Monthly Archives: August 2009

Bank Holiday Weekend

In the spirit of spousely togetherness, and in an effort to avoid watching my husband watch bad sci fi, we have become box set viewers. We started with The Wire. This first foray frankly set the bar too high, and … Continue reading

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Not Greece, alas

Sometimes, something your mother said to you suddenly becomes glaringly, sharply, obviously true, and it makes you think your mother knows quite a bit more than you ever thought. One day, my mother said that if you want something from … Continue reading

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Things of note

This week, I have been hot, drunk cocktails at Sketch, was nearly run over by a rubbish truck and been thwarted by the tricksy hiding post office but all this is meaningless because TODAY I SAW THE KING! Of Tonga. … Continue reading

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A moment of quiet

The children are playing happily in my room. What madness is this??? Admittedly, they have upended all of their toy boxes and have scattered small, pointy, sharp things everywhere, into crevices I did not know our room had, and they … Continue reading

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Rant Disclaimer

Ok, ok, the Beautiful Brazilian has got to GO!  It is not just the fact that I am jealous of her youth and pertness and bitter that my own “I-feel-18-and-so-can-still-wear-hair-in-messy-art-studenty-way” schtick has become WRONG, but she really is a bit … Continue reading

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Fake Rain

It is raining, in a monsoon-like fashion, and the light has gone – a peek out the window into the murky darkness reveals oily dampness and  – bugger! The pushchair. Which will still have bits of food stuck in various … Continue reading

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New Baby

I am certain my last baby will be another boy. Which is fine, although it does narrow my chances of being able to legitimately stockpile  feminine trinkets ‘to pass on’. Any cool stuff I do have that is worth saving … Continue reading

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