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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Do you hover to pee?

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Photo by Dylan Gialanella on Unsplash “What are you doing, granny?” “I’m just putting this toilet paper here.” “Why?” “Erm. To protect you, sweetheart.” “Protect me?” “Yes. Against germs” “Toilet germs,” rising alarm. “Yes. There are germs in toilets that other people use. So if you sit on this, you’ll be protected.” “Thanks, granny… Granny?” “Yes, pet.” “Why […]

A happy Bert day and other matters

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What’s been going on? Let me tell you… Practically perfect in every way Boy Three has been treading the boards this week with Pace  and came home one afternoon to announce that he’d been cast as Bert. His accent was every bit as good as DVD’s. I know they’ve had a bit of practice, but […]

Quote McQuoteface – If you don’t look after your body, where are you going to live?

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When I started blogging it was more likely to be a brief little fart of an idea than a polished and honed piece of lit-er-ate-ewer. Any old post out there is far better than the incumbent state of blogstipation. That’s why I’m going to treat you lucky people to snack sized wisdom – quote-style. If […]

Life is too short for making excuses

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Today began with the shocking news that a very lovely woman had died. I met her on my writing course and hoped that we could become friends. My heart aches and I struggle to understand how so much life could simply be gone – it must be unbearable for her family. However, I’m not going […]