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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Things you don’t need for a happy Christmas

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Undeniably, inexorably Christmas is coming. I can almost smell the turkey and mince pies. Jingle jingle. This year I have decided I’m going to be jolly from the outset. I’ll be so flipping festive you’ll couldn’t pick me out of a lineup of Santa’s elves. But first I’ve got to get one or two tiny, […]

The best way to get rid of annoying cold calls

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Hello. Boy Three meets my new fish-eye lens “Hello”   “Miss Arnison, Miss Ellen Arnison.”   “Yes?”   “Ellen. That’s my mother’s name too. Ha ha ha.”   “Oh.”   “Yes. I’m garble garble splurt from hurfle mumble UK.”   “Who?”   Louder “Garble garble splurt from hurfle mumble UK. I’m doing a short household […]

What do you say to a child about heaven?

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An old post, but worth another outing… “What does heaven look like?” asked Boy Three from the back seat of the car after he finished stuffing his face with the day’s nursery baking. He’s supposed to take it home for after supper but it rarely makes it as far as the main road.  “Erm,” I […]

An open letter to new bloggers…

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Dear Newish Blogger, Hello and welcome. Congratulations on your new blog – or even your new resolution to start a blog. You are in for a treat. It will enrich your life in more ways than you can think of. I’m moved, though, to write to you because I’ve been blogging for a very, very […]

When your name really determines what you earn

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A press release flooded in today. It says that a baby’s name will predict how much they are likely to earn in their working life. Apparently, Lily and Oscar are the highest earners of their gender. See the image from theknowledgeacademy.com for more. The stats came from information from more than half a million CVs […]