Things I’ve learned from my children The coldness of snow never ceases to surprise. Shortly after this picture was taken, Boy Two complained he was cold and wet. No? School fayres are economic genius. I just paid £2 for my own wooden spoon which has painted brown and disguised as a reindeer. You can take […]
Vorticity and a different domestic stumbling block
In some ways it’s been a happy week domestically… For one, the Panther of News was off work. His notion of idle afternoons saving a virtual universe didn’t quite match the reality, but on the other hand, my vision of having my own husband-shaped Nigella/Miss Moneypenny sorting out the household Stuff wasn’t quite reality either. […]
Introducing Housework Half Hour and why I should take up curling
Boy One thinks I should be in the Olympics – the curling team, no less. I’d like to be flattered by his assessment of my athletic prowess despite never having curled in my life, not even my hair (well OK there was once with a spiral perm, but I’m trying to forget that). “I’ve never […]