Monthly Archives: May 2009
To France we go
Off on holiday tomorrow. Which means we must be up early. In this house, that is unfortunately not a problem. We have had Noah, 2, devise a new plan the last two mornings. He gets out of bed, at 6, … Continue reading
The one in which I mention the new baby
Ahem. Right. Have been wondering how best to euphemise the undeniable fact that I am now about 5 weeks pregnant with my fourth child. Maybe best just to come right out and say it. So, it has come to my … Continue reading
The Archangel
Today, Mark needed me to book an appointment to see the hygienist. There was only one place I thought of, with only a little bit of general wincing from bad-dentist-associations and lots of actual fondness. Up on Westbourne Grove, that … Continue reading
Important Numbers
A Little Ditty Inspired by last night’s events By The Harridan, 31 and a half Oh wine list, wine list, Thick white paper and grey modern font, You whisper of climes unknown And your names are hard to pronounce … Continue reading
Thursday night
Peculiar photo of Noah when it was briefly sunny at Kew Gardens. He likes his hat. I have a few things on my mind. One is Twitter etiquette. I retweeted something today, and a new follower (oh, the lexicon sounds … Continue reading
Yesterday
The weekend proved to be a journey into utter Englishness. Which I find quite fun and a bit odd and still a novelty. We were taken to the Hyde Heath Village Fete with some friends and it was all the … Continue reading
The Harridan Awakes
My inner harridan is scowling and moaning and shrieking this morning, but no sound is actually coming out of my vaguely hungover-dry mouth because I am simply too tired to bother. The children have happened upon a new idea – … Continue reading
The Family and Environs
Could the second post be like a difficult second novel? Let’s assume not. So, a quick inventory of the Family. Mark: Lovely, slightly rounded, manly husband of 11 years, who is undeniably, er, good with his hands. He yearns for the … Continue reading
Hello world!
Indeed, hello world. My twitter habit, a slow-starter, has become somewhat demanding and frenzied and so the way forward is to have a blog where I may extrapolate on my 140-character tweets. Whether I have anything interesting to say is … Continue reading