Thanks to a three-year-old boy who is already beside himself about his fourth birthday next week, I had a bit of a broken night. Then I was off into town early.There were long shadows as everyone hurried through Glasgow to work. Have you noticed how it’s really quiet too? Nothing but the sound of feet slapping […]
150/365 Why does my desk collect weird things?
Like I really need specs to make my eyes look bloodshot!My desk seems to be the end point for a form of domestic long-shore drift whereby miscellaneous bits of crap that no one ever takes responsibility for arrive. Not me, they say looking down their noses at another useless gewgaw. Well not me either, son. How does […]
149/365 The wheels on the bus… again
148/365 feeding picky kids is mince
Another month, another campaign to get the boys to eat properly. This time I mean business. Boy One has some sensory issues associated with his Aspergers and he really can’t eat certain textures. He’s game though but you can see when something isn’t for him and there’s no point in making him eat stuff. Mainly […]
147/365 Jupiter Artland
146/365 Fastest cake in the world, no longer a scone…
It’s a lemon drizzle cake. We were off to see Fionaoutdoors and her daughter this afternoon and – having had the cheek to invite myself – I offered to bring cake. It’s come to something when I’d rather bake a cake than bother to round the Boys up and face a supermarket. I guess it’s one of those […]
Is rip-off Britain killing our faith in human nature?
Like lambs to slaughter… I’m a trusting sort. I believe deep down that most people are good and kind, or at the very least no worse than mildly opportunistic. I also think that the Internet is just a reflection of ‘real life’ human interaction – no better, no worse. But. Yes, there’s always a but. […]
