My passport runs out next month and it’s been on my to do list to renew it for several months now yet the task remains outstanding. It’s not that I haven’t had time. It’s not the expense. It’s not finding … Continue reading
I recently missed someone who came to read my electricity meter and they left a card. It was this line that caught my interest: ‘Please make sure all dogs are kept secure and out of sight on my return. Thank you’ … Continue reading
… said no-one in our house ever. It’s now the end of term and most schools will have put on the annual torture ritual of sports day at some point over the last week or two. Sports day is a … Continue reading
I was recently sat in the kitchen when I heard the earth shattering sound of my two daughters thundering down the stairs accompanied by screams of “it’s mine, you took it from me”, “but I neeeeeeeddd it”, “give it back, … Continue reading
My daughter recently took part in a skipping workshop at school. When I asked her how it went she said they did something really good but, in her words, “you won’t understand it Mummy”. “Try me” I ventured. She then … Continue reading
Recently I read the following status on Facebook: “Off to the dentist later, can’t wait”. Now unless she has a particularly dishy dentist (I do as it happens, but that is another blog) this may seem like a slightly strange … Continue reading
They say that necessity is the mother of all invention, well I say that mothers are the necessity of all invention. Well some of it anyway! Because mums usually are the ‘sorters’ in the family; sorting out everyone’s issues and … Continue reading
… a fairly innocent kind of question it would seem. To which my husband answered “Yes, I like lasagne.” “That’s it then.” my elder daughter exclaimed “you are like Garfield; you’re ginger, you’re lazy, you watch a lot of telly … Continue reading
My youngest is a forthright kind of girl; if she wants something she tends to just ask for it – no standing on ceremony or dancing round the issue. ‘Why mess about?’ is her philosophy. She’s a very sociable kid … Continue reading
