It all began at the tail end of last year. Half way up a hill with Fionaoutdoors we suddenly realised that neither of us had climbed Ben Nevis. Something of an omission, we agreed, shortly before deciding that walking into blizzard and gale had ceased being fun. Solitude on the Ben So a plan was hatched. […]
Progress: the things my children won’t know
I’ve just got Boy Three ready for bed. These inefficient ablutions usually involve a lot of splashing and some bubbles. This time he spied a mini bar of soap brought home from some hotel or other. “Wazzat?” he pointed. “Soap,” I unwrapped it for him. It must have been there years. He was baffled. He […]
Me and Bridget Jones: BFF until I became a Smug Married
getting it off my chest again
More things I’ve probably never told anyone before. This confession thing is getting out of hand – I can’t stop thinking of more secrets I just want to share with a load of strangers. Maybe blogs have a sort of Big Brother effect where people forget their boyfriends/husbands might be looking and cop off with […]