Below is a post I wrote several years ago. Lad is eleven now. It seems to have disappeared from the archives of this blog, despite carefully transferring all my old content over when I went self-hosted. But I found it in my … Continue reading
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pins and needles
I’ve been on Pinterest almost since it started, when it was invite-only and pretty darn quiet. And I loved it right from the start. Having a rubbish memory, it acts as my aide-memoire for all sorts of things – recipes, … Continue reading
all wrapped up
Wrapping gifts is something that, for most of us, can be a bit of an afterthought. You buy a present for someone and even if you’ve spent ages choosing it, if you’re like me you’ll probably be rummaging in a cupboard … Continue reading
upon our return
We have been gentle with ourselves over the past few days since returning from Australia. Our thirty-eight-hour odyssey homeward from the other side of the world left us severely jet-lagged. Having had lad sprawled across my lap for much of the journey, sleep was … Continue reading
back to black
So we are back from Australia. We arrived back in the UK just as it was getting dark yesterday. As we came in to land, the sky was leaden grey. We drove back in the dark, to a dark house. … Continue reading
hidden costs
Life in Australia is very different from life at home. Fabulously so… So far, we have spent a week in a beachfront villa on Moreton Island, a sandbar with stunning beaches, wild dolphins, breathtaking desert views and the thrills of … Continue reading