursery suggested it would be a good idea. He’s a clumsy little chap, but I’d put it down to his habit of hurtling everywhere at top speed.But stopping to consider it, Boy Two wears specs […]

18/365 When skies are blue…

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When skies are blue it means it’s probably snowing somewhere else… This morning we were treated to pink tinged fluffy clouds while the rest of the country battled through a white hell. The children are particularly miffed about this state of affairs. Me, I can live with it. 

17/365 My city walk

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I pass this way on one of my favourite regular walks. Once a fortnight, I hand the kids over to The Panther and walk away. Fast. As I march across the city, my head fills with plot twists, story ideas and the general thrilling possibilities that come from making things up. On a sharp frosty night, Glasgow […]

16/365 An ice face

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Baby, it’s cold outside. And this is what the little treasures had left on my car window this morning. I wonder how long before I’m getting rude words and pictures of willies instead of grinning faces. 

15/365 A hairbrush bush

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Today was my regular (ish) trip to the hairdresser.  I came away with a haircut and some questions:  How can there possibly so many different (expensive) substances to glue your hair?  How can something be both blow dried and finger dried?  Why is the music so loud?  Why do you insist in painting bits of […]