The world’s horriblest biscuit barrel has reappeared. The nasty yellow dog thing had gone, for years. I thought forever. But it turns out in was only haunting some dark and fetid corner of Boy One’s bedroom. And now it’s back. It appeared in a boy’s triumphant, and sticky, hands – the spoil of an […]
220/365 What happens when your family increases by 40 per cent overnight
196/365 what do you do with the school stuff?
35/365 A few glasses in the kitchen…
There are currently three glasses wearers in this house – and two of those are only part timers. Interesting then that when I tackled clutter corner (kitchen) on Sunday I found all of these.Quite a spectacle, especially when you consider that this is just the pairs that got caught in the unreliable domestic lateral drift. Clearly […]
After the holiday… tips for getting over the gloom
We got home at 3.30 this morning, hot foot from Cornwall. Cornwall was very very wonderful – relaxing, scenic and memorable. The way home was full of looking forward to it, getting back on with stuff, charged with possibility. But then, after a very few hours of sleep, there’s unpacking and laundry. Mail, email and […]