From the top of a mountain, you can see where the dragons live (A true story for my children)Once upon a time, very long ago – in fact, so many years ago, it may well have been a land far, far away – there lived a woman. She looked very like your mother only she […]
Forget the terrible twos, the threes are far worse…
Boy with a super plunger, of course “It’s Thursday, so you go to nursery,” I answered Boy Three’s question about what kind of day it was. “Noooo,” he bellowed. “Not Thursday. No.” “But there’s a Thursday every week.” “Waaaaaah. Noooo,” and he collapsed into loud sobbing. After a while he controlled himself and hiccoughed: “I […]
When staying in’s a bit of a struggle…
It’s the last day of the holidays today. Thank heavens. The time before various upheavals seems so long ago, I can hardly remember it. Soothing, splendid routine. When we all know what we should be doing and, in the main, get on with doing it. The kids have vanished to their rooms or lying so still […]
Trouble on the doorstep: What would you do?
Things I’ve learned but wish I hadn’t
Boys about to discover that it’s really cold in there This week I made the rather surprising discovery that poo doesn’t melt or dissolve when washed at 90 degrees on a cotton wash. No. It tucks itself into the rubber seal and waits to pounce. This moment of domestic education led me to consider the other […]