Monthly Archives: July 2009

Unfortunate failings

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Things that I have discovered about myself this week:   1. I am intolerant of sickness. Which is Bad Luck for my poor children. Barnaby has some sort of devilish ear infection which makes him freak out in the evening, … Continue reading →

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The garden and a plum tree

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

As the entire world knows, thanks to my annoying and never-ending supply of tweets about it, there is a Woody Allen film being made in my garden. Which is a bit lovely and exciting. I know there is the whole … Continue reading →

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Quite cranky

Posted on July 22, 2009 by

I am really getting tired of Noah. He is 3, and very naughty. It is 8:13 pm and he is awake, after a long day at the beach. And he is banging his legs against the radiator in his room … Continue reading →

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Dorset

Posted on July 19, 2009 by

We came back from Dorset yesterday. We were camping in a tent. It rained. There was a fair amount of chip-eating and body-slamming with air beds. Camping in Dorset is an Experience, yes, and probably the children loved it deep … Continue reading →

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A Bit Sad

Posted on July 11, 2009 by

Ah, big sigh. Today was the day that my best friend and her husband left us to fly home to NZ. NZ is so ridiculously far away. Like a joke place. Like Atlantis or Timbucktoo. And so we all said … Continue reading →

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What £465.00 gets you

Posted on July 5, 2009 by

On Thursday night, we went to Helene Darroze at the Connaught for her signature menu. Tasting menu, in fact. And it was fabulous, and fabulously expensive and actually verging on vulgar if you think too much about the recession. So … Continue reading →

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School

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

It is hot, and most of us (well, me, Barnaby and Custard) have some form of hives/eczema/dermatitis AND it turns out that the pirate park sandpit is riddled with sand fleas. Noah has a permanent whiff of peanut better about … Continue reading →

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