EDIT: When I sat down to write this, I planned to bring it round to some inspiring conclusion about doing what you fancy rather than what looks flash, but I forgot about that bit. Sorry. There’s another tricky thing to negotiate in the office. Or at least it feels that way to me. It’s […]
On 20 years of keeping the kids alive…
It’s 20 years – yep, 20 – since this young man arrived in my life. That’s more or less a generation, and probably a reason to celebrate. I am a fantastic mother – I’ve been keeping children alive for two decades. Admittedly, when this chap first fixed me with his fierce gaze, I had such […]
My day in numbers: counting to ten slowly
This is a post from 7 years ago! But I thought I’d republish it, just in case I was ever thinking that the past was always sunny and serene. Different numbers these days. Boy One’s 20th looming, Boy Two filling the fridge with dozens of jelly shots (don’t ask) and Boy Three’s new school shoes […]
Hot air, cold air and cycling
Maybe it’s been going on for years and I just didn’t know. But there’s a thing called a Balloon glow that happens after dark when a lot of hot air balloonists (is that the right word?) get together in a field. It’s dark so they can’t fly anywhere, instead, they full up their huge bags […]
Things I learned from a holiday in Turkey
This time last week I was preparing my expedition up laundry mountain after our holiday in Turkey. We had a fabulously lazy time at our all-inclusive resort near Side. Here’s what I learned: Towel art is imaginative This one is certainly an elephant… We were less certain of this one though. McDonald’s is an interesting […]