Tag Archives: children

Hush-a-bye

Posted on 25 September 2018 by

The summer silenced me. I found myself gently guiding the words creeping up from the cellar of my brain, back down the rickety stairway to the depths from which they had come. Dark words, damp words, words full of sadness … Continue reading →

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

Posted on 23 December 2017 by

Except for my back which is killing me because I was leaning over from the waist for three hours solid. And my knees have a strange aztec design now ingrained on them, maybe for life, from kneeling on our hugely … Continue reading →

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Sweet Sunday

Posted on 26 November 2017 by

Fire’s on. TV’s on. Feet are up on the coffee table. The poor girl in ‘Don’t tell the Bride’ is going to hate what he’s preparing for her. And even if I am loving this moment there are still two … Continue reading →

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Spider-Woman

Posted on 8 October 2017 by

Why on earth did I end up doing this job? I have no recollection whatsoever of applying for it, being interviewed, negotiations taking place, a contract being signed, or a big monthly salary being transferred to my bank account every … Continue reading →

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Safranix

Posted on 28 August 2017 by

What exactly is this? A newly discovered planet? Cookery channel? Perfume with a yellow tinge? Justin Bieber’s latest album with an Indian sitar playing in the background? Asterix’s new dog? None of them (as far as I know anyway). It … Continue reading →

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Bye bye babies…

Posted on 10 October 2016 by

Today is my daughter E’s 21st birthday and her little blister L will be 18 on Friday. It seems like yesterday that my waters broke and I naively thought I had spent too long in the bath, soaking up too … Continue reading →

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