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Old Napoli
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
Solo: cleaner, quieter, lonelier
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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Tagged All Stars Boxing Gym, BAFTA, gentlewhispering, home alone, Rocky Balboa
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Lingerie and a Long Journey
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
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
Parental Saturday Sleepiness Enabling System Klaxon Alert
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
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
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
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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Tagged Balenciaga, chanel no 5, leftovers, natibity set, shouting
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I don’t have a shopping problem
We had a little party on November 5th, which is something we do every year, because across the road from us our garden committee holds a fireworks display on Bonfire Night which is open to the public. It brings through … Continue reading
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Tagged Balenciaga, Cliveden, fireworks, Mary Katrantzou, Mulberry, Ottolenghi, sample sale
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Slushy pumpkins and cake
Here’s an annoying word which doesn’t adequately express itself very well: Playfighting. PLAY. Playing. Playing = wholesome fun = laughing = farmyardy rough’n’tumble (non-homoerotic, in our case, because they are small, and brothers, and ugh) = ruddy cheeks and healthy-smelling … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice In Wonderland, Crockford Bridge Farm, Halloween Biscuits, Sanderson Hotel
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The Harridan 