Things I’ve learned from my children on holidayDressing for travel is no longer a function of style. Considering travelling with children I opted for sandals comfortable and sturdy enough to afford sprinting if necessary. I decided to dress in dark gray and black, colours least likely to show up chocolate, ketchup or anything worse. I […]
Washing, travelling and bedtime hassles
Things I’ve learned from my children today.Hygiene is relative. Boy Two seemed to go suddenly from a moderatly tidy child who didn’t really like feeling sticky or grubby into Stig of the Dump. After school, his hands, face and neck were grimy and smeared. “Wash your hands and face – they’re horrible.”“But, mum I did […]
A fiery heart
“We shall go Always a little further…”It’s a line from The Golden Journey to Samarkand by James Elroy Flecker. It’s romantic and inspiring, isn’t it? Makes you come over all brave and selfless.So it’s no wonder that it’s the poem adopted by the SAS. That’s the “who dares wins” SAS of legend and derring-do.And while […]
An organisational stretch
At the risk of sounding like those magazines that Viz used to take the mickey out of, I’ve had a good idea.You know those annoying red rubber bands the postie leaves all over the front path? I’ve started picking them up and using them to keep Boy Three’s small outfits together. Hey Presto – recycling, […]