Things I’ve learned from my children today. I was wrong about the spare room. When we got the extension built, the spare room was supposed to be a serene spot – a place of refuge for family members and visitors alike. I imagined it all sunshine, clean sheets and dust motes dancing. Well I was […]
And waiting for me…
545 feed posts15 pages left open as reminders they are must reads5 facebook messages1 new blog follower4 new blog comments3 new twitter followers93 unread emailsat least 7 emails that need replies out of manners at the very least2 playdates to arrangeundisclosed amount (because I’m only looking through my fingers) housework needing done All these things […]
Butterflies, speaking Scots and the pouch of doom
Things I’ve learned from my children today. Butterflies taste with their feet. Boy Two sneaked into bed with me at stupid o’clock this morning. “Mum I’m going to tell you something you don’t already know.” I quite often ask the boys to tell me something I don’t know in an attempt to get them talking. […]
Curiosity, swearing and the facts of life
Things I’ve learned from my children today. I must keep reminding myself that curiosity is a sign of intelligence. Boy Three has recently got mobile and it’s making him very happy. He’s able to grab hold of all those fascinating things he could only squeal at last week. Lately he has had to be separated […]
Cups overflow, boys pick up the wrong end of the stick and a new craze
Let’s improve the country starting with dog poo, burping and text rage
Chris Evans has inspired me. That’s not something you’ll hear me saying very often, in fact, I don’t believe I’ve ever said it before. He’s no Terry Wogan, but I haven’t switched Radio 2 off yet. I’m quite enjoying the sensation of not quite being able to define exactly the quality that Mr Evans lacks.This […]
Stanza and deliver
In the absence of inspiration – here’s one of my favourite poemsProduction journalists don’t often get the treat of being done in poetry, so I have a soft spot for this one.And while the internet can provide most things a newspaper can, the funny, punny, clever headlines just don’t work. I think this is quite […]
What I’m worrying about today
Fret, fret, bother, bother, sigh, fidget.Here I am. worrying. What? No nothing special, or unusual.I seem to be going through a little phase of self-discovery, or navel gazing because it’s less effort than digging the next-size-up car seat out from under the stairs.In any case, I realise I spend a lot of internal dialogue time […]