Author Archives: theharridan

Camping & the youth

Posted on April 15, 2016 by theharridan

If I was a conspiracy theorist, I would be a) even more boring than I am now, obviously; and b) would suspect some sort of insidious, crafty, brazen Youth Army was taking over the world. There are various factors which … Continue reading →

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Easter, etc

Posted on April 1, 2016 by theharridan

Want to see some Easter craft? Ok then. Below you shall find the boys making tiny hot cross buns from Nigella’s recipe, but doubled, because I thought that everyone would love them because they would be fragrant and soft and … Continue reading →

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Old Napoli

Posted on March 24, 2016 by theharridan

Ok, so, last weekend we went to Naples in search of Elena Ferrante for REALS! Though she wasn’t immediately obvious, because she is anonymous and mysterious and so we went looking for the characters in her book (you know, the … Continue reading →

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Solo: cleaner, quieter, lonelier

Posted on March 12, 2016 by theharridan

So I have another five days of solo parenting to go, and it has surprised me. I have never actually ever looked after the children on my own for longer than two days and that was only once and I … Continue reading →

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Lingerie and a Long Journey

Posted on February 29, 2016 by theharridan

The big news: Casper is flying to New Zealand tomorrow evening with Mark, and the baby has developed a daily habit of ferreting through my lingerie drawer and discarding everything with a sassy flick of the wrist until he finds … Continue reading →

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Stones

Posted on February 17, 2016 by theharridan

Last Wednesday night we ate Honey & Co’s sabiche. That used to be our favourite dinner, which was good because it is quick, it is healthy and full of raw garlic and chilli and roasted aubergine and orange-yolky Burford Brown … Continue reading →

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Parental Saturday Sleepiness Enabling System Klaxon Alert

Posted on January 30, 2016 by theharridan

So, I’m lying on the couch, the poor, fake leather couch which is spilling its foamy guts all over the living room floor, bits of yellowy sponge occasionally ripping off and reminding me of old folk’s homes’ ancient uriney interiors, … Continue reading →

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A little bit of discord, TBH

Posted on January 12, 2016 by theharridan

Happy New Year. So far, it is a bit of a Miserable New Year, despite a party and a wedding anniversary and the children leaving the flat for hours every day to learn stuff for free and get fed massive … Continue reading →

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Golf

Posted on December 29, 2015 by theharridan

It’s been a very long Tuesday, in that twilight zone betwixt Christmas and New Year, where it seems everyone is possibly dead, inside their homes, in front of the TV, or they are on holiday somewhere sunny, but you, alas, … Continue reading →

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Thifty, shouting, ruined stuff

Posted on December 5, 2015 by theharridan

So, today I have been shouting at my children quite a lot. And I no longer feel any sort of guilt about doing it. You know sometimes people share those parenting articles on Facebook about how the family finally came … Continue reading →

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