Ping. Actually it didn’t ping, if all my emails pinged, I’d go round the twist fairly quickly, but this one deserved a ping. It was a newsletter from the very lovely Alison Finlay and it was titled ‘Looking Cool’. It detailed an idea that I adore. I’m sure Alison wouldn’t mind me sharing. Here’s what she said: “I […]
341/365 Bye Tigger, it’s hard to see you go…
I find clearing out the kids’ toys incredibly difficult. Not only is it an irksome chore, but it gives me proper pangs of something a bit like regret. Today was declared a day of action, team tidy-up before we could allow the tinsel and festivities in. The Boys were charged with tidying their rooms […]
Jingle jangle: My perfect Christmas day begins with a good night’s kip
Dear Santa,Please can I have some sleep for Christmas. Ideally eight-hours non-stop (every single day, preferably), but if you can’t manage that, then six or seven would do.I know I’ll probably leave it too late on the 24th to start stuffing weird shaped things into the hosiery… and I ought to have done it days […]
340/365 Leaping off a very tall thing
In which I ignore my instincts… This time last week I was basking in the afterglow of a massive adrenaline surge. Of having taken my life in my hands and survived. Well a bit, anyway.During our Welsh extravaganza last week we decided to have a Tree Top Adventure. Unsurprisingly I hadn’t thought about it much […]
339/365 jingle jangle: the most pointless present
338/365 And the wind blew…
337/365 Snuggle up for some Christmas traditions
They’re doing a lovely thing at Boy Three’s nursery. It’s advent wishes. Each child makes a Christmas wish for something they want to do. The wish is assigned a number, written on a star and tied to the tree. Every day a child gets their wish. Boy Three wants to make some special decorations for […]
