The snow on Kilimanjaro is melting and climate chaos is creating ‘floody hell’ all over the place, so, yes, we’d probably better do something about the environment. Within the limits of time and energy, I try to do my bit, but, really, I know it’s not much. I couldn’t bear to give up my car […]
Baby-led weaning, Asperger’s and a fussy little so-and-so
Boy Three has announced his intention to move on from a milk-only diet. He did so by waking up in the early hours after months of entirely predictable night-long slumber. He also started kicking up a hullaballoo whenever anyone else was eating, only silenced by something to slurp at.Baby Led Weaning seems hugely sensible – […]
A find: St Andrews Farmouse Cheese Company
We spend a few peaceful days in the East Neuk of Fife at half term. It was lovely and just what we needed. There were many memorable moments, but the culinary highlight was a careless let’s-just-pop-in-on-our-way-home-as-we’re-passing choice.The St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company was a delightful surprise. A family-owned dairy farm struggling with milk prices and […]
Grief – the goldfish, sequins and colander theory
Did I mention that my brother died in the middle of the summer?Horrible, shocking and tragic. I have a lovely supportive family and enough true friends, but there comes a point where you just know you can’t keep telling them the same thing. Life, like they say, goes on. That’s partly what blogging’s about – […]
An organisational stretch
At the risk of sounding like those magazines that Viz used to take the mickey out of, I’ve had a good idea.You know those annoying red rubber bands the postie leaves all over the front path? I’ve started picking them up and using them to keep Boy Three’s small outfits together. Hey Presto – recycling, […]
Click management
Remember when click-click used to be the sound of knitting needles? No. Me neither. I’ve always hated that kind of thing, never had the patience for it. Nonetheless, the latest clicking chorus is a fairly new feature only really heard in the last decade or so. But it’s getting louder and I’m not sure how […]