For most of my life, I’ve avoided nail polish. This is partly because I thought painting my nails would draw attention to my not-very-elegant hands, and partly because I wasn’t really very good at it. Also painted nails sort of belonged with lipstick and beige tights, on someone who is a grown up. Now, though, I’m 45 […]
Which Mother’s Day gifts are your cup of tea?
]Has the whispering started yet? It has here – people go very quiet and look shifty when I come into a room. It’s because it’s Mother’s Day soon and small people start hatching plots to make this Sunday very special. I’m not sure what mine are planning for me but it’s bound to be wonderful, not least […]
Essential things to take on a family break
We’re contemplating our family jollies this year when Team Bundance takes to the road one way or another again.We’ve had one or two expeditions over the years by planes, trains and motorways plus the occasional boat. Here are some of the things that are always wanted on voyage if we want the outing to be […]
64/365 What’s going on in my house?
This was the scene at my front door this morning. I’m not quite sure what the neighbours thought was going on – fumigation perhaps. I know my domestic ambitions are low at best, be we haven’t needed to call in the professionals… yet. It was the @thermalimageguy come to see how drafty the house is. Basically he sealed […]
Bye bye baking boy – when Aspies move on
63/365 Go go Ninja Turtle
Deadlier than something really deadly. Certainly noisier. Today while playing outside at nursery, Boy Three managed to find a sheep’s skull complete with horns and teeth. He’s very pleased with himself and is adamant that the sheep was shot dead. Now, apparently, the skull is going to be the mascot for a den the nursery children are […]
The mindfulness post – or thinking about buying a onesie
Not mindful at all. Observe how even the slender and and beautiful look a bit daft in these… I was about to put a bid on a fetching spotty cotton-mix onesie on Ebay when I realised I was having a moment. Not a goodness I love him/hate him moment, nor a the-only-way-to-get-thinner-is-to-eat-less moment either, but […]