My wild thing picks his favourite book
There aren’t many books I really remember having read to me in childhood – Beatrice Potter, especially the scary one with the squirrel, Anatole the French mouse and the Tiger Who Came To Tea (although I may have imagined that). But I still remember the way I felt about Where The Wild Things Are, by […]
Review: Hotter shoes for happy feet
Once more onto the feet, dear friends… Allow me to introduce the next generation of the most comfortable and useful shoes I have ever owned. It is no secret that I have shortish, squarish feet. They have always been hard to find comfortable shoes for. Smart flat shoes gape at the side, sandals can be […]
Trench warfare: style statement from an Aspie
Last night, Boy One announced that he would like one of those dressing gown coats. You know? With the tie thing that’s like a belt but not quite. Oh? Eventually it transpired that what he wants is a trench coat – detective style. Like Columbo, or, his hero, Skulduggery Pleasant. (Last time I wrote […]
Review: Skylanders Skyros Adventures (Wii)
These little beasties were doing battle on my kitchen table today while my sons explained what was good about Skylanders Skyros Adventures. “They come to life.” Really? “They have fantastic powers.” Oh yes? “They fight together to win.” Co-operating? Eyebrows raised. What is it all about? If, like me, fantastical creatures fighting for something or […]
The names that got away
Birthday Dude. Ten years ago this week I was getting to know my extraordinarily beautiful second son, Boy Two.Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I sat up through the night, held my warm bundle and watched foxes scurry through the bushes by the hospital car park.He fitted the name we had finally agreed on. As […]
Questions from an encounter with a pretty boy
Last week two of my oldest friends and I met in a trendy city restaurant for one of our infrequent catch ups. Fair is foul, and foul is fair:Hover through the fog and filthy air.Just getting that in before the Panther of News does.So there we were swapping news and enjoying each others’ company – […]
