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Crime Franchise
I have lost all interest in cooking, because it is boring and unrewarding and no one eats it properly because they are entitled. I am oft heard to say: JUST YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU REALISE NOT EVERYONE’S MUM COOKS OTTOLENGHI … Continue reading
Head, My Head
It hurts, because last night we went to Taverna Do Mercado for some sort of port and wine-pairing dinner because it seemed like a great idea for a Tuesday night. GET OFF THE COUCH! Turn off Empire, get some heels … Continue reading
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The Donald Burns & Spending Le Cash
So, the baby has some sort of creeping leprous rash on his face and I suspect it is because I only feed him chocolate croissants and leftover American Halloween sweets. He looks cute until you get close and then you … Continue reading
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Restoration and Consolation
Everyone has been so kind. And I have been allowed to talk and whinge and cry and get cranky and I feel ok – so thank you to everyone who said something or provided cake or delivered flowers or took … Continue reading
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I Think We Have Been Here Before
So it’s Saturday at 1pm and I am in bed. I am staying here all weekend, in fact, because I have been told to. It’s been a shitty week, and while part of me wishes I was one of those … Continue reading
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Another Bad Idea
So, you know that thing when you have five kids, and a dog, and you think vaguely that it would be quite nice to have another baby, and so you are a bit casual about contraception (i.e. coil removal) but … Continue reading
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Tooth: A Tale of Joy and Sadness
Today, one kid went to secondary school, three kids went to primary school, one husband went to work, two parents are in the jungle of Borneo watching orangutang and fireflies, the dog is back on the couch after his ‘special … Continue reading
We Took The Wine
There have been no repeat threadworm infestation and so I am JOYOUS. Joyous that you can get a pill from your Boots (the family-sized box comes in pills of four, so we have to buy double what normal people buy) … Continue reading
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Tagged Crockford Bridge Farm, Cyprus, emergency passports, Ham House, Peterborough, snapchat
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Day Five
It is day five of the summer holidays and here is the tally thus far: I have cried once in holiday anticipatory fear (though if I am honest, the tears were aided by a little too much summertime prosecco) I lost … Continue reading
Showtime, Synergy
In a week, how everything changes. I had started to write something about the silver linings of Brexit, but then I lost my job and now I think any silver linings are massively overrated. I had a plan to point … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunty Helen, Brexit, broken hand, Commonwealth, Eid, Jem and the Holograms, Madness, Michael Gove, Natural History Museum, Roxy Music
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The Harridan 