The honey smoothie

It turns out he did tip the smoothie down the bathroom sink. Now here’s where I think I ran into a bit of trouble with my blogging. Not that I was ever a mummy blogger in the strict sense of … Continue reading


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June is for blogging

I told myself I would get back in to blogging. As fun as facebook is, it steals ideas and time. I’ve never looked back through my journals like I’ve looked through my blog. My writing is neat, but hard to … Continue reading


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Waiting

At the counter, I am second in line behind a woman who is arguing with the receptionist. ‘My appointment was for one o’clock and now it is half past two. I can see the doctor straight away please.’ ‘You just … Continue reading


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the ups and downs of things

My eldest boy has been away on his first school trip and (you will not be surprised to hear) the peppermint foot spray I gave him to refresh his feet at the end of the day has come home unopened. … Continue reading


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Dickens

Cool stuff happens. Like at dinner one night, my youngest lad tells me (in response to my earnest conversational prompt,’What did you do in English today?’), ‘We started Dickens.’ He talks with his mouth full and it seems I have … Continue reading


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not a blog post, but a blog

I started a new blog. It’s started with a post I was about to publish here, but then it became a new idea for a new blog. I’d like to think I’ll be updating the new blog regularly. Do you … Continue reading


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