Boy One came home from school with, among others, this picture. It’s good, isn’t it? Who knew he was so good at art? Certainly not his family. Still he’s doing art next year so watch this space…
136/365 a bench mark for summer
Two whole days the sun has shone, brightness all around. The light has streamed in and started to turn my head. I’ve found myself thinking about linen trousers, sun tan lotion and barbecues. I was so far into a fantasy about sitting outside, shades on, reading the papers and sipping a cup of Earl Grey that before […]
135/365 A nose for something different
134/365 Twiddling my thumbs on Newsnight Scotland
If you watched last night’s BBC Newsnight Scotland special debate and thought that woman in the back row looked oddly familiar, it was me. If you thought she just looked odd, it probably wasn’t…The audience comprised people who live in Scotland but who didn’t start life there. I was invited along because I’d written a […]
Tips for creating a family friendly bathroom
On the face of it the perfect bathroom might be an oasis of tranquillity with exotic expensive-looking tiles, posh smelly stuff and gleaming surfaces. In an ideal world this is a place to escape for serenity and me-time. However, if you’ve got kids then you don’t live in an ideal world so the perfect bathroom […]