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Weekends Away

Posted on May 21, 2017 by theharridan

We’ve had a birthday and a trip to Antwerp and stolen a napkin from Brasserie Zedel. Two kids have been on three camps and I bought another handbag. The kids haven’t asphyxiated yet from the fumes along the Marylebone Road … Continue reading →

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New Rules

Posted on May 1, 2017 by theharridan

Ok, so cutting a long, fairly painful long story short, Mark and Ned came back from New Zealand and showered us with gifts and Whittaker’s Jelly Tip blocks of chocolate (three – I ate them in less than a week) … Continue reading →

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Drove, Swam, Drove Back

Posted on April 10, 2017 by theharridan

I’m still single parenting until tomorrow morning and the pain of it has mostly gone. I think it’s all a bit easier to have one captain steering the ship. Or, like, one film commercial directing the shoot. Or one fabulously … Continue reading →

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Single Bingeing

Posted on March 22, 2017 by theharridan

So, I am alone and a *tiny* bit lonely. Husband and fourth kid (easiest kid: sunniest disposition, holds my hand, draws nice pictures, good face symmetry, smells a bit biscuity still) have flown home to New Zealand for a mental … Continue reading →

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very big lesbian in dubai*

Posted on March 8, 2017 by theharridan

There is joy to be found in the little things, should I need to remind you in the messes of our topsy-turvy world: icy gin and tonics at 5pm to dull the pain of homework insistence, proper coffee after breakfast … Continue reading →

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Big Furniture

Posted on February 14, 2017 by theharridan

Happy Valentine’s Day, and also happy half term! I trust your place is full of the love, positively pulsating from it, as is ours. There is so much love emanating from all members of the family right now, and from … Continue reading →

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Wondering When The Adults Will Arrive

Posted on January 30, 2017 by theharridan

Here’s a confession, which isn’t really a confession, because it’s a bit obvious to all who know me (and heck! probably strangers on the street): I am a financial and political dunce. I could have done with money management lessons … Continue reading →

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Necks Out For The Lads *winkwink*

Posted on January 17, 2017 by theharridan

I did something to my neck, and now I can’t move it or turn my head, and so when I am crossing the road, I have to do a slow pirouette right around before I know it is clear, and … Continue reading →

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Jumpers

Posted on January 5, 2017 by theharridan

We are back to school and it is so good. Sad, because of no sleeping-in anymore and the terrible shouty mornings, but good, because there is only one person demanding biscuits every 12 minutes and he, little Otis, is too … Continue reading →

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Leopard Print and Sequins

Posted on December 15, 2016 by theharridan

Here are some things that you MUST know. There is a small two-storied Paul Smith outlet shop just off South Molton Lane, where you can buy three pairs of stripy socks for £19 instead of £17 PER PAIR, and it … Continue reading →

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