Storm brewing outside. We’ve let the kids know that it’s going to be noisy, but they are safe inside. I think they believe us (mostly). I feel a bit the same, writing. Some days, it seems a gale goes on before I can sit down and write, and I’m only really writing once a week. But …
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Weekly snapshot: 21 January
Enjoying silence tonight. (So far, anyway. Mini’s got a cold.) I love those points when the house shuts down for the night, and there is a chance for some brain space. What to say of the last week? —- Peter Rabbit reigns supreme just now. Kind relatives bought Mini the whole set of Beatrix Potter …
Weekly snapshot: 14 Jan
I’d like to find the right words to describe the sky today. Cold, bright, slightly ruffled clouds. The kind of winter day that lifts you up; the kind that also has you doing the morning footwear calculation for the kids. Shoes or boots? Boots (wellies) won out, which was just as well: there were some …
Moments: October 2014
Having reminded myself not to worry about how often I write, I now feel ready for a bit of a Moments round-up. Another month is whizzing by, and I feel the need to pin a few pieces of it down. Fresh moments seem as plentiful as leaves on the tree. You think they’ll stay just …
The summer in numbers
There’s a whole load of counting going on here now. Counting the number of sweets in a packet; grapes in a box. How many sleeps til this, and how many seconds til that. It seems only fair to respond with some numbers of my own. With the beginning of term just upon us, here is …