“I love you with all my heart, well, most of it”
We’re into week three of the summer holidays (though someone clearly forgot to inform the sun) We’ve had a couple of fall outs, a LOT of chattering, a close escape, a fair bit of foot stamping and declarations of inhumanity,…
“Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures”
We’re two days into the school holidays and I’m actually quite looking forward to climbing that mountain at the weekend just for a bit of bloody peace!
(S)he who does not ask remains a fool forever…..
It’s that time again, HALF TERM. Time for me to do some of that ‘proper parenting’ that I’ve heard about…. Obviously it’s blowing a hoolie outside (well it IS June) so we’re mostly in house. Aoife being here full time…
“It’s been a bad day, please don’t take a picture”
I have debated long and hard whether I was going to share this post today. I’m aware that it shows me at a terribly low point, at my worst and that makes me feel incredibly vulnerable.
Playdates – Why do we do it?
Before I was 30 I’d have said I wasn’t a fan of children, I didn’t like them one bit. They absolutely weren’t for me and I’d never have one. Ever. Then I hit 30 and was struck with an overwhelming…
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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