For my babies, a letter…
To my children. I may get uptight, I may seem sharp. I sometimes get cross. I often mutter “forfucksake” a lot under my breath. I get annoyed when you shout me at 3am because you need a wee and want…
Sowing the seeds…
The other day we took the children to Waitrose cafe for a treat (how terribly posh!?). As we sat, dragging the standards down, a dad and his son who looked about 11 sat at the table next to us (…
Happy 18th birthday Google (other search engines are available)
One of the best inventions for any parent/new parent is the smart phone. Not because it keeps you in touch with other adults via phone calls and social media. Not because we can enforce photos of our little angels 24hrs…
Hi 1993? It’s me, you!
A friend posted this on my Facebook timeline…. “.on reflection…having lived a fun and interesting ‘couple of years’* since your teens, what 10 things would you tell/teach your 15 year old self if you could?
It’s a tough job but someone has to do it. With pleasure.
The summer break is over. After a glorious week on the Cote D’Azur Rory is back at work, Aoife has just started Year 1 and it’s back to reality (booooo). There’s no other job, yes I referred to parenting as…
The dog who came to mini-break
This week we had a furry house guest in the form of my parents dog, Leo. He’s a lovely fellow, a great big handsome soft lump of border collie. Although we have two cats I’ve always declared myself a dog…
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