There’s a bit of a myth about European Union rules – the dull men in grey suits decide that we can’t have haggis, bent bananas or certain types of stinky cheese. Legend has it they’re out to stop our fun, destroy our self expression and generally annoy everyone. This week I’ve learned that the grey-suited […]
Is there ever an excuse for bad manners?
My boys aren’t angels, far from it. They have more than their fair share of rude and revolting moments. But today one of them was greeted by an adult’s appalling ignorance. Boy Two and his little friend G were playing one of their endless and elaborate games in the garden. It involved a trampoline and […]
Play time at Granny’s house – Gallery
Tara’s Gallery this week has the fun-filled suggestion playtime as its theme. Here I am hot-foot from a weekend at Granny’s where her smallest grandsons had a fine old time. Among the fine feasts, stories and compulsory helpings of fresh air there were jigsaws, wind-up snails, sofa safaris, tractors and wheelbarrow rides. So far so […]