Do you ever feel like money trickles through your fingers almost without you realising? That sinking feeling of having more month than money is one that’s familiar to most of us as some point in our lives. And it’s not really about how much you earn either, because we do tend to live up to […]
Thoughts on the end of home learning (fingers crossed)
Back to school – real, actual, muddy knees, bell going school – next week. I have never been keener for a Monday morning scurry. And neither has Boy Three. At first it was interesting to peep into the classroom through the Zoom window and my theoretical admiration for teachers now has more evidence than any […]
Why dogs are better than children…
I’ve been a ‘puppy parent’ for three weeks and already it feels like Yumi has been here forever, I’m even considering getting a French Bulldog. This is exactly the same with human babies, but, for me, a three-week old baby was still mysterious and imprisoning whereas with a dog I feel like I’m getting the […]
Things I have learned from 21.5 hours of dog ownership
You can’t have Narnia without first stepping into the wardrobe
The snow’s all gone now. Four tiny degrees (the buttoning of a meteorological cardigan) and we’re back to watery grey and green, plough lines and mud. It’s making me think about all the small things and their big consequences. You know – the lines that create a novel, the chocolates resisted and the pennies not […]